Is there a way to possibly run ActiveSky X on a computer without FSX installed on it? I have a laptop and it would be nice to get to know the product a lot better if I had it installed on there for a bit. Thanks for any help!

Hi,It will run, but you will get error messages. But all the screens will work and you can take a look around the whole program!Edit: How is that for fast!Thanks,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

That is good news...and it sure was fast! :) How do you run the program the first time like this? I keep getting asked for the location of FSX. If I hit cancel, I just go back to the desktop. Thanks again!

Hi,Pick any folder and see what happens. It is not looking to install anything there. Maybe installation will not take place.Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

Well..I picked a random folder and the installation and startup completed as you said it would. But, once I got into the program the tabs did not function exactly as they should (Report, Maps, etc.) and the processor usage shot up to 100% and made my computer unusable. I assume it is not happy about not having the necessary FSX data files there and that is causing the issue.

Hi,Try installing .NET2.0 from Microsoft.Thanks,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

Hmm...I already have .NET 2.0 installed. Any other thoughts?

Hi,I may have been wrong and it cannot be done.You can put FSX on this machine, but never activate it.Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

That is ok...I will just mess with it on my gaming computer. I just thought it would be cool to have it on my laptop as well, but it is not that important.Thanks for the help though! Great product! :)