DakotaBob

Well, I did finally get signed up etc, but I can't figure how to get a product key. Also, when I open the program (Flight) the GFWL box comes up every time I push any key to play. It won't let me proceed any farther.

Hello again, Well, I have spent hours and hours and hours chasing down problems and trying to make sure my system will be right to accept MS Flight. I have done all kinds of system checks on files etc.(sfc /scannow) , ran Malwarebytes (199 PUPs found), deleted MS Flight, Flight Toolkit, deleted numerous old or duplicate files and so on - did this so I could be sure there were no corrupted files etc. I couldn't get my system (Windows 10) to delete MS Flight, Flight Toolkit or FSX Demo from Steam. I got IOBIT and it said it had deleted them, but when I looked up their files locations - the files were still there. When I tried deleting the Toolkit before the box came up to repair or delete and it ran for a while and then said it couldn't do it and displayed a log file location and an error code - 0x80070643. I manually deleted all the files for Flight and Toolkit. I have been reading Tech boards and been to Microsoft sites about Windows 10 and there is an unfixed, as of yet, problem within this OS that affects NET framework and Microsoft Installer as I had messages and code that indicated this was occurring. It happened installing Toolkit but eventually it worked - but I don't know why. I haven't been able to find out what the problem is but my system scans and registry checks all come back good. Having researched this at Microsoft, questions from users, now, link to a place that essentially is circular and it seems from memory that an earlier remedy was taken down. I guess my problem now is that I want to do it all correctly and start with the GFWL step, then install Flight, followed by the Toolkit. Before when I opened the ADDON Manager it showed I had the basic package, but in the lower box nothing was there because I guess without the GFWL there isn't an address or gateway for Toolkit to use. The newest problem is that GFWL won't accept me signing up - I had not done this previously. After I enter my email, it tells me I have to have cookies turned on - I have checked again and again and they are all permitted. I get error code 80048823 which has to do with windows phone. I am working from my PC - no phone involved? I have tried 'Live' and 'Forgot Password' and 'sign in' and nothing happens. I don't know what to do at this point. I try to do as much of this on my own. I don't want to ask stupid or lazy questions. I try everything I can think of before I come here and ask. Your time means a lot to you and me. Maybe I am locked out - too bad tough luck. I sure hope not.

Thanks Stonelance. As I mentioned I am quite inexperienced so any helpful info. you or any of the others could offer on how to acquire that Hawaii and Alaska content would be very much appreciated. I can go to the toolkit and click on the.exe files and get the boxes to show, but have not the slightest clue of how to work with any of this.

Hi All, I joined a while ago and come most days, but usually don't sign in. I'm very interested in MS Flight. I downloaded the basic game a few years ago and then had to leave town for a time and deal with an aging relative with memory problems. By the time I returned, the DLC's were no longer being sold - one of my big regrets. I sure wish it was still available. Even though the servers have been turned off, I would love to have the rest of Hawaii and Alaska. I enjoy the ICON plane, but it would be nice to try some others. Even with the aerocaches not working, just the scenery would be nice so I could "go" some new places. I think what Stonelance and others are doing is a labor of love. I really appreciate the continuing interest in the game. It electrified me the first time I played because it looks so striking. The developers did a marvelous job. I am mid 60's, handicapped (COPD-sheetrock dust, insulation,etc.) and not real skilled with computer stuff. I can do all the usual stuff and even spent a few days trying to learn about MSI errors when I installed the toolkit. I finally succeeded. But, many things go over my head. I am in awe of those of you who can program in something like this and just the basic program has given me a great deal of enjoyment - I can "go places" and "do things" vicariously. I have "run" to the telescopes twice. I think Microsoft didn't give the game enough of a chance. I think when developers think of gamers, they visualize a younger teenager or young adult, who is maybe a bit hyper or impatient and wants something different from the games they play. In my case, I have a moderate computer and it is choppy a little bit sometimes in Flight, but acceptable to me. I don't foresee a gaming computer in my future. I have tried Flightgear and the FSX Demo from Steam and my computer is just a tad too slow for them. I don't have any interest in becoming a pilot. I have some complicated things I do most days and so when afternoon comes, I just like something that lets me escape and not work at intensely - MS Flight has been good this way. I even deleted the first program I initially got free from Steam and redownloaded Flight from Softonic. I did this so the aerocaches and missions were open again. As I said, for me it is fun and relaxing and that's all I want. I would also add that, with the number of Baby Boomers retiring and many of us lost a significant amount of money in the housing crash of 2008, that our later years will be a bit more confined. Most older folks have computers and it might just be that the market for Flight is older folks, because the program is so much more user friendly than any other I have seen. Older folks won't likely have big fast machines, but usually what they have is just capable of running MS Flight. The possibility of having the whole world as scenery, could give a lot of older folks some hours of enjoyment that wouldn't be so expensive. I know nothing about games or marketing, but it might be a way to fill some hours versus playing solitaire - which many do. I understand from reading here that I must have FSX and use that, then the toolkit, to add scenery. I am unclear whether this will work for me without having gotten Hawaii and/or Alaska. I hope it will work. I am waiting till the Steam summer sale to see if they discount FSX. If not I will purchase it then for what it is priced at. As I mentioned, I am low skills when it comes to advanced computer things so any step by step or very explanatory stuff is a great big help. This is another thing that might help build popularity is to make it so easy to get into and set up. There are a number of things I still don't understand about how this stuff works. Simplify is always good. I hope, if nothing else, I will be able to add more scenery, but if not, I still really admire Stonelance and anyone else who continues to work on this game that I like so much. Thank-you very much for what you are doing. I hope it will be of benefit to someone at some point.