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May 12^th, 2003 at 9:22am

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I'm new at downloading aircraft to my FS2002. I have windows XP if it matters.

I downloaded 3 new aircraft for me to fly which I love, but since I've downloaded them my FS2002 has slowed down drastically. Frame rates jump etc. Before this It ran very smooth.

Could anyone help me solve this problem? I really don't want to have to delete these file to regain performance

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Reply #1 - May 12^th, 2003 at 9:44am

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It sounds like your new aircrafts are rather large files. Highly detailed aircraft do that, if your machine doesn't have enough memory or your video card isn't up to the challange of rendering your plane and scenery at the settings you have.

Try lowering the Graphics settings. You might have to compromise on the quality of the display to get your frame rates back.

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Reply #2 - May 12^th, 2003 at 10:23am

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What are your computer stats (memory, hd, video card etc.)?
What aircraft did you add (sometimes the designers read these forums and may have some suggestions)?

But it sounds like Fisharno nailed it on the head. Graphic settings are usually the key to make things go smoother.

Windows XP SP1&&Motherboard: Epox 8RDA + main board&&Processor: AMD XP2500 Barton CPU&&Memory: PC2700 1gb Geil DDR&&Hard Drive: SEA HDD IDE 40GB 7M 40GPP&&Hard Drive: Western Digital 40gb 8mb cache&&Monitor 15 LCD Flat Panel Display (15 viewable)&&Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro&&Sound Card: Creative Labs Audigy 2

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Reply #3 - May 12^th, 2003 at 11:28am

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There are two other options.
Firstly background software, especially anti-virus if it is running whilst you are playing it will dramatically slow down the system.
Secondly the SP1 pack or improved security software released by M$ will knacker your system too. There are no known fixes for either of these other than to reinstall XP.

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Reply #4 - May 12^th, 2003 at 12:28pm

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Secondly the SP1 pack or improved security software released by M$ will knacker your system too. There are no known fixes for either of these other than to reinstall XP.

Ozzy

That's a bit of a broad generalisation there LOL. I have SP1 (and almost all SP2) updates installed with no problem. It's the old story of how your own P.C. setup matches up.

It's worth having a look for Ramsa'a "Important! Important! Important!" thread which currently should be on one of the first two pages of this forum. There is one update that throws a major spanner in the works and should be removed. Ramsa lists it but I can't see it right now as I'm writing this. Grin

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Reply #5 - May 12^th, 2003 at 1:03pm

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That is the security patch thing mentioned in Ramsas Important thread John, I can't remember what its called either... Think I need a memory upgrade Grin

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