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Flight Simulator 2004

aardvaak
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I have just loaded Flight Simulator 2004 onto my HP laptop running Win 10 and the program isn't loading.

Can anyone please advise why and how I can fix it?

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Version is to old for Win 10 .
    Try compatible mod .
    Usually more info on the Flight Sim forums .
  • aardvaak
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    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    Version is to old for Win 10 .
    Try compatible mod .
    Usually more info on the Flight Sim forums .

    How can I run it now then?

    As far as I know there are no later versions
  • Gravedigger
    Gravedigger Posts: 159 Forumite
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    Will it not run in compatibility mode?

    Have a look at link.

    http://calclassic.proboards.com/thread/7470/fs2004-start-read
  • fleshandbone
    fleshandbone Posts: 570 Forumite
    It wasn't made for Windows 10, try aero fly 2 instead.
  • Shimrod
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    How can I run it now then?

    As far as I know there are no later versions

    The last version was Flight Sim X released in 2006. You can get this from Steam amongst other places, although unless you are desperate to play, I would wait for it to be in a sale. I have seen it reduced by 75%. Advantage of the steam download is you have a limited amount of time after purchase to get a refund, so it will let you check if it works on your laptop

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/314160/
  • Jivesinger
    Jivesinger Posts: 1,221 Forumite
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    I have Flight Sim X and have struggled to get it going with Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

    I've tried Compatibility Mode and I can get it to run and play, but occasionally crashes, especially if I select options with lots of scenery detail etc.

    I admit I've not looked into it properly though so maybe there's a workaround which I've not found.
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