patrico 8 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 does a anybody know when W8.1 is released ? Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 hi m8, the 17th in the us and the 18 th in europe Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Isn't it funny how long the days get when your waiting for something Patrick. Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 thanks guys, after doing some serous research I found out W8.1 will be officially released at 2pm UK time on 17th in UK and USA simultaneously. It will be made free to existing W8 users as an update but more importantly for me their are literally hundreds of Saitek users out there with the same problems as me, and which can be traced back to W8 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Is it known if they have actually addressed this issue in the update? Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Is it known if they have actually addressed this issue in the update? Having used Windows 8 once at a friends place..... I think they would be calling it Windows 9 if they had. Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 I really do not know Guys if that issue is fixed or not, but now you have me thinking. I certainly hope it is fixed as at the moment, I am grounded but I have a plan B as a last resort but that will be expensive for me and that is to install W7 so fingers crossed Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 today is D day, anyone know how I can get the upgrade? Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Not a Windows 8 user myself, but from what I can find online the update should be available from the "windows store"... Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 thank you Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 just finished installing it this morning, it is a whole new windows ! not just an upgrade a whole mass of new stuff to learn, just how to open and close progs has been changed , oh brother more ammo for the anti M.S. brigade Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 thanks Nigel 2 questions# has it addressed the previous problems i.e. joysticks most notably Saitek sometimes being invisible where do I get as my current w8 came pre loaded on my new computer Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hi M8, you get it by going into the windows shop on your desktop that is the same place that you add apps it should automatically offer it to you if not scroll along to games etc It is quite a big download of nearly 4gb but it is all automated you will need to reboot several times and it takes quite a long time to do its stuff , I have only had the briefest of looks this morning as I was flying a part of my leg for the ATWC and then the was bike racing to watch, As far as I can see there are a huge amount of differences especially how you use your mouse in the corners, i will see what I can find out later about saitek stuff but the read me file is huge edit: I have now has a play and found that fsx would only fire up in 3d so had to uninstall all of the nvidia files and reinstall, however there is still an issue withfsx in that the first time you fire it up it ctd's with a warning bleep second time round it works beautifully. Also it appears the internet download speed is very slow. Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 thinks m8 looking forward to hearing moré in time Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedBird4590 0 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 sounds like a good update Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Hi Harry and welcome to the forum. I am happy to hear they updated it and hope all those win8/FSX users will find some piece of mind. Like all new things, one must learn how it works first and then decide if it has been an improvement over the previous versions. I have played with it a bit on a friends PC but felt the interface was designed more for a tablet type computer and really am not interested in giving up win7 as of yet for my home rig. Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi Harry and welcome to the forum. I am happy to hear they updated it and hope all those win8/FSX users will find some piece of mind. Like all new things, one must learn how it works first and then decide if it has been an improvement over the previous versions. I have played with it a bit on a friends PC but felt the interface was designed more for a tablet type computer and really am not interested in giving up win7 as of yet for my home rig. I agree with you totally Brett, its like I have the plague. No one wants to help as my OS is W8, do not blame then Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'm not sure it that no one wants to help you Patrick, I think there is just a small portion of win8 users here. I have received my win8 virus shot and along with others am willing to try and help you with any questions you might come across. If I do not know an answer I will in most cases do a search for the answer. I say in most cases because some of this stuff goes right over my head and I defer to the other experts here. Link to post Share on other sites
patrico 8 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 thanks Brett my sim appears to be flying better with W8.1 but thee jury is out for a few days Link to post Share on other sites
jaydor 345 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Keep us updated with W8.1 Patrick, as a lot of people read the forum for information only.. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Keep us updated with W8.1 Patrick, as a lot of people read the forum for information only.. You mean their not here to see your plumbers crack? Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 it would appear that the 8.1 update has created a whole load of issues that stop fsx working properly for whatever reason Patrico has been suffering with 8 for a while but at least mine worked , well reasonably, however after updating to 8.1 i had to reinstall the nvidia program and drivers which were all screwed up, now when i try to use fsx , i can use a small a/c in ftx southampton but i cannot use the aerosoft airbus. 50% of the time when i fire up fsx it cant find my joystick at all however if i remove it ,the system beeps so something knows it is there likewise when i plug it back in but I have to reboot completely for it to be seen , the worst thing is that there is certainly a vas issue as when i take off it just ctd's within a couple of minutes. I think an fsx reinstallation is called for as certain files must have been overwritten during the 8.1 installation and just for those with saitek gear I spoke to their tech department yesterday and they have confirmed that they are working on 8.1 drivers but havent got any for release yet as they are different to win 8 ones deep joy Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner 69 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Well, mine is working nicely after the update, but i made a clean install a ~year ago, when i got W8. Can't say anything about Saitek stuff as i don't own one. Edit: Also, i found this on Avsim. http://forum.avsim.net/topic/421313-possible-solution-windows-8-and-81-joystick-solution-for-fsx-and-prepar3d/ See if helps , with the joystick problems. Link to post Share on other sites
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