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Registration and Activation for New Installs
Before you begin these steps, locate your invoice number, shown on both your web invoice receipt, and on the confirmation email you should have received


From Web Invoice & Purchase Confirmation:
-or-


From E-Mail Invoice & Purchase Confirmation:
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
The procedure below will assign a serial number and license key to your installation of the software.  The serial number and license key are unique to this one computer, and the numbers will not work on any other computer or hard drive.  The numbers will no longer work if you reformat the drive, purchase a new drive, buy a new computer, or tamper with the license.  Anytime you intend to reformat your hard drive or change to a new computer,  you must perform a special de-registration process to remove the serial number from this computer before being issued a new code for a different computer.  If you have two computers, for example, a laptop and a desktop, we do allow two (2) installs per purchase.  But if you intend to permanently stop using a particular computer or drive, be sure to contact us BEFORE formatting so we can help you un-license the old computer or drive.
1. Register and Activate the G1000 Panel
In some cases, this step's registration and activation program will start automatically when the installation program is complete.  If it does not start automatically, you can launch it manually by clicking on the following items in the Windows "Start" menu:


    > All Programs
        > Mindstar Productions
            > Flight Simulator Add-Ons
                > Activate Flight Simulator Add-Ons

 

A) Select Manual Registration, then click Next:

 

B) Select "Step 1" of the registration process, shown below:

 

C) Fill out the information on the screen and press "Submit" to send your information:

 

D) Within 24 hours, check your email for a note which contains your activation codes.

NOTE: We will attempt to reply to you as quickly as possible with a serial number and license key number that will activate your G1000 panel for Microsoft Flight Simulator.  We attempt to respond to manual registrations as quickly as possible, usually within 15-20 minutes.  But please be advised that in some cases, a response may take up to 24 hours.

 

E) When you receive the email containing your serial number and license key, return to the registration and activation program.   If it's not already launched, you can find it in the Windows start menu in:


    > All Programs
        > Mindstar Productions
            > Flight Simulator Add-Ons
                > Activate Flight Simulator Add-Ons

 

F) Select "Step 2" then click "Next"

 

G) Enter your activation codes, and then click the "Activate" button:

 

 
 
2. Configuring your Avionics for Microsoft Flight Simulator

For G1000 customers, please refer to the following next steps: 
Configuring and Flying the G1000 Panel

If you were installing the KAP140 Autopilot, it doesn't come with a specific panel, so the activation program looks for any existing Mindstar panels, and replaces the default Microsoft Bendix-King autopilot with the Mindstar KAP140.  If you want to use the Mindstar KAP140 in other aircraft, please refer to the READ.ME file located in the installation folder, usually C: \ Program Files \ Mindstar \ Flight Simulator addons for further instructions.