http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum RCC Data Systems / SWFSG - Customer Forum en http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=76#76 76@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Review for after the Summer Break Message: It's the superb FSX 737-900ER from Ariane.Quite simply the best. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:40:59 +0100 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=71#71 71@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Avatars? Message: Hi Dave,Apologies - first half-day in the office for an age!Avatars were switched off in the config - now enabled :cool:Regards,Rob Fri, 23 May 2008 18:52:35 +0100 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=70#70 70@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Avatars? Message: Is anyone there? Thu, 22 May 2008 14:14:18 +0100 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=69#69 69@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Avatars? Message: Robin, how can we upload an Avatar please? Thu, 15 May 2008 12:02:34 +0100 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=68#68 68@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Review for after the Summer Break Message: I am in the process of negotiating an exceptional packaged 737NG for reviewing in the future.I cannot divulge who it is until my correspondance is confirmed.What I can tell you is that it will be awesome and very desirable to many of our members, if not all.More info as it comes....... Thu, 15 May 2008 11:53:22 +0100 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=67#67 67@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Microsoft XP Petition Message: Hi All Members,As requested, below is the link to sign the petition against the stopping of support for Windows XP..........................................      www.tinyurl.com/2kkezp   ................................Let's hope it is successful !!!Cheers,Ian. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:41:55 +0100 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=65#65 65@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Navigation Seminar Message: Hi Guys,Firstly, thanks Aegean46 for your comments.A group member phoned me this morning, and after a long chat, it was agreed that I would post two more points which may be of help to members.1)  Please e-mail me     minibus@remove-this.virgin.net    with any questions about the instrumentation discussed at the seminar.2) Also grab me by the collar at the next meeting, and we can go through your questions using the club computer 'hands on'.The numbers for the Tues evening online event are increasing, these are very good sessions for learning. (5 members on last Tues)Keep the shiny side up,Ian. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:33:46 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=64#64 64@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Online Flying Evening Message: Hi Members,A big thanks to all the pilots who attended to-nights fly-in, having aircraft in the air all at once, and all landing at EGKK was great.I hope to see you guys again next week !Thanks again for a great evening.Cheers,Ian. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:25:46 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=63#63 63@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Navigation Seminar Message: Thanks Ian, Eyes in the sky !That was a really good session that you provided. I didn't really understand how most of the gauges functioned but have a slightly better idea now.All the best Aegean46 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:46:59 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=62#62 62@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Re: Airport Enhancement Services Message: Hi,Does any member have aerosoft AES up and running in FS9?I would be interested in any opinions or tips regarding this add-on, I have downloaded it am using it at LEMG and EDDF, very pleased so far.Cheers,Ian Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:00:07 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=61#61 61@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Navigation Seminar Message: Hi to all members,I wish to express my most profound thanks to all the members who attended the navigation seminar to-day at the club meeting.I sincerely hope you all went back to your Sims having learnt something you did not know before to-day, and put it into practice.I would also like to thank Richard for asking me to do the presentation.You the members made it a great event !Cheers,Ian. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:52:50 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=59#59 59@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Better FSX? Message: On second thoughts, here it is.....................................No responsibility taken but, it worked for me.The Windows XP Performance counters are not needed unless you are a network junkie and use them… here is how to shut them down and recover all those wasted CPU cycles: Download this package from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta … layLang=enRun the installer: exctrlst_setup.exe Once installed you will have no shortcut to the tool… simply browse to: C:\Program Files\Resource Kit Double click the file: exctrlst.exe A box will appear. Make sure there is a bullet in “SERVICE” There is a list of services showing in the lower pane of the box, simply click the top service in that list to HIGHLIGHT IT and CLEAR the check OUT OF THE BOX labeled: “Performance Counters Enabled” Scroll down the list and repeat the highlight\uncheck until EVERY SERVICE in that list displays a cleared “check”, verify you got them all -but the two- I list below... then close the box NOTE: MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A CHECK IN THE FOLLOWING ITEMSPERFPROCPERFOS============================================NEXT: Internet Explorer browser settings… Open the browser. Select TOOLS – OPTIONS TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES – Select DELETE FILES, check in DELETE OFFLINE CONTENT, let it finish. Click SETTINGS. “Check for newer versions of stored pages” Bullet in: AUTOMATICALLY Amount of disk space = 1200 Click OK PRIVACY TAB: The slider should be set to MEDIUM-HIGH unless you use a site that requires a lower setting. Click APPLY ADVANCED TAB: Scroll down to “SECURITY” and put a check in “Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder When the Browser is Closed” Click APPLY Close the internet settings box and the browser. =======================================Click START – RUNIn the box that appears copy the following text and paste it in the run box EXACTY as I posted it below:rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasksClick OKNOTE: You will be using that command line again as we clean up the system so keep it handy. Also, sometimes Windows gets a bit slow in booting.. This happens from time to time and when it does you can repeat the above step to optimize the system boot. It writes a file called LAYOUT.ini to the PREFETCH folder which tells Windows where all your drivers are on the hard disk for fast boot loading.REBOOT THE COMPUTERYou have finished the Windows Settings ProcessIt’s time to clean up your hard drive and use the defrag software correctly. I want you to find and delete everything out of the following folders: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR ACCOUNT NAME\Local Settings\Temp C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR ACCOUNT NAME\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files C:\Windows\Temp There may be files that will refuse to delete. If that happens and the delete operation is halted, you can select all and while holding the CTRL key deselect the file(s) that refused to delete which should continue the operation. Repeat that process until you get rid of all the files in those folders that will allow you to delete them. The ones that remain and refuse to delete are harmless such as windows defrag data files. Go to your C drive root directory. If there is a folder named "ATI or NVIDIA" there, delete it. If there is any other junk laying around on your hard drive that you have been wanting to get rid of, now is the time to delete it. Empty the recycle bin, then right click it, select PROPERTIES and select "USE ONE SETTING FOR ALL DRIVES" set the slider to 1-2%, I use 1% but I have HUGE drives. It’s up to you but don’t set it over 3% Click APPLY ======================================NEXT: MY COMPUTER, right click your C drive. UNCHECK "allow indexing services to index this disk"... When the box appears select YES for ALL SUB FOLDERS AND FILES.. the process will take a while. Once complete repeat the same process for all the hard drives listed in MY COMPUTER. If it stops for some reason, click either continue or ignore for ONLY the file it stops for so it will continue the process. -----------------------------RebootLAST: MAKE SURE THE STARTUP SYSTEM IS CLEAN... GET RID OF PROGRAMS STARTING WITH WINDOWS YOU DONT NEED. YOU SHOULD HAVE RIGHT AROUND 30 PROCESSES RUNNING AT BOOT.. COULD BE A FEW MORE... LESS IS BETTER BUT IF YOU HAVE 38 OR MORE.. YOU HAVE TOO MANYLOCATE, ATTACK AND DESTROY ALL ITEMS NON ESSENTIAL TO BOOT AND OPERATE.. IN EXAMPLE: MS MESSENGER CAN BE KILLED AT STARTUP. YOU CAN BOOT IT AS NEEDED, NOT WITH WINDOWS===========================================O&O DEFRAGNOTE; IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE HARD DRIVE IN THE SYSTEM YOU MUST PERFORM THE SAME DEFRAG RUNS ON EACH DRIVE EXACTLY AS I OUTLINE BELOW. If you do use version 10 of O&O Defrag, do DO NOT run the SPACE defrag past the first 2 defrag passes and never again... just the first runs... (you will see the list below) after that only run the COMPLETE\NAME defrag as I outline belowI recommend version 8.5... if you are on XPx64 you need the X64 version of O&O Defrag. X64 version here:http://www.b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/data/exe … l64enu.exeX32 vesrsion herehttp://www.b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/data/exe/oodefragpro.exeNEXT: Boot O&O Defrag. The first time it is run a wizard will appear, just get rid of it and if possible, select to not have it run again (there may be a checkbox for that in the wizard that appears) Once you get rid of the wizard, do the following Go to:FILE MENU/OPTIONS: GENERAL TAB: UNCHECK Create Reports OFFLINE DEFRAG TAB: LEAVE THIS ALONE FOR NOW but we will change it later. TUNING TAB: Bullet in “USE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES” Bullet in “SEQUENTIAL” CHECK IN: “LAYOUT.INI” Click APPLY CLOSE and RESTART O&O Defrag. THE FIRST DEFRAG PASSES:In the top pane click your C drive and highlight it. From the menu, select DEFRAGMENTATION then select SPACE. Let it run and DO NOT TOUCH THE SYSTEM FOR ANY REASON WHILE IT IS RUNNING. After it completes the first defrag pass, reboot the system and run the SAME SPACE defrag AGAIN. DONT touch the system while it is doing that. Reboot when it is finished. ------------------------------------------------------------NEXT: THE OFFLINE DEFRAG: Before you do the offline defrag I want you to run a Windows Disk Check and have it repair any problems. Go to MY COMPUTER - Right click your C drive, select PROPERTIES, then TOOLS TAB. On ERROR CHECKING, click CHECK NOW. In the box that appears place a check in "Automatically Fix File System Errors" nothing else. Click START. A box will appear telling you the disk check cannot be performed.... click YES to have it performed at boot. Reboot the computer. The disk check will run automatically while booting. Don’t touch anything and let it finish. Once done the system should automatically reboot back into Windows. Once back in Windows: Open O&O Defrag. Go to FILE - OPTIONS - OFFLINE DEFRAGMENTATION Bullet in EXECUTE ONCE ON NEXT SYSTEM STARTUP In the box below, click your C drive... then click ACTIVATE and APPLY Close O&O Defrag and REBOOT the system. The O&O Offline Defrag will appear during the reboot. Let