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I have no idea what I've done now, but every time I start FSX, it asks me to enter activation code for Acceleration. I did that a year ago and just recently it's been doing this. I recently updated the driver for my Nvidia card and some Intel driver update too. Was that the cause? I am not exactly computer savvy and should leave well enough alone I suppose! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!!

Just enter the code again. see what happens.

I tried that and it keeps asking me to do it. So I do, it lets me play and then shuts down in the middle of a flight and says thankyou for using the trial version and asks me to enter code. AAAAAAARGH!

try uninstalling and reinstalling Acceleration

Doing that as we speak! Hope it works!

not sure, but for some reason i dont even have to put the DVD in my drive anymore, i used to but not now, oh well.

not sure, but for some reason i dont even have to put the DVD in my drive anymore, i used to but not now, oh well.

You don't have to put any disk in the drive, once FSX is installed

i have no idea, but imnot complaning, i used to have to take it in and out every time i wanted to play diablo or redlaert or flight simulator, now i dont play red alert, so i just leave the diablo disk in and everything works, strange but imnot complaining. besides my FS disk got scratched and i had to use the toothpaste trick to get it to work, and half the time it stillwouldnt work, so im tickled pink i dont have to have the disc in the drive anymore, but i got the deluxe version so if microft wants me to enter it, im ok i got it right here with me.

oh never mind, i thought you were asking me why i didnt have to put the disc in. sorry

This has been happening ever since I updated two drivers. I'm trying to locate them and roll them back. Friggin computer, or should I say, frtiggin user of computer!!

why not uninstall them and reinstall the ones you had before? that would probably be safer than rolling them back

that happened to me too so i called the Microsoft corporation and they gave me a patch to download, so your best bet is to call them

You have to download the FSX validation tool and run it. I had the link but as of now I can't find it. Nick can tell you. I'll look some more and see if I can find it.

Bob

thanks everyone! I might have to resort to those tactics. I guees what I really want to know is how I've been running it for a year solid and this starts? Weird....

I also don't know how to fetch original drivers. I thought rolling back meant going back to the originals.

Is it possible to get infections from downloaded aircraft? Stupid question? I have Norton 360 and have the option of scanning my files but don't!! Am I just begging for viruses? LOL!!

You have to download the FSX validation tool and run it. I had the link but as of now I can't find it. Nick can tell you. I'll look some more and see if I can find it.

Bob

Ok !