Error When Installing SP1 for FSX

[Smiggles]

Hey there,
So I went ahead and tried to install Service Pack One for FSX.

1.I completely uninstalled FSX
2.Re-installed it
3.Then ran FSX once.
4.Went ahead and installed SP1

Then half way through installation I get this message:



So i proceed to click "retry" nothing works, then I decide to click the "ignore" button.
I get a similar message:

Just that this time its Config.....PTF1.tmp
I click ignore once more and another message comes up, Its exactly the same as the 2 above but its: Config.....PTF2.tmp this time.

After clicking "ignore" once more, A message comes up saying the service pack was successfully installed...
But when I try to run it an error message comes up:



I have no idea whats going on
Any "computer wizards" willing to shed some light on what I have done wrong and what I could do to resolve this problem?

Thanks for taking the time to read this,
Smiggles

[Timmo]

Have you just recently bought FSX? If it, for example, is one of the versions that come bundled with FSX: Acceleration, then its probable that you have, by default, already installed the service packs to SP2.

Otherwise, try uninstalling all addons, then doing a 'repair' then installing SP1

[Smiggles]

Ive got Net Framework 2.0 (SP2), 3.0 (SP2), and 3.5 SP1 installed, and also Visual C++ 2005 redistributable.

And I bought fsx about 2 years ago, so I don't think that I have acceleration on it.

Do you guys know what those Config....Msi files are?
Regards,
Smiggles

[toprob]

QUOTE (Smiggles @ Nov 12 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Do you guys know what those Config....Msi files are?
Regards,
Smiggles

No, but that would be a good starting point -- if you have tried to previously install SP1, then these temp files may already exist, and the installer recognises this. I wonder if it would help to delete that folder and start over.

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (Smiggles @ Nov 12 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Do you guys know what those Config....Msi files are?

Try a registry clean a good free program is CCleaner will clean up all temp files registry files and also has an uninstaller I have been using it for a couple of years now and find it very good for cleaning up all the junk on my computer and uninstalling unwanted programs.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

[Smiggles]

Thanks for the help guys, I'll try to follow your suggestions....see if it works.

Regards,
Smiggles