Berend

Hi Phil, Use mklink https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/ Regards Berend

Try SpadNext

I think your problem is a enhanced power manangement problem. Try the following link : http://uraster.com/en-us/products/usbenhancedpowermanagerdisabler.aspx Download the zip file, This cured my problem with the Saitek modules. Regards Berend

Mark, I saw this interesting peace of text from years ago: Maybe you are lucky to to solve your completing setup problem Well, i reinstalled FSX once more, but after getting all Microsoft's updates and fixes etcetera (i had a hard time finding back this page with newly installed Explorer 7, somehow i lost all my old bookmarks). After installing FSX i found out that nothing had changed. Still "completing setup" every time i started FSX. Then i found a posting by someone about incompatible hardware. So i tried unplugged my joystich (it's a SpeedLink BlackHawk, el cheapo but it serves me fine with lots of convenient buttons, thrust handle and a twistaxis for rudder). After uncoupling the USB plug i restarted FSX and voila no more "completing setup". Somehow the joystick prevented FSX from finishing its setup. After plugging the joystick back in, FSX continued to work OK. No more "generating scenery indexes". Regsrds Berend