tcreek

I installed the final release of Windows 8.1 over Windows 8.1 Preview and FSX and Flight were not included in the upgrade. I had to reinstall both. I don't know if you would have the same outcome if you installed Windows 8.1 over Windows 7 or Windows 8. And unbelieveably, Microsoft Office was not included in the upgrade to 8.1 from 8.1 Preview. I had to reinstall Office.

Microsoft calls it a Preview but technically it is a beta. It is due for release to the manufactures next month. One would think that their first concern for this upgrade would be that it would be compatible with their own software. Miscrosoft Flight and FSX worked fine for me on Windows 8. The problem has been reported by several users. If I come across a fix, I will post back.

I downloaded the window 8.1 preview yesterday and all programs and settings work fine except Microsoft Flight and Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Neither will load. I get this message at the beginning screen. "Application has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows … will notify … if a solution is found." The drivers for my Radeon HD 7570 video card are up to date. Others are having this problem as reported in the Windows 8.1 forum. Has anyone tried the Windows 8.1 preview?