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Microsoft Support sucks!

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You called Microsoft for support? Why? Money%20Eyes.gif My time is too precious to waste on a company that has more questions than answers.

MSFS

In case you haven't done this, be sure ALL antivirus is off, firewalls off, UAC disabled, and install as Admin. Otherwise, buy another copy, it's alot cheaper than PMS Support.

Jay

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I must admit that I've read his report as if no given method currently works. unsure.png[/Quote]You're right. Even phone activation doesn't work. I'll also get an error there.@Jim: I'll try your things out. Maybe it'll help.

Best regards, Steffen

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Fight time: NGX 737-700: 37,0h; -800: 47,2h

After reading the above, I reckon I must be special. The early (2006?) automatic method didn't work (twice), and I've called MS support three times for activation issues, each time speaking to a "person", then a Supervisor, then a tech - all without any problem. I've also used the automated system a number of times since, both for the Win7/64 - five times, and FSX - probably seven or eight times.


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You're right. Even phone activation doesn't work. I'll also get an error there.@Jim: I'll try your things out. Maybe it'll help.
HelloHow can you get an error talking to someone on the phone ?
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HelloHow can you get an error talking to someone on the phone ?
FSX tries to compile a number which will identificate my installation or something esle. However, I´ll crash before the phone numers are shown.
I found 428 possible solutions to fsx activation problems - http://support.micro...0&ast=31&res=10 . Perhaps one will help you Steffan. Good luck. Best regards,Jim
I´ve read in one of the answers that the attempt registering it in save mode worked for one. I´ll definitely try some of those tips out.

Best regards, Steffen

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Fight time: NGX 737-700: 37,0h; -800: 47,2h

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THANK YOU JIM and all other who helped me! FSX is registered again! One of the tips Jim pointed me to was to try to register in save mode. And voila it registered like a charm! Don´k know what was causing this, maybe an AV problem or the firewall. See you in the FSX skies above PNW! biggrin.png

Best regards, Steffen

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Fight time: NGX 737-700: 37,0h; -800: 47,2h

THANK YOU JIM and all other who helped me! FSX is registered again! One of the tips Jim pointed me to was to try to register in save mode. And voila it registered like a charm! Don´k know what was causing this, maybe an AV problem or the firewall. See you in the FSX skies above PNW! biggrin.png
Wow! Great! I'm happy you are up and running again Steffan. I should have followed my advice as I bought another copy of FSX several months ago as I had the same problem and didn't seek advice here in the forums. LOL.gif Fortunately the price of FSX has dropped considerably since 2006 so it didn't hurt me too bad. Best regards,Jim
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Haha, I knew you'd get better support here than MS...

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