Post by Markoz on May 2nd, 2011 at 1:49am
Hi Canuk.
If you have FSX installed in the default location, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X (or C:\Program Files (x86)\etc.... for Vista/Win7 64bit) then it is best to run FSX as administrator because of the strict protection that those operating systems have on Program Files and Program Files (x86).
Using Windows Explorer (Start > Computer), go to your FSX installation and Right Mouse Click on the fsx(.exe) and select Properties from the menu that pops up. Select the Compatibility tab and place a tick (checkmark) in the box beside "Run this program as an administrator" then click OK. FSX will now run in administrative mode and you will be asked "if you want to allow this program to make changes on this computer" every time you start FSX, but in the end it will be worth it to have things working properly in FSX.
This screenshot shows how it looks in Windows 7
Mark
If you have FSX installed in the default location, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X (or C:\Program Files (x86)\etc.... for Vista/Win7 64bit) then it is best to run FSX as administrator because of the strict protection that those operating systems have on Program Files and Program Files (x86).
Using Windows Explorer (Start > Computer), go to your FSX installation and Right Mouse Click on the fsx(.exe) and select Properties from the menu that pops up. Select the Compatibility tab and place a tick (checkmark) in the box beside "Run this program as an administrator" then click OK. FSX will now run in administrative mode and you will be asked "if you want to allow this program to make changes on this computer" every time you start FSX, but in the end it will be worth it to have things working properly in FSX.
This screenshot shows how it looks in Windows 7
Mark