fs does not startup

Guest · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 3:45 pm Post subject:

yea, ive tried just about every combination of resolution, color rate, and refreshrate possible. still no luck

Wonderwally · Guest

Same here, i really don't think it's that, and i'm glad somebody else has tried it.

Just about to start the install, wish me luck *crosses fingers, and legs, and every other part of his body that can be crossed*

Wonderwally · Guest

Uninstall and reinstall doesnt work

Time to trawl the micorosft message boards

Wonderwally · Guest

SORTED

A combination of Micorosft Website and the post that Flyaway pointed out (cheers)

I had moved my My Documents to another drive, move it back, and the thing works. Chnage back to where i want it, and it doesn't. I think an E-Mail will be finding it's way to Microsoft. Guest, hope this fixes it for you

Flyaway · Site Admin Joined: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 955 Location: UK

Great - the post I actually referred to (and a problem I had myself) was based on Windows XP Pro. Still a slightly stupid fix to the problem, and somwhat frustrating - but at least you are able to sim away now! Smile

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Wonderwally · Guest

OK, change your My Documents to the default (you dont have to copy your files or anything, you will be changing it back)

Launch the game

Come out and copy the Flight Simulator Files directory was created to where you want your My Documents to actually be, then change My Documents back to that folder. Hey presto, it works.

Merry Christmas

Flyaway · Site Admin Joined: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 955 Location: UK

Great fix now fully understood - I'm still using the logon method every time I load! Thanks for the info Smile

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Guest · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject:

when u say change your 'my documents' to the default, do u mean changing the target to c:\my documents, cuz right now, my target says C:\Documents and Settings\<myaccount>\My Documents. i kinda get what u mean, but could u explain it in more detail. -thanks

Guest · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 7:12 pm Post subject:

well i dont get this at all, i just installed it on my old compaq running windows98 and it loaded up right away.....too bad its not playable on it. And this whole admin account restriction is pissing me off, i dont know how to go into and change the security options, if i knew how to chnage em i think it'll actually work. also i dont know how i would set 'my documents' to the default, its already at its dfault.

wonderwally · Trainee Joined: Dec 25, 2003 Posts: 2

Sorry, i should have asked the question. Yes you are already set as the default

I can't actually see whats wrong now. All i can say is that when I installed FS2004 on my XP machine, it couldn't create the folder necassary in My documents. When i changed the location to the default location (which yours already is) it worked. By changing the directory to my preferred location and copying the folder created by FS2004 to there, it still works. I having been playing fine, and have used imported aircraft, so it is definately working.

Try creating a Directory in My Documents called (without quotations) 'Flight Simulator Files' When the program starts it might create the necassary files there.

Let me know how this goes

Guest · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 1:53 am Post subject:

i made a flight simulator files folder in my documents, and still didnt load up. i even tried putting in some saved flights from the installation on my compaq, still didnt work. i dont know what else i could do, i tried reinstalling like 5 times already. Do u know how i could turn off the "account restrictions" that i'm getting tryin to login to the administrator account. cuz if i get that workin, i could try the (run as) solution that flyaway suggested.

Flyaway · Site Admin Joined: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 955 Location: UK

Right click on FS2004 and click on Run As
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Guest · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:24 am Post subject:

i tried that and got this error

http://www.boomspeed.com/bigal28rr/error.jpg

Guest · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:14 pm Post subject:

hey guys, just wanted to say thanks for all your help, i finally got it working now. -thanks again

wonderwally · Trainee Joined: Dec 25, 2003 Posts: 2

what did you do?

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