marc32123 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Looking to buy a version of FSX gold for my father for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo30 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I have an unopened fsx gold. Where are you located? What price are you looking for? Paul Zoostorm Gaming Desktop PC, Core i7-950 3.06GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, GF GTX460, Windows 7 Home Premium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobson Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Amazon and E-bay have it. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandjfrench Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 From the post title he's asking if anyone wants to sell their copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgh Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 It's available on Amazon US for $21.60, on Amazon UK it's "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." Is Microsoft walking away from in anticipation of Dovetail's taking over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32123 Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 I am just looking to buy it for a little less than ebay I guess. Would u ship? If so, how much for it? I can pay through paypal. PS. That was to you Pablo30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisky57 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 It's available on Amazon US for $21.60 Where on Amazon? I'm only finding it at $80 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgh Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Where on Amazon? I'm only finding it at $80 or more. That was a a few days ago. New ones are now about $159.95 upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Anyway if you buy a second-hand opened one, won't you have activation key problems if it's already registered to the original owners computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Anyway if you buy a second-hand opened one, won't you have activation key problems if it's already registered to the original owners computer? Not form my experiences. It appears that when Microsoft dropped FSX they also quit tracking activation numbers. With other software I've had to deactivate before I could register again, but not with my FSX Gold. I've changed FSX computers twice and reformatted a hard drive in the last few months. I was especially concerned about the reformat issue. Having to reformat meant that I couldn't cancel that hard drive out, since it was functionally dead. In each instance I just went online to the Activate Site and punched in the codes on my box. It has always been approved, no question of repeat registration. Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb777 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I just picked up FSX Gold Edition for $18 Au, yes eighteen, from my local EB store. On sale / special for Christmas. Marked price $39.28. The discs have the same part no's on them as my original FSX Deluxe and Acceleration. It's worth looking around. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n55 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I think the Microsoft computers are still tracking registrations of the older Deluxe FSX. I have it installed (for years) on an older computer and just built a new machine, tried to install FSX and Acceleration using original DVDs and key numbers, activated online (apparently it was OK) but the sim crashes after a short time. I don't want to uninstall it from the old computer because it will take me a month to rebuild all the add-ons on the new machine. So I think the only option is to buy a new Gold box and start over with a new, clean registration. Trying to move FSX to a new computer does not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredick Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I think the Microsoft computers are still tracking registrations of the older Deluxe FSX. I have it installed (for years) on an older computer and just built a new machine, tried to install FSX and Acceleration using original DVDs and key numbers, activated online (apparently it was OK) but the sim crashes after a short time. I don't want to uninstall it from the old computer because it will take me a month to rebuild all the add-ons on the new machine. So I think the only option is to buy a new Gold box and start over with a new, clean registration. Trying to move FSX to a new computer does not work. Whatever your FSX issues are on your new machine, it ISN'T related to the activation code - it's something in your PC that FSX doesn't like. Windows 8.1, perhaps? http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/2820145.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxsttcb Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 If it Activated, that should not be the issue at hand. Control Panel-> Administrative Tools-> Event Viewer, select Custom Views-> Administrative Events. One of the listed events in the source column will be for your CTD. Highlight them with the mouse and look below. On the General Tab will be a synopsis of that highlighted/selected event. Look for the Faulting module name: There may not be a Faulting module. If there is, post what it is and mebbe someone can help. Alternatively search the forum for the Faulting module. Example: uiautomationcore.dll Faulting module name: unknown This is tough to troubleshoot. To start troubleshooting your issue. Rename FSX.cfg{C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX} and when you launch FSX it will build a new one(you will have to redo your basic Graphics settings). Fixed? OK. Try adding only the Highmem fix to your fsx.cfg-> In the [GRAPHICS] section add this line: HIGHMEMFIX=1 Still have problems? In {C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX} is your scenery.cfg. Rename that. In FSX's main folder is another scenery.cfg. It is a default version, so, Copy that to {C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX} Fixed? OK. Still have problems? Remove all add-on Aircraft to a backup location. Sometimes too much slider can cause unknown errors too. Start low, test, change, test. Rinse/Repeat. It can be a loooong, drawn out, process, so be patient. Good Luck...Don HAF 932 Adv, PC P&C 950w, ASUS R4E,i7-3820 5.0GHz(MCR320-XP 6 fans wet), GTX 970 FTW 16GB DDR3-2400, 128GB SAMSUNG 830(Win 7 Ult x64), 512GB SAMSUNG 840 Pro(FSX P3D FS9) WD 1TB Black(FS98, CFS2&3, ROF, etc.), WD 2TB Black-(Storage/Backup) Active Sky Next, Rex4 TD/Soft Clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sam. Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Wow. FSX Gold is so expensive. I bought mine for 30 dollars on the microsoft online store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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