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Sep 5^th, 2007 at 3:30pm

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Hey there everyone,

I just got FSX, installed it on my system (running Vista), and when I go to run FSX, I get this error message:

"The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect..." The rest of the message just says to see the event log.

So, my question to anyone able to answer is: What the heck can I do about this? I've searched all over and found no real leads or solutions, so does anyone have a thought? I tried Microsoft support but I need some code to give them so I don't have to pay $35...problem is I need to open the game to get the code Wink

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In any case, anyone have any thoughts? I've repaired the installed, installed fresh, etc, with no luck.

Thanks in advance.

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Reply #1 - Sep 6^th, 2007 at 5:41am

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The only stuff I found was to reinstall FSX. If its a legal installation of FSX I cannot see them charging to fix the issue.

Try this too, no promises, I only found it.....

1) Install the vcredist_x86.exe http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32bc1bee-a3f9-4c13-9c99...

2) Install msxmli.msi http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3144b72b-b4f2-46da-b4b6...

Reider

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Reply #2 - Sep 6^th, 2007 at 9:28am

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Thanks for that second link, I hadn't dug that up yet. And yeah, I know I shouldn't have to pay, but the only way that I can see to verify that my copy is legal is by providing that number...that I can't access.

Also, after trying four reinstalls without luck, I've noticed that the installation doesn't seem to be properly completing. While I do get to a window that says the installation is finished, I've noticed that no icon is put on my desktop, which I told the install to do, and that no folder is added to my programs menu. Might this be an indication as to the real problem?

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Reply #3 - Sep 6^th, 2007 at 10:24am

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Iv got vista and iv not had any problems like this tho how are you installing it??

I did it by going to the disk rather then using the auto run. As I Ran the installer as Admin.

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Reply #4 - Sep 6^th, 2007 at 12:19pm

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I've been installing it through the auto run. Might as well give it a shot running straight off the disk. Can't hurt to try Wink

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Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2007 at 11:01pm

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Since my last post I've tried just about everything there is to try, all without luck. Tried installing on a different partition, tried updating pretty much everything I can, run the installer straight from the disk. Still the same error, time and time again.

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