I have a copy of FS2004, which was working normally until yesterday. On running the program yesterday evening an error message appeared stating that the installed version of DirectX was incompatible with FS2004, and to install the correct version either by downloading it or running the FS setup again.I downloaded and installed the latest version of DirectX, but running FS again produced the same error message. I then tried uninstalling FS completely, and setting it up again, but this had no effect either.Any solutions/suggestions ??

Hello,I suppose you wrecked all by allowing a (blind) autoupdate of your OS or a third party software or maybe a antivirus.Return the day before this update and normally all will run like in the good old time ... :( If you allow autoupdates .. best is to disable this functionYOU must be the master of your PC ... not Microsoft or other softwares brands :( Also:http://forum.avsim.net/topic/320615-fs2004-problem-with-directx/Regards.Gus

The OS wasn't updated at all (unless Microsoft did it without telling me) and no software of ANY kind was installed after FS2004 was operating properly but before this problem appearedThanks for adding the link to the other forum topic.I checked this out - the problem didn't directly relate to this one, and in any case the problem on that topic had been solvedI don't know why my system keeps insisting that the version of DirectX is incompatible. As part of the setup procedure for FS2004, the correct version is installed, but doing this didn't solve the problem.

Hello,I suppose you wrecked all by allowing a (blind) autoupdate of your OS or a third party software or maybe a antivirus.Return the day before this update and normally all will run like in the good old time ... :( If you allow autoupdates .. best is to disable this functionYOU must be the master of your PC ... not Microsoft or other softwares brands :( Also:http://forum.avsim.n...m-with-directx/Regards.Gus

Hello,

Thanks for adding the link to the other forum topic.I checked this out - the problem didn't directly relate to this one, and in any case the problem on that topic had been solved

Are you sure ...Check also this one: (it's about the same antivirus update!)http://forum.avsim.net/topic/321172-fs9-wont-boot-start-anymore/page__p__1892682#entry1892682Regards.Gus.

It worked !! - Sorry, I forgot about the automatic virus ID updates to AviraI've uninstalled Avira (only difference I made was not re-installing it (I have another AV program to replace it) and that solved the problemThanks for that Gus, the problem must lie with one of the files downloaded by Avira - in any case FS is loading properly now :(