X-Sim and Windows 7 64Bit

[V8gina]

Hi Guys,

I've been doing a fair bit of reading and have convinced myself I need to pursue building a 2DOF Simulator. At this stage I'm planning on following the steps from Master Yoda on converting a Frex style Simulator to X-Sim. how-to-convert-your-frex-scm-to-x-sim-t1412.html .

I haven't purchased any parts yet, but before I do I wanted to clarify my concerns with Win 7 64Bit not being supported by X-sim as all my games etc... will be running on a 64 bit machine.

What i wanted to know is:

1. Can i run my games (rfactor mostly) on my Win 7 64 Bit machine, and run the X-Sim software on my 2nd Win 7 32 Bit machine ?
OR
2. To utilise X-Sim do I need to have both PC's running 32 Bit ? If this is the case I'm probably better off just running on a single PC as I have a fairly high end I7 PC with plenty of power.

Thanks in advance for any advise, I just really wanted to avoid running my games on a 32 bit system after spending good money on my newish Window 7 64 bit system.

Gina.

[Raceray]

Hi V8gina,

i use all my games (dirt2, rfactor, lfs, etc. )without any problems on my windows 7 64bit system. Also the new beta version of the x-sim software viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2150 works on the same dual core system like a charm. So i suggest to give it a try.

It´s not nessecary to use a second pc, but it is very comfortable to control the actuators when you use a second pc. For example, you are driving and a friend is is able to control the actuators during gameplay at the same time without interupting the game. That´s a good way to find your personal best fitting settings.

Btw. Gina sounds like a female name! When that´s true, you are the first woman here. At least the only one i know

regards
René

[egoexpress]

8 = a

[V8gina]

Thanks Rene for the confirmation. Makes my decision on making the investment much easier.

Sorry to dissapoint, V8gina is my screen name, no ladies yet im afraid.

But my mates often think I drive like a woman

[Frakk]

I am having issues with the Force Sender running on Win7 32bit. The problem is that it doesn't get the values from the games. When I try the Test Plugin, everything works, the Profiler running on my laptop picks up these sliders no problem, but when I change the plugin for GTR2, all values are 0.

Any suggestions?

[jmcinty1]

Make sure you enable "Memory" sharing in your .plr file. Look for:

Write Shared Memory="1" // Write game data to shared memory area

John (MadMac)

[Frakk]

It is enabled, that's why I cannot find out why it wouldn't work.

[Brightonuk]

8 = a

LOL