garmin 430s simulator

[toelessjoe]

Just downloaded a garmin 430 simulator & it isn't compatable with Vista (which I have). Any help/advise/suggestions?

Oh, & since I seem to be a computer illiterate...illeterate....illaterate....retard please use small words & type slowly. The use of puppets is strongly encouraged.

Toeless.

[Louis]

Found this: http://www8.garmin.com/support/faqs/faq.jsp?faq=6029

Also, did you try compatibility mode?
Otherwise, Virtual PC should work.

[toelessjoe]

Thanks lots, I will try your suggestion. Although I don't know what compatibility mode or virtual PC are. If you wouldn't mind another email explaining it to me as if I were a small child that woud be greatly appreciated. I really am only able to continue on as a professional pilot partly because I'm pretty. And good with alliteration.

thanks again,

Toeless.

[Louis]

Hello Joe,

Ok... I'm running Windows 7 here, and I've managed to install and launch the simulator.

Did you get any specific error messages, during the installation or after when trying to run the program itself?

One possible workaround would be to right click on the start menu shortcut and "Run as Administrator".

If that works, you may want to try reinstalling outside of the C:\Program Files\ folder, as the permissions (what programs can and cannot in a given folder, or on a given file) are much tighter in Vista and Windows 7 than they were in XP.

As for compatibility mode, it involves right-clicking the shortcut, but this time, choose "Properties" and go to the "Compatibility" tab. Then, check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and choose either Windows XP, or 2000, or 98 in the drop-down list.

As for the virtual machine option, I'd say its beyond your level for now. Dual booting probably is as well.

I named Virtual PC, but there are others such as VMWare. It involves running a computer inside a computer, where in this case you'd boot a Windows XP system, running inside your virtual machine, which is a program running on your host OS, Vista.

When in a dual boot configuration; your computer has, "multiple personalities" so to speak: your hard drive is partitioned in at least two. One running Vista, the other running XP, with a prompt asking to choose which one you want to start upon powering your computer up.

Oh, one last thing. The messages we write here are "posts", not "e-mails". You may also encounter "PM"s or "private messages" which are accessible only upon logging to the forums and destined to particular individuals.

Have a nice day,

Louis