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Skybird · 07-14-11, 04:00 AM

No credits to me please, I just pasted and copied the stuff.

The patch is usable for ANY exe, it is not specifically made for FS. You launch the software, point it at any given exe you have, and that'S it: a matter of three seconds all in all.

FSX benefits from expanding memory, it is limited to 2GB like FS9. However, be careful, (always a backup copy!), there is a lot of words in the forums about registration problems for addons for FSX when it got patched.

But as Arclight already said, I wonder if it really is worth the hassle to patch your OS manually with the needed chnages, and whether that is a good idea. The 4GB patch for the exe does not work for 32Bit Windows when those changes do not get applied, but will cause FS crashes, I assume , since Windows then does not know how to react when the request for more memory is coming from the application.

I am using W7 pro 64 Bit and plenty of old software and games, and I just needed to exchange a wheel and Windows Words, everything else worked from beginning on.

07-14-11, 04:00 AM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,543 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	No credits to me please, I just pasted and copied the stuff. The patch is usable for ANY exe, it is not specifically made for FS. You launch the software, point it at any given exe you have, and that'S it: a matter of three seconds all in all. FSX benefits from expanding memory, it is limited to 2GB like FS9. However, be careful, (always a backup copy!), there is a lot of words in the forums about registration problems for addons for FSX when it got patched. But as Arclight already said, I wonder if it really is worth the hassle to patch your OS manually with the needed chnages, and whether that is a good idea. The 4GB patch for the exe does not work for 32Bit Windows when those changes do not get applied, but will cause FS crashes, I assume , since Windows then does not know how to react when the request for more memory is coming from the application. I am using W7 pro 64 Bit and plenty of old software and games, and I just needed to exchange a wheel and Windows Words, everything else worked from beginning on. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.