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Windows Vista\Windows 7: C:\Users\ (Your Windows Account Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSXįor FSX: Steam Edition in side-by-side mode: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\ (Your Windows Account Name)\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX

By default this is located at:įor FSX retail or FSX: Steam Edition in stand-alone mode:

Open Windows Explorer and find your FSX application data folder.

You don't want anything left over in this folder so that you start out completely clean for the reinstall.

Open Windows Explorer and find your FSX root folder.ģ2-bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator XĦ4-bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator Xģ2-bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\FSXĭelete this folder (just the FSX one, not the entire tree), answering yes to any dialogs that pop up warning you about it.

(this is not necessary for FSX: Steam Edition. Keep going through this step until no FSX entry shows up after you reload the control panel. Uninstall whatever is now in the list for FSX. This is because the previous step only uninstalls the Acceleration pack or Service Pack. It is likely you will now see FSX still present in the list.

Once it is done uninstalling, close the control panel and reopen it.

If you have a side-by-side install of both FSX retail and FSX: Steam Edition, make sure you only install the one that you're trying to reinstall! If you have FSX: Steam Edition, you can also uninstall it directly from your games library list within Steam. This may say Acceleration, Service Pack 2, Steam Edition, etc.

Find the entry for FSX and uninstall it.You may also want to check the Start Menu Programs list and see if you have any addons remaining there as well which may only uninstall through a link in the menu. You cannot just copy addon folders and then copy them back in later - this does not work for most due to things that need to happen during their installation to properly setup and validate them. If you have a side-by-side install of both FSX retail and FSX: Steam Edition, make sure you only uninstall the addons associated with the version of the sim you're trying to clean reinstall!ĭouble check the list and make sure you got all of them. You need to do this because many addons (like our own) feature validation protection or registry entries that will get reset when you uninstall, if you leave your addons there, they may fail to reinstall correctly later. Remove any addons you have installed for FSX, including aircraft, scenery, and utilities such as weather addons. Go to Add or Remove Programs under Windows XP or Programs and Features under Windows Vista through 10.