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I'm trying to reinstall FSX after a system crash....I've reloaded all my other software w/o a hitch, when trying to put FSX back on, it loads all the way to the end of disk 2, then I get a "1722 error, problem with windows installer......"

I'm using XP, that was reloaded last week....

I need to fly

Any clues?

Yes

You need to install the patch from here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928080


It fixes the 1722 error

Make sure to follow the directions very carefully and you can NOT copy/paste the command line. it must be manually typed

It worked  

Thanks!

Now the tweaking resumes!

I appreciate the help!

wow, this helps me alot, i didnt think i would be able to play this unless i reformatted. FSX HERE I COME!

wow, this helps me alot, i didnt think i would be able to play this unless i reformatted. FSX HERE I COME!

You get a gold star, AND the use of FSX for using the forum search function

wow, this helps me alot, i didnt think i would be able to play this unless i reformatted. FSX HERE I COME!

Best keep the information at hand since my experience indicates
that the "Error 1772" will happen again, thanks to M$'s insistance
on validating and revalidating the installation every hour that
you run FSX.

During this "re-validation"process, FSX is accessing the "Crypto\RSA"
files several thousand times over a period of 5-20 seconds.
If for any reason FSX decides to crash while this totally unnecessary
re-validation process is running, you will wind up with a corrupted FSX
and the error message.

You would think that after the initial validation process at the start-up
of FSX, M$ wouldn't need to do it again until the next time you start FSX.
This is not the case...it hapens again at T+30 minutes, T+1 hour, T+2 hours,
etc....this reeks of sloppy or lazy programming, IMO.

  Paul

this reeks of sloppy or lazy programming, IMO.

FSX in general, and in several areas, has that reek to it

I have decided this release is more a stepping stone for a new rendering engine and to incorporate DX10. I really hope they get their act together on 11 which should reflect the lessons learned from X

well, i got FSX on my comp now. but it was like "RAWR FSX HUNGRY, ME EAT HARDRIVE SPACE!!!" my comp can just barely run it. so, i might just take it off and wait till i get a new one. lol, to me it seems they spent more time with the soundtrack than with the programming.

I'm pulling FSX off my old computer and putting it on a new one so it will run better and I got the 1722 and 1603 error, I'll give the patch a try. It's a brand new Dell laptop...we'll see how it runs

I have received both of the forementioned errors...the microsoft patch failed to do its job! any advice anyone?