Flight Simulator 2004 Update v9.1

Flight Simulator 2004 Update v9.1 improves performance and reliability in Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight, fixing autogen and memory behavior that caused gradual frame-rate loss and resolving season-change crashes across airports. It also restores 19 m elevation data support, updates configuration handling, adds 160+ replacement bridge models, enhances KJFK scenery, and corrects Solo Certificate awards.

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FS2004

The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team is pleased to announce a product update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight. In response to customer feedback and Product Support information, the Update will address a series of enhancements and content updates.

Update Enhancements

  • Addressed slow frame rates for flights repeatedly in and out of a common area. Frame rate decreases have been corrected by fixes to Autogen scenery behavior and memory allocation.
  • Addressed product stability issues that were due to changes of season in particular airport environments. Users will experience stable and consistent behavior when changing the time and season across any of the airports at any level of scenery detail.
  • Addressed additional product stability issues tied to various features throughout the product.
  • Addressed issues with configuration file updates to make sure all option changes are reflected during subsequent launches.
  • Restored support for 19 meter digital elevation data as was supported in Flight Simulator 2002.

Content Updates

  • The update includes over 160 bridge models to replace missing bridges. These new bridges will appear at all scenery settings of normal and higher.
  • Kennedy Airport (KJFK) features new autogen objects to enhance the high detailed scenery and terrain for the airport and surrounding area.
  • Virtual Student Pilots completing their first solo flights will correctly receive Solo Certificates for their accomplishments.
  • The update is available for the English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, and Japanese editions.

Instructions

1. Download and save the Update file fs91upd.exe to your Flight Simulator 2004 directory. (For example, C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9.)
2. Double-click the Update icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
3. When installation is complete, you'll get a message stating the update was successful.

Additional Information

To determine if you need the Microsoft® Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (UPDATE):

1. Run Flight Simulator 2004.
2. Click Fly Now!
3. Press ALT to display the menu bar.
4. Click About Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Help menu.
5. Check the version number in the About Microsoft Flight Simulator dialog box. If the version number is 9.0 we recommend installing the update.

After updating, the version number for Flight Simulator 2004 will be 9.1.

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  1. Donald Keegan

    I have had FS2004 (Century of Flight) forever. Still run on windows 7 I kept JUST for FS.

    Had trouble a while back when MS had update that conflicted with FS2004. By now allowing it to download. Update KB3086255. So once I learned of this I went into and deleted update and it works fine.

    Question now.... can I add the 9.1 to my existing 2004? I am trying to update a few newer passenger jets. Not real big on the fighter jets etc from newer Flight Sims.

    As mentioned I only keep my windows 7 for the FS2004. Not sure if it would work with windows 10 or 11. Don't need new desktop as I have laptop and would only get new desktop IF there was a newer version of 2004. Again I like the choices of planes with the older version.

    Any comments.... feel free to use dtk9b@aol.com.
    Don

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  2. alexandre tsakiris

     

    Hello, I have an atc.dll error that prevents me from updating fs9 under w10. how to do it. cordially.

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  3. Laurie

    Could not download a patch from your site to help with my flight sim 2004 message that comes up in type 18? Seems like a crazy amount of things to do and try and get this old program to run. thank you. L.

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  4. Dan Hall

    The download and install worked perfectly as the instructions indicated. Very nice when something actually works as it should. Thanks for the update.

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  5. John Merrilees

    Since Flight Simulator 2004: a Century of Flight, which I have had for at least 9 years, and which keeps asking for Administrator Permissions (WINDOWS 10), when I am the SOLE Administrator, HAS NOW DECIDED, after running Happily on WINDOWS 8.1, TO DO THE SAME, can you tell how to stop this, stopping me from running the game, before I write it off as incompatible (your troubleshooter is worse than useless) and scrap it.

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  6. BRADMEALS PRO

    Can not get the fs9.exe file to download... help?

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  7. Benoit SIMARD PRO

    Very nice descriptions for going BACK to FS

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  8. KAKAL MAKBOUL

    I use windows 10, and I have FS 2004.but its not working .So I downloaded fs9.1 and a pacht No-CD.And save it to fs 2004 file. But I could not update successful. The message the file ATC.DLL is modified or deplaced is coming . So what to do

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