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FSXA trouble with Acceleration

jyarddog

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Has anyone had trouble getting Acceleration to work in Win 10?

I had to reinstall Win 10 and all my programs and tools. I think y'all know what I'm going through!!

Had to get a shop to find out how to get FSX running. he did... took some time.

I got home opened FSX and got the screen to enter my product key. did that and all is well.

A couple of days later I added my FSX SDK and then my Acceleration disk, but no Accel sdk just yet.

Accel installed. I open the game and get the error code 1- 80004005 which talks about (after going to the site that discusses this) the advantages and how to register my product. It talks about the screen where you enter your product code. I GET NO SCREEN ASKING ME FOR THAT!

as is the game continues but with restrictions and only a 30 minute flying time each session allowed.

Called the activation phone number and finally 'transfer me'. I get a foreign fellow who tells me no one can help me yet... call back in 2 hours. I DID THIS TWICE.

Finally this guy (sounds like the same guy) asks me for my product key. I give it to him. He checks it and says - yes it is a good key.

THEN -he gives me a Microsoft tech number. I call them - THIS guy takes ove my machine, does a bunch of stuff, then finally presents me with a site that says Acceleration is no longer supported by Microsoft (which I knew) and it won't work on Win 10.

A year ago when I went to Win 10 I had Accel problems and a gal in India helped me for 2.5 hours and got it working. I was fine for a year now until this last computer problem happened.

I told the guy this - that it WAS working fine for a year! His answer........... silence then repeating himself that it won't work.

Anyone have any ideas? Bob
 
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And not one of those people mentioned FSX Steam? I am imagining the guy in the shop knowing about FSX:SE and not saying a dam thing. FSX Steam is $25 US, has absolutely every FSX update and service pack through the vas or out of memory error tweak, multiplayer works, it's optimized for Vista, W10, etc. I have been developing for FSX with FSX:SE for about a year now.
 
Yes the tech guy mentioned Steam. I might have to do that. It's just that I bought this years ago and it has worked fine as I described. Now suddenly it doesn't.
 
The effort you've already expended is worth far more than the software, boxed Acceleration is inferior to FSX:SE, I say cut your losses and hang that DVD from your rear view mirror.
 
Just might have to do that. ........... As long as all my tools will work.... AFX. ADE. IS3, FSDS, DXTBMP, airport Studio, and of course my HENWAY. What's a henweigh? oh... about 3.5 pounds.
 
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