Solution for low framerate(FPS), Lag spikes under Windows 7

[trucker17]

I am not sure if it will......But I take it should, as it deals with the lag and stutter in the computer....
Give it a try, and let us know.....Record what you change, incase it does not help, you will be able to change it back.....

I know with my system it helped a lot, I have even been able to adjust my settings higher, and still have a smooth system.....
On another note.....

I have also noticed that the LOOP in the sounds are less noticeable......

[Bradburger]

Thanks for reposting this tip trucker17.

I found the original post by Daniel Cziranku, and it would seem it's not FSX specific, but has helped other sims/games too!

I tried it on my vintage Asrock Dual 939 Sata2 system (Athlon X2 4400 oc'd, 3GB RAM, Radeon 4850 HD, SB Audigy Platinum), and it seemed to make a big improvement over what I had before.

No more spikes, stutters, or large fps drops, which I was experiencing before in FSX. (Acceleration in DX10 preview, w/DX10 Scenery Fixer).

I took up the RealAir Spitfire over the older Godzone Wanaka scenery, and for the first time, the flight was smooth and good. Even TrackIR seemed smoother!

I did notice though that the sound would break up and 'crackle' for a bit when switching views, but this seemed to die down after a while.

I think it might also have helped the times when FSX sound engine gets 'confused', and plays the wrong engine samples after changing views.

Cheers

Paul

[manfredc3]

Thanks for posting that tip here.

Even though I have no fps issues running FSX under Windows 7, with thanks to the well known tips from Boyote and Kosta, I will certainly give it a try. I can always reverse the modifications (I always make copies of files before altering them!)

[olderndirt]

Sounded good to me - first thing I noticed was no Audio service. Tried restoring the changes but still no audio. This been a problem for anyone else?

[trucker17]

I have not had any problems with it.

[DaveWG]

No problems here, but no noticable improvement either.

[Paul J]

Interesting, but for what it's worth - why not just open Windows Services and disable it through it's properties? It's normally set to "Automatic", but Windows stops it running anyway, when it's not needed by any Multi-Media apps, so I have no idea why removing it should make any difference to fsx.

pj

[Lane Street]

Sounded good to me - first thing I noticed was no Audio service. Tried restoring the changes but still no audio. This been a problem for anyone else?

See above ^^^^^^^