You could do what I did, copy your whole Freelancer folder to a USB memory device and install Freelancer modmanager on it, when you want to play, just insert the USB and play with low graphic settings, you may experience some lag, but it should work, just fix all shortcuts and stuff first.
It's always sad to lose a player from this community, Take care
i didnt even know you were leaving, how the hell did i miss this thread? o.o
well, james, ya know weve had our arguements, but still weve been friends and weve had our good times. hope you do well in life, whatever you do, and will be looking to return (that is, if we still are here:P)