aviator1949 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 if i completely remove all FSX files and associated addons, why after a new re-install, doesthe prgram fail to start. Should i install the acceleration pack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1949 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 I think removing all the files mayhave been a mistake BUT, it makes no sense when after installing FSX only, the program does not start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I think removing all the files may have been a mistake BUT, it makes no sense when after installing FSX only, the program does not start? Makes perfect sense if you haven't done a compete uninstall. Many files are leftover from the partial deinstallation so no way can you install over the top. And yes, it was definitely an error to remove all the files... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdish Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) Well hard lesson learned. I would UNINSTALL, NOT delete folders for whatever is showing in your ADD/REMOVE for FSX. Then to try and fix your windows registry which is most likely a problem, try this tool from Microsoft... https://support.microsoft.com/en-hk/help/928080/error-1722-when-reinstalling-flight-simulator-x Then try a new FSX install and contact Microsoft via phone on activation first for the main FSX. Once that's successfully activated, install the Acceleration and activate that. I use to uninstall/reinstall all the time to fix problems. In your case you ONLY needed to fix one aircraft while your FSX was working fine. I last installed FSX about 5 years ago and only fix the issues at hand. Got sick and tired of all the time required to setup FSX, which is the most time demanding of ANY software I own. Live by the old saying, "If it aint broke, don't fix it" If you can't get your boxed FSX working, perhaps you should get Steam FSX. However you will run into new issues installing some boxed add-ons to the Steam version. Edited June 14, 2019 by dogdish Gigabyte GA-X99 Gaming G1, i7-5960X, Noctua NH-D14, Crucial Ballistix Elite 64Gb, Nvidia GTX Titan X, Creative ZxR, Ableconn PEXM2-130, WD Black SN750 250Gb & 2Tb NVMe/Gold 10Tb HDD, Sony BDU-X10S BD-ROM, PC Power & Cooling 1200w, Cosmos C700M, Noctua iPPC 140mm x6, Logitech M570/K800, WinX64 7 Ultimate/10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator1949 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Problem solved...re installed everything again but this time I installed the Acceleration Pack without flying first thanks to everyone that contributed to my dilemma...much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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