FSX-MS How to activate FSX in Windows 10

[Scott Miller 12]

Actually, I'm having trouble activating FSX Acceleration in Windows 10.  After fiddling around with activate.exe for about 20 minutes the activation window finally popped up and I was able to enter my product key for FSX.  I then installed FSX Acceleration expecting but so far have been unable to get activate.exe to run so I can enter it's product key.  Running it in Windows XP compatibility mode and as administrator has so far been unsuccessful as it apparently was with FSX itself (actually, I'm not quite sure how I managed to get activate.exe to run so I could activate FSX!).  Reinstalling/repairing FSX might have been what finally caused activiate.exe to finally run but doing the same with FSX Acceleration so far has not worked.

I found some info on line about editing the registry that might get activate.exe to run but I'm extremely leery about mucking around with the registry.  I would very much like to know if there is a way to get activate.exe to run under Windows 10 so I can avoid mucking around with the registry.

All this difficulty I'm having activating FSX and FSX Acceleration in Windows 10 is strange as I don't recall having any problems activating either under Windows 7 (which I despised so much so I went back to Windows XP).

Any help getting FSX Acceleration activated under Windows 10 would very much be appreciated! 

[Reader 2,021]

The only way to do this is indeed to "muck around with the registry". Here is a detailed explanation.

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?318953-How-To-Activate-FSX-and-Accelerator-After-A-Fresh-Install-On-Windows-10&p=2093062#post2093062

 

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by Reader

[charliearon 3,024]

The only "other" way is to toss the discs and buy FSX-SE (Steam Edition).

[Scott Miller 12]

Hi, Reader

Yes, these were the same exact same instructions I found in the Microsoft Community forum by Dale Rodrigues.  Sigh, I was hoping to avoid this!  How does one  backup the registry (just in case as the instructions advise doing)?  I haven't had a reason to edit the registry since WinXP came out (or even earlier)!

[Reader 2,021]

I would advise creating a Restore Point before you start. Here are two images to refresh your memory.

 

 

[Scott Miller 12]

Success!  I created a restore point and exported the registry.  Actually, it was a lot easier than I was afraid it would be.  All it took was changing "partmgr" to PartMgr!

[Reader 2,021]

You're welcome.

Edited April 30, 2021 by Reader