FSX Activation please.

[pcohen]

Hello everybody out there. 

 

It's been a few Years now since I played  FS9  or FSX.

 

I currently still have both versions on their relevant CD's with their relevant Original Activation Codes.

 

However,  and this Is the problem,  Having recently Re-Installed both FS9  &  FSX on my Computer

 

I find having entered the Activation Codes  for both  FS9 & FSX and both being Accepted, I am only allowed to play for about

 

20 Minutes or so before being told  "thanks for playing" and being closed down.

 

Any Help with this please?

 

Many thanks

 

Paul.

 

 

[jgf]

I suspect registry permissions.  Generically, do not install older software, particularly games, to any "Program Files" folder;  run installers and program exe as admin;  make sure your account has full access to the install folders;  for FS9 you may have to use XP SP3 or Win7 SP1 compatibility mode

[pcohen]

Hi jgf,  Thanks for reply.

 

Have tthis without any success thanks.

 

Admin Issues have always been a problem for me, can never seem to get them right.

 

One of the reasons I gave up with FSX originally!

 

Many thanks

 

Paul.

[jorgen.s.andersen]

As said in another thread, I have UAC turned off, I run installers as Administrator, I do not install anything to C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files(x86), and I run the application's main .exe file as Administrator.

 

Jorgen

[pcohen]

Hi jorgen, thanks and apologies for the late reply.

 

As previously said, I seem to have a mega problem getting my  Administrator settings in the right order.

whether to set them to run in compatibility mode with Windows XP, Windows 7 or currently using Windows 10.

 

Using Windows 10,  I only Install FS9 or FSX Into Drive C:\ and  NOT  Into Programme Files  or Programme Files x86.

 

Also I don't know what UAC Is?  Hope this is Is of some help.

 

many thanks

 

Paul.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jorgen.s.andersen]

The administrator thingy is relatively easy.

 

When you run the installer, you usually double-click on some .exe file, right? Instead, right-click on it, and from the menu that comes up, select "Run as administrator".

 

Setting a program to always run as administrator is also easy. For example with FSX.EXE, right-click on it and the select "Properties". You'll now see a screen with some tabs, select the tab titled "Compatibility". Put a checkmark in the box titled "Run this program as an administrator", click on "Apply", then on "OK" and you're done.

 

UAC stands for "User Account Control" and is intended to make it more difficult for people with malicious intent to cause damage to your computer. I don't know if I'm just paranoid, but as Windows have progressed from Windows 8 and on, UAC has become more and more intrusive and in the way of what I wanted to do, so I searched the web for how to turn it off. After I did that, my computing life has become so much easier. But, I am the only one using this computer, and I am very careful about the websites I visit.

 

BTW: are you really on Win 10 build 2020?

 

Jorgen

[pcohen]

Hi jorgen, thanks again for the reply It's Win 10 build 20H2?

 

Done as you said but FS9 is not doing anything for me

 

Will  Uninstall and Re-Install a fresh copy.

 

Thanks

 

Paul.

[jorgen.s.andersen]

Windows 10 is actually up to 22H2 now.

 

And regarding FS9, I never had it.

 

Jorgen