Phil

Yes. please let us know. It's important to document these issues for others
who may be having the same problems.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Philn" <Philn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FF8C701-FEEA-41CD-92F1-CB5E6D83905A@microsoft.com...
> Thank you all for your help. I will try this tonight and let you know how
> it
> goes.
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
>
>> Phil
>>
>> Did you turn UAC (User Account Control) off in Vista?
>>
>> The C:\Program Files is a restricted area in Vista. If there is a program
>> configuration file that the program updates, there should be a mirror
>> copy
>> of the file in the C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Progr am
>> Files folder. This is called Virtualization in Vista and this is tightly
>> integrated with the UAC mode.
>>
>> You can do one of 2 things that should resolve the problem.
>>
>> 1. Turn UAC on.
>>
>> 2. Point the FSX program to the copy of the FSX configuration file in the
>> C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Progr am Files folder and
>> perform the editing there.
>>
>> Let us know what you find.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Philn" <Philn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AF13D889-7A97-46BB-8C6E-2A00B5D86857@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok....I just got a new system with Vista. I have always been able to
>> > edit
>> > config files within Microsoft FLight Sim without any problem using
>> > notepad.
>> > Now i try to edit these files in FSX and I get this error message:
>> >
>> > "Cannot create the c:\Program files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight
>> > SImulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\Airbus_A321\Panel\Panel.cfg file."
>> > "Make
>> > sure that the path and file name are correct."
>> >
>> > This is very frustrating, because I have double checked and doubled
>> > checked
>> > that the path and file name are correct. Can anyone tell me why this
>> > is
>> > doing that or maybe direct me to where I can get help on this??
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance,
>> > Phil
>>