FSUIPC and WideFS Wont Accept Keys

[Aidi]

Howdie,

Having a few problems here. I have just installed Windows Vista, and subsequently installed FSX and SP1.

I have installed FSUIPC and WideFS, however when it asks for my details, i enter them.. it then tells me to restart FSX in order for the keys to work. On reloading FSX it still requests my key, so at this point i am unable to get into the fsuipc features etc.

Can you assist sorting this problem out.

Rgds

Aidi

[Pete Dowson]

Having a few problems here. I have just installed Windows Vista, and subsequently installed FSX and SP1.

I have installed FSUIPC and WideFS, however when it asks for my details, i enter them.. it then tells me to restart FSX in order for the keys to work. On reloading FSX it still requests my key, so at this point i am unable to get into the fsuipc features etc.

You need to run FSX in elevated Administrator mode. The need to "run as Administrator" is actually clearly documented in the User Guide. Please refer to the section on Registration which deals with this very point. (Or at least it does unless you are referring to a very out of date manual, in which case please go get and install the current version).

Pete

[Aidi]

Apologies, New to Vista, and was under the (wrong) impression that as an administrator it would be just that! Since read the manual and found out about "running as administrator"

Oh well, i am sure MS had their reasons for doing this.

All working now.

Thanks

Aidi

[Pete Dowson]

Apologies, New to Vista, and was under the (wrong) impression that as an administrator it would be just that!

Yes, annoying, isn't it? Apparently the "administrator" cannot actually administrate properly without gaining extra status through an assortment of extra measures. I think MS have gone a little too far in trying to protect the user against himself!

Regards

Pete