GSX disappears from addon menu **SOLVED**

[Basman]

Okay, I did the full uninstall and said yes to "Do you want to remove the Couatl scripting engine ?". reinstalled did get the permission request to to run, and still no menu in the addon tab. I have to be missing something.

[virtuali]

Okay, I did the full uninstall and said yes to "Do you want to remove the Couatl scripting engine ?". reinstalled did get the permission request to to run, and still no menu in the addon tab. I have to be missing something.

What do you mean with "No menu" ? Are you missing:

- The GSX entries of the "Couatl powered products" menu ?

OR

- The "Couatl powered products" menu ?

OR

- The "Couatl powered products" menu AND the "Addon Manager" menu ?

OR

- The whole "Addons" menu ?

[Basman]

When I start a flight with any aircraft in FSX SE and I click on the addon tab, only the fsuipc and the addon manager are in the tab, no Coualt menu

[virtuali]

When I start a flight with any aircraft in FSX SE and I click on the addon tab, only the fsuipc and the addon manager are in the tab, no Coualt menu

Check it's not the antivirus interfering:

- DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL with the antivirus entirely OFF

- Uninstall GSX. Reply YES when asked if you want to remove the Addon Manager and the Couatl Engine. Reply YES to both questions.

- TURN OFF your antivirus. Don't just exit from its interface, but turn off the real time protection. Actual wording changes between products, however, it's the option to scan every file that gets open in real time, without user intervention.

- Reinstall GSX with the Antivirus TURNED OFF. Don't launch FSX yet.

- Configure the antivirus to exclude the following files from scanning:

YourFSXFolder\bglmanx.dll
YourFSXFolder\fsdreamteam\Couatl\couatl.exe

YourFSXFolder it's usually C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X, if you installed it in the default folder.

- Now you can turn the antivirus back on, and launch FSX.

- Check you are seeing BOTH the "Addon Manager" menu AND the "Couatl powered products" menu under the "Addons" menu

[Basman]

I don't have any virus protection at this time, i have yet to install one.

[virtuali]

I don't have any virus protection at this time, i have yet to install one.

open the Notepad and type the following on a new blank file:

logFile=couatl.log

(please note logFile is written beginning with a lower case l and a capital F )

Save the file as couatl.ini in the %APPDATA%\Virtuali folder, run FSX and then exit after it finished loading. Check your %APPDATA%\Virtuali folder and if there's a Couatl.LOG file there, post its content.

[Basman]

I don't have an %APPDATA%\Virtuali folder

[virtuali]

I don't have an %APPDATA%\Virtuali folder

It's not possible you don't have one, because it's created automatically by the GSX installer, with the default preferences so, regardless if the Couatl menu runs or not, if you installed GSX, you must have it.

[Basman]

Python 2.7.6 Stackless 3.1b3 060516 (default, Feb 19 2015, 15:56:51) [MSC v.1800 32 bit (Intel)] wxPython 3.0.2.0
couatl v3.0 (build 3046)
log started on Sun Apr 26 15:37:30 2015

connecting to SimConnect...
connected to SimConnect
connected to bglmanx
Running in mode: FSX (bglmanx setting)
Loading addons
requesting AddOn list to bglmanx
bglmanx list contains 23 AddOn(s)
Loading addon ENBR
Addon ENBR not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon OHareX
Addon OHareX not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KDFW
Addon KDFW not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon LSGG
Addon LSGG not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon f18ag
Addon f18ag not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon GSX
Addon GSX not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon HAWAII1
Addon HAWAII1 not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon HAWAII2
Addon HAWAII2 not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon PHNL
Addon PHNL not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon JFK
Addon JFK not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon JFK2
Addon JFK2 not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KFLL
Addon KFLL not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KIAH
Addon KIAH not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KLAS
Addon KLAS not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KLAX
Addon KLAX not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon ParkMe
Addon ParkMe not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon CYVR
Addon CYVR not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon XPOI
Addon XPOI not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon ZurichX
Addon ZurichX not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KSFO
Addon KSFO not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KPHX
Addon KPHX not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KIAD
Addon KIAD not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Loading addon KDEN
Addon KDEN not installed or missing one or more files, skipping
Starting system monitors
disconnected from SimConnect.

logFile="C:\Users\Brian\AppData\Roaming\Virtuali\Couatl.log"

[virtuali]

Your log file seems to indicate you haven't installed GSX or any other FSDT product, but just the Stand-Alone Addon Manager so, it's entirely normal you won't see the Couatl menu, if there's no software requesting it.

When you Uninstalled everything, and replied YES to the question "Do you want to remove the Couatl script engine ?", you should have reinstalled everything (you got a warning about it too), using their full installers, not just the Stand-Alone Addon Manager. The Stand-Alone Addon Manager Public Beta should be the last step, if you want to use the Beta, but only after reinstalling everything.

[Basman]

Python 2.7.6 Stackless 3.1b3 060516 (default, Feb 19 2015, 15:56:51) [MSC v.1800 32 bit (Intel)] wxPython 3.0.2.0
couatl v3.0 (build 3046)
log started on Sun Apr 26 16:02:58 2015

connecting to SimConnect...
connected to SimConnect
bglmanx non ready yet, waiting.
error connecting to bglmanx (5): Access is denied
disconnected from SimConnect.

[virtuali]

error connecting to bglmanx (5): Access is denied
disconnected from SimConnect.

Now it seems you tried to reinstall with FSX still running, or you just were too quick to launch the installer without giving enough time for FSX to close all files.

A Windows restart, following by installing GSX should fix this.

[Basman]

Sir you are a gentlemen and a scholar, thank you soooo much!!!! It's WORKING!!!! Please know that you have a loyal customer and have proven you care about your community, again, THANK YOU!!