microsoft finally did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fozzer]

I still have my original DVD version of FSX, and its Jewel Case with the registration details, as well as the Steam version.
I actually prefer to use my DVD version, rather than have to transfer all my many files over to my Steam version.
So far, everything works top-notch, and I haven't needed to re-install it for a number of years now!
I keep ALL my registration, Internet and Forum log-in, etc, details in a "paper book" for ultimate safety!.... ...!
In the event of my sudden demise, all the important details are instantly available to everyone who needs to know them!
Computer, Hard drive, USB Thumb-drive, Floppy drive, etc, storage, is doomed to fail...it always does..... It's designed that way!!.... ....!

Paul.... ...!

[Daube]

I had both as well. I still have my FSX Deluxe DVDs together with the Acceleration DVD. I used it for many years until FSX Steam appeared.
Once I installed FSX Steam, I couldn't find a single reason at all to keep FSX boxed.
That is the point: if one has FSX Steam installed, there is really no reason at all to go back to the FSX boxed.

[garymbuska]

I have FSX-SE installed alongside FSX Gold + Acceleration & never had a problem with either on Win 10 64-bit (or any other Windows OS).

I haven't noticed any great improvement with SE over the boxed version. I actually prefer the latter.

I never had a problem until Microsoft released that update they called the creator update that is when the problem started after the update finished I went to fly using FSX Gold edition that is when I discovered it was no longer activated.
so I had no choice but to uninstall FSX which was another problem as it did not show up in my programs to uninstall. I had to use REVO and finally managed to uninstall it I checked to make sure there were no folders any where and removed any that I found. I than ran the unlocking tool so I could reinstall FSX. I than rebooted and installed FSX with no problems I ran it so I could activate it and no problems I than installed Acceleration but I never got the screen to activate it so I ran FSX again to see if it would activate there but no luck and that is when I discovered that FSX was now deactivated. I went through this procedure a few times trying to get acceleration to let me activate it but no luck
I finally gave up and manually installed SP1 and SP2 but I still have those wired problems from time to time. It only seems to do it when I go into spot view or I change aircraft in the middle of a flight I loose the menus at the top and sometimes cannot see the aircraft in spot view let alone buildings at airports they just disappear. If I try using the CRTL + enter I get a huge screen and when I try to change back it goes back to the same view as before no menus and no buildings I wind up restarting FSX
The worst thing about it is it does not do this all the time I have flown complete flights with no problems at all so it is hard trying to figure out what is causing this.
That is where I am at Today I am going to try using the compatibility method and see if I have the same problems. If that does not work than I just might throw in the towel and give up.
The last thing I want to do is to play around with my registry as that is like playing around with NITRO GLYCERIN with a bad case of the shakes.