FSX Accelaration - Activation Problem

Question

Hi, I just installed Flight Simulator X Accelaration but whenever I start it I get this message,

"We're sorry, an unexpected error occured which is preventing product activation from being completed.

ERROR CODE: 1-80004005"

It works fine, but after 30 minutes it makes me get out of it then restart. Multiplayer also doesn't work.

I looked in the support area on the microsoft website and it says I should get an activation message after the 30 minutes, but nothing happens.

PLease help

Answer 1

Hello ThomasL.

Have you ever had the activation prompt open up, like on first run?  Or has it just never worked at all?  If it hasn't try the following:

Press Start -> type regedit into Start Search and press enter.  Elevate when prompted.

Make your way to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\CLASS{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Find Upperfilters listed under it, and check its value, if its 0 change it to PartMgr and click OK out.

If that worked you should get the activation prompt the next time you run FSX.

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Paul Smith - MVP for Windows Desktop Experience... I've crawled off NNTP - for now. Posting from Aldershot, UK. On the internet atwindowsresource.net and dasmirnov.net. Please post back letting us know what works and what doesn't. :-)

Answer 2

September 18, 2016! yea buddy! Still using FSX and this worked for me on Windows 10 Pro build 1706. Upper filter did not have a zero rather it had "partmgr" all lower case. I changed it to "PartMgr" like the genius Paul Smith said to to and the next time I ran FSX it asked for activation and I entered my key. Working great. I was never prompted to enter a key after running the Acceleration DVD. In addition, Windows 10 does not allow FSX to create a desktop icon or an entry in the start menu, easily fixable though.

Answer 3

I too had PartMgr in lower case causing activation error on acceleration, after quick change and restart, activation key accepted and works.

Thanks to all after reading the posts.

Answer 4

Thanks so mach also , due the same problem  its working fine now

Answer 5

Hello ThomasL.

Have you ever had the activation prompt open up, like on first run?  Or has it just never worked at all?  If it hasn't try the following:

Press Start -> type regedit into Start Search and press enter.  Elevate when prompted.

Make your way to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\CLASS{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Find Upperfilters listed under it, and check its value, if its 0 change it to PartMgr and click OK out.

If that worked you should get the activation prompt the next time you run FSX.

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Paul Smith - MVP for Windows Desktop Experience... I've crawled off NNTP - for now. Posting from Aldershot, UK. On the internet atwindowsresource.net anddasmirnov.net. Please post back letting us know what works and what doesn't. :-)

Thanks so much, I would never have figured this out.