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FSX will not install, repair or remove
After upgrading to 10, I started having problems with Microsoft Flight Simulator, with it periodically failing. Having a number of scenery addons installed, through the control panel I uninstalled all that I could find listed there. After that I found that the program folder still contained a number of files, which I then deleted.
Now, trying to re-install it, the first option I get is to repair or remove. If I select repair, it advises that it has to be installed in order to repair. If I select remove, I get the error 0x80040702 - Unable to open gameuxinstallhelper.dll. I downloaded this file and copied it to Windows/System 32 and Windows/SysWow64. Now selecting uninstall, I get the error 1605 - Only valid for programs that are installed.
So obviously, on one hand, it will not just start the installation process as it is finding something that is re-directing it to the repair/remove message. On the other hand, both the repair and remove options are not finding whatever it needs to tell it that files or settings still exist to tell it something still exists that is stopping the install process.
Can someone tell me what the install is looking at, that it will not start the installation, but instead giving me the repair/remove option that I can delete so it will install?