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Old 08-05-2007   #1 (permalink)
G-Man


 
 

Flight Sim X

I purchased this back last fall when released. It crashed constantly. I
put it on the shelf until today.

I loaded it on my Notebook with Vista Ult. I then added the latest SP from
Microsoft. The program disappeared form the Start menu. The only way to
start it is to browse to the program folder and create a shortcut. Anyone
else have this problem?

I'm tempted to uninstall and reinstall, but not sure if I can activate it
again.

G-Man


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Old 08-05-2007   #2 (permalink)
Paul Smith


 
 

Re: Flight Sim X

"G-Man" <g_foreman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OaPEJd61HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I purchased this back last fall when released. It crashed constantly. I
>put it on the shelf until today.
>
> I loaded it on my Notebook with Vista Ult. I then added the latest SP
> from Microsoft. The program disappeared form the Start menu. The only
> way to start it is to browse to the program folder and create a shortcut.
> Anyone else have this problem?
>
> I'm tempted to uninstall and reinstall, but not sure if I can activate it
> again.


It isn't listed under the Start Menu, this is "by design", a number of
different games from different manufacturers have been doing this lately and
are only listed under the Games Explorer. Highly annoying. But you can
create a shortcut from there and place it in the Start Menu.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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Old 08-05-2007   #3 (permalink)
Slap


 
 

Re: Flight Sim X


"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:%23%23$O0D71HHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "G-Man" <g_foreman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OaPEJd61HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I purchased this back last fall when released. It crashed constantly. I
>>put it on the shelf until today.
>>
>> I'm tempted to uninstall and reinstall, but not sure if I can activate it
>> again.

>


You can activate it again and again and again.. If you bought it and don't
mind making a free call you can activate hundreds of times. Activation is
not a problem for a legit owner of the program. End of story.


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Old 08-05-2007   #4 (permalink)
G-Man


 
 

Re: Flight Sim X

Thanks Paul. Yes, while the other MS games are in the start menu, FS is
under the Games Explorer. Very strange feature.

G-Man


"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:%23%23$O0D71HHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "G-Man" <g_foreman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OaPEJd61HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I purchased this back last fall when released. It crashed constantly. I
>>put it on the shelf until today.
>>
>> I loaded it on my Notebook with Vista Ult. I then added the latest SP
>> from Microsoft. The program disappeared form the Start menu. The only
>> way to start it is to browse to the program folder and create a shortcut.
>> Anyone else have this problem?
>>
>> I'm tempted to uninstall and reinstall, but not sure if I can activate it
>> again.

>
> It isn't listed under the Start Menu, this is "by design", a number of
> different games from different manufacturers have been doing this lately
> and are only listed under the Games Explorer. Highly annoying. But you
> can create a shortcut from there and place it in the Start Menu.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>


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