Flight Simulator 2020 PC code edition is asking for start DVD despite of digital owner installed

Anonymous
2020-08-18T10:16:51+00:00

Hello,

I ordered and installed the FS 2020 version with the PC code.

After FS 2020 I installed the digital owner add-on (can be only installed afterwards).

But when I start the FS 2020 then a screen is appearing to ask for a disk that I don't have.

What can I do to get it started?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-21T21:25:28+00:00

    An easy workaround for FS asking for Game-disk 1 :

    I do own all DVD's and created an .iso file with the name MFS DISK 1. (used ISO Workshop for this)

    The file contains the contents of the original DISK 1 except (!) the (huge) data2.cab, that is not needed.

    MFS DISK 1.ISO has a size of 12 Mb.

    Just mount it once in Windows 10 and FS works great without the DVD in the drive.

    Update: Did some more investigations and found that only ONE file is needed in the ISO :  0x0409.ini  (22kb)

    The others are not needed at all.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-23T17:44:01+00:00

    Workaround: Create an .iso image of DVD 1 but leave the 'data' files out of the image. The size of that .iso will be appr. 4 Mb

    Eject the DVD and put it into the box.  Mount the MFS DISK 1.ISO and start FS2020..... works great!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-23T19:08:38+00:00

    Thank you, this should work for me. I‘ll keep that in mind if the digital ownership doesn‘t work anymore after game pass subscription ends.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-24T02:26:24+00:00

    For me , I had flightsim2020 installed and already working - then all of a sudden was asking to insert disk - I turned off all real time virus protection and worked fine .

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-24T08:44:17+00:00

    Thanks for advice -I will have a go at that . Where do you place the .iso file created for it to work.

    Thanks again

    Brynster 1

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