"seeker"
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Dec 23, 2007, 1:46 PM
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That's because you need admin rights to write to program files in Vista.
So either make your user account a local admin; or right click the FSX icon
and say "run as administrator".
Seeker
"Richard Cole" <ispcrco@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:42:01 -0800, Kipp <Kipp@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This worked fine on my XP but it is not working properly on my new Vista.
>>I
>>can't create a flight any more. Is there a patch I can download to make it
>>compatible with Vista?
> I'm using FS 2002 under Vista Home Premium and not having a problem saving
> flights (I fly the Bell from Bournemouth Airport, 'cos that's near where I
> live) along with all of the photographic scenery for Wales and the south
> west and the central south of England. This all works fine. (I do get slow
> frame rates with lots of separate windows across two monitors, but that's
> just be being greedy)
>
> NOTE: I didn't install FS to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games as Vista
> seems to protect that area from changes by any program running from there
> (Similar problems with my Usenet / Email software). I installed in
> D:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002.
>
> You could try re-installing 2002 to your D: drive (if you have one) or to
> a
> different location on C: (Such as C:\FS2002\) and see if that lets you
> save
> your changes.
>
> HTH
>
> Richard
> Web pages: http://www.caravanningnow.co.uk/ for caravanning,
> http://www.rcole.org/ for my personal web site and
> http://www.homeindorset.co.uk because I love the email address.
> --
> And from outside came the sound of Nanny Ogg being poorly at the top
> of her voice. - 'Wyrd Sisters' by Terry Pratchett
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