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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | New Computer purchase
DVA8566
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on May 03 2010
50 State Club
US Capital Club
Everett 500 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Seven Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Roachdale, IN USA

753 legs, 1,732.4 hours
550 legs, 1,263.7 hours online
742 legs, 1,708.9 hours ACARS
39 legs, 76.4 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 02 2014 20:59 ET by Andrew Thomas
Hey guys and gals, I am getting ready to purchase a new computer and I am not really a computer guy. Enjoy flying and emails and such. I have been doing some research and am reading in quite a few places that windows 8 and FSX do not play nice to each other. The issue is that most new computers only come with windows 8 if I want to get the processing speed I think I want. Any suggestions.

Andrew Thomas

Captain, B737-800
DVA11591
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on July 02 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Online Twenty Century
US Coastal Club
Events Double Century Club
Five Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
B757 100 Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

"Left foot dead foot, verified! Feather Left!"
Daytona Beach, FL

3,271 legs, 11,709.7 hours
2,885 legs, 10,250.1 hours online
3,142 legs, 11,149.0 hours ACARS
326 legs, 874.1 hours event
274 legs dispatched, 316.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 02 2014 21:10 ET by Soonho Lee
You can always buy a genuine Windows 7 64bit cd (not cheap), and do a complete reinstall of the system after you get the computer. Make sure, you either buy or download the driver programs before you reinstall the operating system. I'd suggest custom building, as it will be cheaper, and you are free to choose whichever processors and other goodies with it. If you do not feel comfortable building yourself a computer, there are always other websites that are willing to build it for yah. I know some here does that for a hobby that can help you out too!


DVA10736
Captain, B777-200

Joined on May 13 2012
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
Black Pearl Club
Nine Century Club

Milton, ON Canada

941 legs, 5,467.8 hours
47 legs, 280.8 hours online
936 legs, 5,446.9 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on December 02 2014 22:17 ET by Florin Marinache
Andrew, if you are buying a computer that comes with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, you are eligible to downgrade to windows 7 for free. See below

http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=050RO9Ylez0

That being said, I am very happy with my 8.1 running FSX, PMDG (all), FSDreamTeam, vPilot, Aivlasoft, Rex Latitude, Rex Tex Direct, ASN and a few more. I even managed to get the Level-D 767 to cooperate.

Hope this helps

Edit: since this is *not* an end-user driven process, you need to make sure the vendor you are buying from offers the option - ask.

Florin Marinache

Captain, B777-200
DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century

"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil

2,495 legs, 5,044.8 hours
2,324 legs, 4,766.4 hours online
2,487 legs, 5,015.2 hours ACARS
271 legs, 683.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 04 2014 00:11 ET by Thiago Braga
I heard that Windows 10 will be available free for personal use only.



DVA7171
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on March 14 2009
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Everett 250 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Seven Century Club
Black Pearl Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Walk away from all your landings..."
Sebring, FL

725 legs, 1,676.2 hours
573 legs, 1,401.2 hours online
716 legs, 1,660.6 hours ACARS
56 legs, 127.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 05 2014 10:19 ET by Sergio Lopez
Thiago Braga wrote:

I heard that Windows 10 will be available free for personal use only.


Highly doubt it.


DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century

"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil

2,495 legs, 5,044.8 hours
2,324 legs, 4,766.4 hours online
2,487 legs, 5,015.2 hours ACARS
271 legs, 683.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 05 2014 12:17 ET by Thiago Braga
Sergio Lopez wrote:

Thiago Braga wrote:

I heard that Windows 10 will be available free for personal use only.


Highly doubt it.


Read it and see if I`m wrong:
http://news.filehippo.com/2014/10/windows-10-will-free-personal-users%E2%80%8F/


DVA7171
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on March 14 2009
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Everett 250 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Seven Century Club
Black Pearl Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Walk away from all your landings..."
Sebring, FL

725 legs, 1,676.2 hours
573 legs, 1,401.2 hours online
716 legs, 1,660.6 hours ACARS
56 legs, 127.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 05 2014 15:06 ET by Sergio Lopez
The reason I doubt it is because Microsoft (like every other company out there) is very greedy. I'll read the article when I get home.



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