Flight Sim X will not work on Windows 8.1

hi makxx. try my method of installing into new folder on c drive....and not default windows 8 64bit one  see if it works for you...rob.

try doing what i said. create a new folder on c drive and dont let it install to 64 bit default folder. hope this works.... rob.

I have the official release of 8.1 now, downloaded last night and FSX still does not work.

I can get through the menus but when I click to fly now, it drops me back to the desktop and gives me a fatal error.

I have tried:

 1. A system restore back to windows 8, followed by the 8.1 upgrade.

 2. Fresh install of FSX with no add-ons

 3. Tried 'run as admin' and all different compatibility modes.

It still does not work...FS2004 works great. FSX did work in Windows 8.0 fine.

This needs to be fixed, otherwise Microsoft will have killed FSX.

Answer Clean install whiter you have a brand name pc or not -Clean install of windows 8.1 is a wenner!

hi there. think ive actually solved my problem. fresh install of fsx into a new  folder on c drive marked fsx and not the default  windows8 folder64bit/68.as fsx is actually a 32 bito/s. also made new folders accordingly for scenery vfr etc. works ok so far  ...cheers.

have you tried windows 7 and do you still have the same problem?

i installed new install of fsx on new laptop, worked ok untill i added my own downloaded

planes from simviation.... then error saying fatal exeption etc....

upgraded sp1 then sp2 fsx but no better.

also added vfr scenery and didnt work either..

any suggestions!!!!!  dll files appear to be corrupted too.

many thanks

Rob.

Windows 8.1 clean install