7xand8x on the same PC?

[aad]

A hot question.
Can i have FMS 7s and;8x on the same computer?
And so how can i do dat?
mfg aad

[mgarcia]

Yes, just install FMS8 in a different directory. Do make sure to select a common model before switching from one to the other, to avoid problems.
Remember that the model directory will not change so you must manually browse for the correct model file.

[ggunners]

FMS remembers the last model flown and tries to load the last .par file used. It'll error out when going from 8 to 7 and allow you to reselect a model. When going from 7 to 8, it crashes. At least it does on my machine. So before switching to 8 from 7, select an alpha 8 model. It will not run in beta7, but it will allow alpha8 to run without crashing.

-- ggunners

[aad]

Another question: if i try to install 7.x as well, it shows the message the another version of FMS has already been installed (as it indeed is). How do i go about solving this problem?

mfg Aad. ???

[FreeFlier]

In the same vein, if I download V8 to another hard drive on the same machine, will V8 interfere, in any way, with V7? V7 is on drive C, and has many carefully collected, tweaked, and well-flying models; I would put V8 on drive F, along with MS Flight Simulator 2004, if it would have no effect on the models in V7. Anyone know for sure?

Thanks,

Stew