FS9 startup issue

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Re: FS9 startup issue

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Phil,

Great news! Glad you're able to piece it back together.

Win10 killed FSPax for FS9 for me. FSPax for FSX works, but I don't use FSX that much (performance issues). By dialing back the bells and whistles of FSX, other capabilities like TongassX, etc start to degrade - so it's a balance.

I have a pretty good laptop (Dell Inspiron 17). FS9 works great, and even FS8 works. I use FS9 to fly for WestWind.
Warmest regards,
Martin Douglas
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Re: FS9 startup issue

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Still working after installing the following add ons.

WWA A319
WWA MD DC10-30F
WWA MD11
WWA DC9-10F
WWA CONCORDE
QUEST KODIAK
INSTANT SCENERY
AFX 1.10
WWA AI TRAFFIC
ULTIMATE TRAFFIC
VRC
ISG NAVDATA AIRAC 2004
WWA LEGACY 600
AEROSOFT AES
FLY TAMPA KMIA
FLY TAMPA KBOS
SUNSKYJET KPHL
LGTA
DTTA
CYYZ 2007

Fine tuned checked panels, cfg files etc.

Today I added the rest of my addons

AN124
BELL206B
WW 757-200 RR WINGLETS
WW A318, 320, 321 380
WW B738, 739
WW B747-400ER
WW B757-200, 200 RR, 200ER
WW B777-300ER, 200ER
WW B767-400ER
WW E170
WW CARGO B747-400F
WW CRJ200
WW DASH 8-400
WW DASH 6
WW P180
WW SUPER OTTER LOADED
WW SUPER OTTER EMPTY
USCG DOLPHIN
TRANSLOAD C5-A
WW BEECH BARON 58
BELL HUEY 2
WW C172
C182
C208B
CESSNA BRAVO
CHALLENGER 604
DASH 6 LONGNOSE SKYBUS
EAGLESOFT BEECHJET 400A
EMBRAER LEGACY 600
FALCON 7X
IFDG MD11 SOUNDPACK
KODIAK FLOAT
LEAR 60
PAD LEAR 60 FS9
S300
WW A300B4-600R
WW CARGO A300F4-600R
FSFSCONV PANELS
DUTCH HARBOR
HIMALAYA
KATL WWA
KCVG WWA
KDEN WWA
KLAX WWA
KMIA WWA
KSLC WWA
MALE INTL
NTKG-TAHITI
WWA BIMINI
WEAK
YSSY WWA
OBJECTS LIBRARY
SCENERY FOLDER
TEXTURE FOLDER
AKUTAN WWA
ANTS LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
BOLIVIAN VILLAGE
BRASILIA
CYVR WWA
EDDF WWA
EHAM WWA
PITTSBURGH06
NASCAR 04 TRACKS
FSVPAX PAYLOAD MODELS
FS PAX UPDATE

I am happy to report nothing I installed caused a crash and am currently enroute from KMIA to KATL with a load of medical supplies and ventilators.
Phil Cohen - WWA1573
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Addons - FSNav, AES, Active Sky v6.5, FSPax, FS Flight Tracker
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Re: FS9 startup issue

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Oooh Rah Phil!

By the way, I stumbled across a FSPassenger note today regarding FS9 and Win10. You can make FSPax work by adjusting the Compatibility Mode adjustments. Change it to Win7, or Vista - it will work.

BUT, in doing so, the FS9 Logbook display when shutting down (which I use to capture the Day, Night, and most importantly Inst Hours), stops working. Set it to WinXP, FSPax does not work, but the FS9 Logbook does work. Go figure.

So again, like FSX usage on my laptop - it's balanced trade-off.

Glad you're airborne again.
Warmest regards,
Martin Douglas
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