This is my first POST so I would firstly like to say 'hello'. Right, onto the matter in hand which is an on-going problem I have had for a long TIME now and despite much searching and asking around I cannot get anywhere so hopefully you guys will come up with an answer or suggestion for me. First of all, I have a desktop PC Windows 7 and have got all the lastest UPDATES installed including Service Pack 1 and many of the .Net Frameworks and Microsoft Visual C++ Programmes installed. I have a clean install of Flight Simulator 2004 (9) installed and I have been trying to install a programme called Ground Environment Pro which I BOUGHT and downloaded from the company's website. Now, this is the second time I have tried this and I always come across the same problems.

When I try to run the programme the first message I get is [microsoft] [ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified. Then I have to press OK...

 Then when I get the option if I want to backup my files it won't let me then I just get a series of error boxes popping up saying things like 'Ground Environment Error- The connection cannot be used to perform this operation. It is either closed or invalid in this context'. This series of error message comes up whenever I click on most of the options and sometimes the error boxes do not go away and in order to by pass it I have start the task manager and close the application.

 Now, I have actually been on to the company's website via their forum and explained what's happening and although I have had many replies none have worked. Suggestions have been things like making sure UAC is turned off, run the programme as administrator, download all the lastest updates, turn off your anti-virus plus many more, all of which I have done but to no avail.

 I googled SIMILAR problems and if you go into START-SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL-ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS-DATA SOURCES (ODBC), then I wonder if there is anything in those settings which I need to change or delete. I don't want to start messings around with it and cause further problems but if anyone can help on this matter it would be most appreciated.

 Many thanks for any help you can offer.