[chas1963]

Vista protects the "program files" folder, if you install IL2 in the default route you can have problems.
My solution was copy the IL2 folder in another folder called Games, out of "Program files" and all my problems vanished.

Thanks I did this...

I think this has something to do with admin rights - I had a similar problem when editing the config file for hyperlobby and had to log in as a 'super administrator' to make changes so they wouldn't revert to standard.

this link: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows- ... ows-vista/

should have everything you need to sort that out. There may be other ways to fix this, but this worked for me.

Mmm...looks like I got sum reading to do...thanks, I'll give it a try.