Then tick the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" checkbox and select option Windows Vista (Service Pack 2). After activation, close FSX, launch File Explorer, open the FSX.exe properties and select the Compatibility tab. Start FSX, this time the online activation box should come up.Ħ. Close Registry Editor and reboot Computer.ĥ. Then repeat this and change the 0 back to PartMgr and click ok.Ĥ. If the PartMgr entry was already there do this: Double click UpperFilters and replace "PartMgr" with "0" and click OK. Change the value from 0 to PartMgr (note, this is case sensitive), delete any other word that may be next to it and click OK. After you find the key, double-click Upperfilters on the right side.ģ. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\Ģ. Run Registry Editor, expand the following registry key:
#Fsx acceleration install error install
Once FSX is installed and activated, you can install Acceleration.Īfter installing the Acceleration disk, FSX will produce an error upon launch because the Acceleration activation box does not work.Įxit FSX completely and then follow these instructions:ġ. If you did not see the activation box, then you need to go to the following site and download and run the reset tool: In order to install Acceleration, FSX must be activated, online activation still worked in Feb 2020. Click on that if you want to change the directory. FYI my notes:Īt the beginning of the installation, you'll see a "Options" at the bottom of the screen. Basically it was straightforward except the activation procedure.
Because I got fed up with the continuous updates of the FSX-SE Steam client bloatware, I re-installed the old FSX/A DVD's on W10 v1909 Home Edition (64 bit).