I purchased a copy of a never activated FSX Gold Edition and I am getting the following error .  I was wondering if the FSX Disk#2 is bad and need to ask for a refund.  It is basically an error 1305 reading 035b2wi7.bmp.  I have tried the install turning off the antivirus and installing as well, etc.

 

The vendor gave me this link:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/258496

 

It says in the article to contact Microsoft for a replacement.  Since FSX has been discontinued, I feel I should just ask for a refund.

 

Has anybody had the same error?  I have tried it on different machines, I even converted it to an ISO and burned a new DVD from it and I still get the same error.  It gets about 80% or more through the file copy during the istall and then opens an error dialog with the 1305 error.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/flight-simulator-x-error-1305/1155e92c-4ce8-4cf4-b7a7-66535cbf3

 

Your disc may be scratched or smudgy finger prints.

Thanks for the response..

 

I have cleaned it and I still get the same result.

 

Any others have any ideas?

 

Thanks!

The discs are not copy protected. You may also want to try copying the disc, as opposed to the ISO creation, and try the copy. Or, another approach, create ISOs on the HDD (all three discs) and try the install using a virtual DVD drive (you can get a free virtual drive here:  http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html  .)

 

Doug

Where did you buy the boxed copy from?