I've posted here because I'm at a loss as to which forum to use for this, and I noticed that a moderator had moved a topic related to FS9 and Vista to here.If this problem has been discussed elsewhere, please point me in the right direction - I've reviewed every reference to the main words that Google returns, and although I'm pretty sure (by a number of oblique references) that this must be occurring to others, I haven't managed to find it anywhere.The problem is with the default flight, or rather, the creation of any saved flight from the Free Flight menu. The option is right there, and I can change plane, time, weather and location, and press the Save button, but nothing appears rto happen! If you don't give the flight a name, it will tell you that if you don't give it a name, it won't be saved.I don't think that it is to do with privileges, because I've made sure than all the FS directories' security have been changed (folders, sub-folders and files) so that all users have all access rights in there.FSX isn't on my C: drive - I initially installed it on my D: drive, and it appears that FSX can find everything else OK - if I change any of the settings, they remain when I come back into FSX.I have the latest FSUIPC 4 installed, but not many other add ons, apart from some planes (I'm using a default plane in the file I'm trying to save) ADE files, and a lot of AI.

Try disadling UAC all together and see if that corrects the problem. If it does, you still have permissions problems somewhere.

Nice thought, but I have a daily "You have turned off UAC" - type message, already.I've also set full permissions at most levels, but I'm having another look, to see if there was any level that I missed.Thanks.

Try this Set up your flight in FREE FLIGHTClick SAVEThe SAVE FLIGHT box asks for a title. give it any title.You can make this the default flight by clicking the box lower down or..Click OKYou are now back at the FREE FLIGHT screenclick LOADselect the name you just gave your flight. You have another chance to made this the default flight.Click FLY NOWI think this is the long way to do this, but you've already done most of it. I do not think permissions have anything to do with it either. good luck. I also have UAC turned off just as you do.Bob

Hi Bob,That's the way I would normally do it, but it doesn't work for me.I click save, then go back again to load it, and it isn't there.A new problem / wrinkle has occurred.FSUIPC was previously loaded, but I hadn't realised that it wasn't working. I've cleared that up (in my firewall), and now FSUIPC is saving the flight, but at the same time, all of the original lessons, etc., have disappeared from the menu of saved flights!These things were sent to try one's patience - that's for sure!

OK, I'm an old guy and have to go slow. As far as I know, FSUIPC has nothing to do with saving flights unless you are using some addon that needs it. At any rate, FSX needs FSUIPC4. I only used it in FS9 so that I could have radar in the US VIPER...very cool. I have it for FSX but have not set it up yet as it works through Simconnect. At the moment I am only using Traffic tool box (so I can write my own flight plans) and Object Placement Tool(to make my own scenery)using Simconnect. As you know, while you are in a flight, click ALT and there will be a TOOL entry in your Menu. click Tools and your FSUIPC should be listed. If not then it is still not working. Sorry if you already know all this. I'm just trying to think through everything. Also, lessons are in Missions, unless you are talking about somting else. And you must have SDK SP 2 since you have Acceleration. I do not have ACCEL but I have SP2 and had to get SDK SP2 to make tools work. Some one else with ACCEL might know more about that. I have used ADE without trouble so I can't imagine it could kill saved flights. I'm hoping some one will jump in here and say "Yeah just hit this key or that" and solve you problem. If not there is a repair function that puts the sim back to RTM. Good luck.Bob

Could this be a problem with "ownership" of your "D:" drive?Right click on the D: icon; choose Properties>Security>Advanced>Owner - and make sure that you (not, eg, "System") are the "Current owner". Do the same with your FSX directory.Obviously, while you're on the Security tab, check that you have full permissions.Tim

Thanks, Bob,As one old codger to another, I feel the same way about slow but sure.OK, point by point:FSUIPC is showing up in FSX as an Add On, as it should, and I can select it just fine. As for it having a role in saving flights, from the FSUIPC user manual:"AutoSave and GPSout Both of these functions are now extras built solidly into FSUIPC4."Lessons and missions - no, I'm talking of the set of saved stuff that is there by default in the Saved Flights whatever it is. As it isn't there now, and my memory isn't as good as it should be (once was), I can't for the life of me remember the names, except that one of them I think was to do with Oshkosh.Thanks again, and i also hope that someone will pop up and say "Yeah, just hit this key or that" some time soon!

John,The autosave feature of FSUIPC must be enabled within FSUIPC. By default it is disabled. If it is enabled it saves your flight at predefined intervals (in case you crash your plane, your system crashes, etc..) so that you may resume your flight from the last saved point.To be honest, I highly doubt FSUIPC has anything to do with your issues.

I made sure that the whole of the D: drive was under my full control (yes, it was), and this is the current view I have of my "Saved Flights".It looks as though FSUIPC is the only way I have to save flights in my setup. Not nice!

So do I, but currently it appears to be the only way I have to save flights, which is bizarre. And yes, the problem was there before i enabled FSUIPC4, so I don't think it is, either.Neither do I think it is a privileges issue, because FSUIPC4 can save a flight, and I don't see how it can have any permissions any different from the parent, FSX, directory. I don't stump easily, but this one does have me stumped.Attached are images of how I have Norton 360 set up for FSX, and how I have security on the drive set up.

John,Just for the heck of it, try running FSX as Administrator and see what you get for results.

sargeski has an interesting point about UAC. Before i turned UAC off, I could open the sim just by double clicking the desk top icon. Just like in XP. Also I could open it as Administrator, as I should. But the sims would be different. What I set up in one would not be in the other. Even though I have turned off UAC I still open everything as admin just out of habbit. Something to think about.Bob

It's been like this since I first identified the problem:

Any more ideas, guys - this really has got me stumped!