it finish. It will reboot the system automatically when complete. -------------------------------------------------------------------Go to C:\Windows\Prefetch You should now only see 2 files in there similarly named: LAYOUT.ini NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf NOTE: If you DO NOT SEE THOSE FILES you probably shut down the TASK MANAGER which is a NO NO!! ONLY SHUT DOWN THE SERVICES I POSTED ABOVE IN THE LIST. UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING LEAVE THE REST AT DEFAULTBLACK VIPER IS DANGEROUS... DONT TURN OFF SERVICES UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING! Many of the services posted at black vipers site should NOT be shut down!If you have any other files in that folder, delete them now but leave the files NTOSBOOT and LAYOUT.ini alone. Click START – RUN when the box appears, copy and paste this line EXACTLY as it is posted here: rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasks CLICK OK You will see hard disk activity for about 10-20 seconds. -----------------------------------------------------------------NEXT:THE NAME DEFRAGMENTATION This defrag run will place ALL the files on your hard drive in NAME order. As a reference, that means the files will be located on the disk in the same FOLDER\ alphabetical and numerical number as you see on the screen when you look at your C drive or open a folder. START O&O Defrag. Click your C drive in the top pane, go to DEFRAGMENTION and select COMPLETE\NAME DO NOT TOUCH THE SYSTEM WHILE O&O DEFRAG IS WORKING FOR ANY REASON The NAME defrag is going to access every file on your hard drive and put it in order. That process may very well take 2-3 hours if it has never been done before.Once complete, reboot. EVEN IF THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY shows everything is in order in O&O Defrag that does NOT mean it is. Since this is your first time doing a COMPLETE NAME Defrag maintenance, repeat the defrag. If you have done a COMPLETE\NAME Defrag in the recent past you can skip the second run.Click your C drive in the top pane, go to DEFRAGMENTION and select COMPLETE\NAME Once complete, reboot your computer. 5. THE FINAL DEFRAG RUN(s) Start O&O defrag and select SPACE. It should not take more than a minute or three to complete. Once completed, go to FILE – OPTIONS OFFLINE DEFRAG and activate the offline defrag by selecting EXECUTE ONCE, then making sure it says ACTIVATE in the box below, click apply and REBOOT. Once back in Windows, Click START – RUN when the box appears, copy and paste this line EXACTLY as it is posted here: rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasks CLICK OK The above may sound like allot of repetitive operations however in order to assure the disk is totally clean it must be done as I listed above. Defrag software will skip files on low memory systems (1gig or less) and usually does not defrag a hard drive in less than 3 passes.If you touch the system for ANY REASON while the defrag is running you can force it to skip files... dont touch it, let it finishONCE A MONTHDelete everything out of the following folders: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR ACCOUNT NAME\Local Settings\Temp C:\Windows\Temp Go to Windows Update and get the monthly CRITICAL updatesThen:Click START – RUN when the box appears, copy and paste this line EXACTLY as it is posted here: rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasks CLICK OK. You will see hard disk activity for about 10-20 seconds. Start O&O Defrag and run a COMPLETE\NAME defrag and an offline defragONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS… you should add to that list a WINDOWS DISK CHECK RECAP FOR DISK CHECK: Go to MY COMPUTER - Right click your C drive, select PROPERTIES, then TOOLS TAB. On ERROR CHECKING, click CHECK NOW. In the box that appears place a check in "Automatically Fix File System Errors" nothing else. Click START. A box will appear telling you the disk check cannot be performed.... click YES to have it performed at boot. Reboot the computer. The disk check will run automatically while booting. Don’t touch anything and let it finish. Once done the system should automatically reboot back into Windows. Once back in Windows run a COMPLETE\NAME defrag That will keep your system in top shape from this point on. See if that does not light a fire under your systemAs long as you do exactly as I outlined above AND DID NOT SKIP any steps or try and get -cute- or SMART with extra tweaks... and most of them other than what I posted ARE TRASH I assure you... you should now have a very optimized FSX rig Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:24:47 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=58#58 58@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Better FSX? Message: Smoother FSX?Look or 'Nick Needham (Nick N) comments. I found that by following his instructions have made a marked improvement to my FSXhttp://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az= … _id=437256Copy and paste this url into your browserNote: Robin why no underscore mate? Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:21:36 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=57#57 57@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Impact of Graphics Card Choice on Flight Sim... Message: Hi All,There is a very informative article on Phil Taylors blog in relation to Graphics cards.Click HERE for article...Well worth a read.Regards, Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:55:58 +0000 http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?pid=56#56 56@http://www.rccds.co.uk/forum Topic: Screenshots Message: Hi Making Screen ShotsFor the members at the last (February) Ipplepen meeting and saw all the screenshots of freeware scenery running on my computer before my power supply packed up.The little very user friendly program I use is simpic.zip downloadable from Fightsim.comInstalls nice and I haven’t had any problems in Vista or XP Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:52:32 +0000