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Transfering to FSX Steam
virtuali:
--- Quote from: Cfoley on December 08, 2022, 05:15:32 pm ---I don't know what is wrong. For whatever reasons, my add-ons are not installing in FSX Steam.
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The most likely cause of this, is your registry messed up, because you first installed FSX:Steam when the original FSX was still installed ( or not properly uninstalled ), so FSX:Steam installed itself in "Side-by-side" mode, that is made to work together with the original FSX.
Then, you must have removed the original FSX, by without reinstalling FSX:Steam, so it still running in that mode, but there's no FSX anymore.
The correct procedure to switch from FSX to FSX:Steam, which unfortunately not many users follow is:
- Remove the original FSX first. Not manually, of course, by using the standard Uninstaller
- Install FSX:Steam that, since FSX is not found anymore at this time, will install itself in "Stand-alone" mode, that is using the same registry keys as the original FSX.
- RUN FSX:Steam at least once BEFORE installing ANY add-on. THIS is important, because is at this time that registry keys are set, if you start installing add-ons before you run it once, the registry keys are still missing, so every add-on installation will likely fail, or will install stuff in default folders made for the original FSX
Have a look at this thread, which explains how the registry keys should be on a properly installed FSX:Steam:
https://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,13998.msg105549.html#msg105549
Cfoley:
FSX is not installed on my new computer, only FSX Steam. As I mentioned before, FSX would not install on my new computer.
Cfoley
virtuali:
--- Quote from: Cfoley on December 09, 2022, 11:32:14 am ---FSX is not installed on my new computer, only FSX Steam. As I mentioned before, FSX would not install on my new computer.
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If you are sure the original FSX was *never* installed at any time, not even in a previous Windows installation you might have upgraded from, then FSX:Steam should be installed correctly.
However, fact both GSX and the QW757 are not working, seems to indicate a problem, possibly related to system libraries or Simconnect.
Maybe one of the add-ons you installed is using a very old Simconnect version ( there a 3 different versions in FSX ) and because of this, FSX is "stuck" with that version, which is preventing other add-ons like GSX or the QW757, which instead use a newer version, to work. This was reported to be happening, and it was a consequence of the very tricky Windows "Side-by-side" .DLL loading method, which in theory ( when it works ), should allow multiple programs requiring different versions of the same .DLL to run at the same time, but when it doesn't work, it's a nightmare trying to fix it.
The Level-D module running, with no aircraft available, also seems to indicate some problem.
Fact is, you are using a product that came out in 2006, updated in 2007, and marginally fixed in 2014 with the Steam version, I really strongly suggest, if you have a new computer, to check MSFS 2020 instead.
Cfoley:
I checked my program apps and the only things in my computer besides Microsoft FSX Steam is the following:
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2
Microsoft Flight Simulator Simmconnect Client V10.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator Simmconnect Client V2.46
Microsoft Flight Simulator Simmconnect Client V1
Would any of these be the cause of my problems?
Cfoley
virtuali:
--- Quote from: Cfoley on December 16, 2022, 05:22:22 pm ---I checked my program apps and the only things in my computer besides Microsoft FSX Steam is the following: Microsoft Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2
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This is already an indication of a problem, and it's tells you DID had the original FSX installed in this PC at some time, then you must have removed it, but left remains of the Service Pack installed.
On a fresh Windows install, if you install just FSX:Steam, you are not supposed to see the "Microsoft Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2", because FSX:Steam is single install of a newer version that doesn't use or require the SP2.
--- Quote ---Microsoft Flight Simulator Simmconnect Client V10.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator Simmconnect Client V2.46
Microsoft Flight Simulator Simmconnect Client V1
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All these version numbers looks wrong. The 1st one a bit less wrong than the other, because you should see the correct version, like v10.0.61259.0, but the others looks completely foreign to me, are they maybe coming from very old P3D version in 32 bit ? 64 bit P3D doesn't need a separate Simconnect client.
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