Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Windows 10

how can I install flight sim10x in windows ten??

Hi all,

Those who have problem in reinstalling FSX please go through this link, this will solve the problem.   Save file separately for future purposes, may or may not be available when needed on website.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/928080/error-1722-when-reinstalling-flight-simulator-x

Those who have activation issue after installing FSX, please go through this link, this will solve the activation error.  I faced challenges on both issues and these links helped me.  Microsoft do not support anymore FSX but they respond to your query. 

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/games_windows_10/fsx-acceleration-activation-error-1-80004005/72e42348-9eb1-46be-9c44-89bdc0c9b6e4?auth=1

Even today after many flight simulators in the market, FSX stands on top. The only draw back with FSX is, its on 32bit program and cannot take more load of graphics and HD items ( scenery, airports etc) if you are running 64 bit windows the VAS( value addressed system) is limited to 4GB and thereafter game crashes.  I recently purchased Prepar3DV4.1, its good on taking HD graphics etc since its made on 64bit program but the quality of graphics am not happy may be I need to work on some graphic settings for better.

Am not an IT expert, just try to solve my own issues with FSX and Prepar3D after going through articles in web sites.  Happy flying.

Hi Ron,

If your error message indicates that you need administrator rights to run FSX, then you could try the following:

a.   At your FSX icon (or go to the fsx.exe file in the directory), right click on it and start FSX as adminstrator.  See how you go with this.  If you don’t get any further problems in running the Sim, then you could then do this:

b.   Go to the fsx.exe file in the directory, right click on it and then select the Compatibility tab.  There you should find a box to tick referring to running this program with full administrator rights.  Tick that, Ok and close it.

Again, launch FSX as you normally would and take a flight and see whether this more permanently fixes the problem.

Also, you should not load and run such programs from an external drive;  external drives are only good for storage and do not trasfer data fast enough through a USB port to make it useful.  Maybe you are short of hard disk space so the need to load it onto an external drive.

Look at my post from August 13, 2015 and give my case number to Microsoft. They can scan your computer and fix your problem.

I have the original DVR's and they did install, however I would fly for 30 minutes and tell me to activate it, well I have all that info but it never asked for it.  Microsoft does not support it anymore, thus I found no way to activate it. ..  So, I bought the  Steam edition, downloaded it and it worked,  turns out it is the same version on my DVD's but required no activation,  great.   Not so fast 2 days later I ran it and got a big error from Steam that some off the wall administrator stopped from running.  I have cleared out all the old files and uninstalled the ones that would uninstall and reloaded the  Steam version with the same results.   I can still run the trial version from and external HD, but that mode is not very challenging.  Thanks for you help and all the others, if any of you have a suggestion of what I can try next it would be appreciated.  \

Thanks, again.