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Recently due to a disk problem I had to reinstall FSX on my XP computer.

But I cannot ACTIVATE  The ACTIVATION dialog says it cannot connect to Microsoft.

Is there a soultion to this problem?

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa.

M$ stopped support for FSX, sorry no more activation it seems   

[quote]M$ stopped support for FSX, sorry no more activation it seems

alrot is right. If its so, M$ sure could get into trouble.

After searching after news on the matter, nothing came up!!

What about activating by phone?

See this, but its old

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... bd4cd3ae47

[quote]M$ stopped support for FSX, sorry no more activation it seems

More likely a firewall problem or not using admin credentials during the activation. I've seen reports online of successful activations as recently as three days ago and Microsoft's made no announcements about changes in the activation process. Pick up the phone and call.

If you have enough money to sue Microsoft, how'd you make your fortune?

I'm beleiving tha MS has stopped validating/registering all versions of FS.

The error message for FSX is the validation dialog cannot connect to the MS server. I have tried it on  two computers.

I'll try it on another computer later.

This morning I tried installing FS9 and I got similar results. The registration page for FS9 is GONE!

I suspect they are doing this to get people to move to FS 11.

This really PI$$ES ME OFF!

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa

[quote]I'm beleiving tha MS has stopped validating/registering all versions of FS.

The error message for FSX is the validation dialog cannot connect to the MS server. I have tried it on

[quote]I'm beleiving tha MS has stopped validating/registering all versions of FS.

The error message for FSX is the validation dialog cannot connect to the MS server. I have tried it on

[quote]I'm beleiving tha MS has stopped validating/registering all versions of FS.

The error message for FSX is the validation dialog cannot connect to the MS server. I have tried it on

You should try to call them. Their web site still has the demo up for download, the link works, I tried it.

Here is the procedure for activating via phone:
[i]Activate by using the telephone
You can telephone an Activation Center to obtain the help of a customer service representative and activate the product. Telephone activation might take longer than activation through the Internet. You should be at the computer when you call. Additionally, you should have your software product key. When you select this option, the Activation Wizard generates an Installation ID. You musy have this Installation ID to activate the product by telephone.

Important When you telephone the Activation Center, you are prompted to read the Installation ID numbers. If you have problems following the guidelines over the telephone, do not hang up. Wait until you receive an option for transfer. Say

I found the FSX activation problem yesterday.

I recently installed a Western Digital HDD. To use the capacity of this drive WD had to install a fix to get past the XP 137GB limit.

That has been my primary boot drive.

I saved the original smaller drive as a secondary boot drive.

I switched to that drive and the activaton ran as it should.

So I do have FSX running on my computer again.

There is some kind of problem with the FSX activation dialog and the WD capacity fix. I am having this problem on two computers.

Twice the FSX activaion dialog has damaged the boot partiton that has the capacity fix.

Bob Macklin
Seattle, Wa

Glad you got it working