Simviation Forum - Running FS9 from an external drive...?

Aug 4^th, 2011 at 12:41pm

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Can the above be done?

I've just had a request from someone who wants to show a WW2 airfield (RAF Ibsely) I've made. I thought I could lend my backup drive for the event, but will it work satisfactorily?

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Reply #1 - Aug 4^th, 2011 at 2:26pm

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Don't see why not. I am currently running FSX off of an USB external drive with satisfactory results.

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Reply #2 - Aug 4^th, 2011 at 2:47pm

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It can be done, however it won't run as well as one on an internal drive. I presume you're using USB 2.0 and you'll have limitations caused by that.
The other person would also need to have FS installed on their system in the same manner or it won't run used to various files FS pops on the system plus registry settings....

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Reply #3 - Aug 4^th, 2011 at 5:50pm

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In the end I thought I'd just transfer it from the external drive to the laptop - fs9 already installed there so it'll be an incremental installation sort of.....I suppose!
Fingers crossed. Thanks for your replies.....

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Reply #4 - Aug 4^th, 2011 at 11:11pm

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if you move it from the EXTERNAL drive to the INTERNAL drive (cut/paste, or even copy/paste) you WILL have registry issues. **IF** you do decide to move it, the registry file will still be pointing to your external drive and FS9 will not want to start if at all, correctly. You WILL need "FS9 REGISTRY REPAIR TOOL" http://www.simforums.com/forums/fs9-registry-repair-tool_topic19053.html if you move it without uninstalling/reinstalling.

But yes, FS9 (and FSX) will both run on an external drive. I have FS9 AND X on my 300Gig external and I enjoy 30 frames (locked at 30) in FS9... and 20 locked at 25 in FSX. No stutters from either.

Just a thought, being that you have your FS9 on your laptop, why not just take your whole rig/setup and YOU show the airfield instead of someone else showing off YOUR work. that way if there are any questions, you are right there to answer them.

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Reply #5 - Aug 5^th, 2011 at 3:32am

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My backed up copy of FS9 runs just fine on my new PC from a USB external drive.

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Reply #6 - Aug 5^th, 2011 at 1:13pm

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In the end I installed FS9 on his laptop & then GW3 & then copied & pasted mine to the new installation....seems to be running well apart from drops in frame rates sometimes ...the only real problem is his desktop colour needs seeing to Roll Eyes

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OCZ Bigfoot 2E 120 Gb SSD HDD (OS and applications)
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LG Blu-Ray RW Drive
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Corsair H70 Water-cooled sealed CPU Cooler
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit & I use a 24" Dell U2412M monitor.
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