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Cannot get any airport to work
« on: April 02, 2024, 01:20:52 am »
I have downloaded the new Universal Installer but I do not have the addon Manager added nor can I get any airport for FSX to appear. They show in my Scenery Library but do not appear in the simulator.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2024, 04:15:31 pm »
The universal installer can only install products for MSFS. In FSX/P3D, it can only keep them updated or handle the activation, but the actual install is always made using their normal installers.

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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2024, 11:19:23 pm »
So I can get rid of the universal installer until I get MSFS.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2024, 12:11:49 am »
I am still not able to get my airports to show up. I have activated them, but nothing shows except the game version of the airport.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2024, 11:51:44 pm »
And I do not have the addon manager to add them to the simulator when the sim is active.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2024, 12:32:32 am »
So your sim is FSX and your operating system is win10? Do you have any airports from FSDT downloaded or are you only trying to run the FSX airports?

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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2024, 01:52:01 am »
I have KDFW, KLAX, KLAS, and PHNL. None of them show up.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2024, 05:27:19 am »
Do you have the activation codes for those airports.
Do you have the Add on Manager, or just don't see it. I can't figure out how you downloaded those airports and don't have the add on manager.
 If you don't have those airports activated, you should see s FSX default airport when you open the sim.
« Last Edit: April 05, 2024, 06:18:21 am by bcm652 »

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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2024, 10:27:39 am »
The addon manager is not showing when I have loaded the game. I have my activations codes for each airport.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2024, 10:45:10 am »
As you can see, no airport. Just gates.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2024, 10:50:11 am »
Here are a few images
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2024, 04:32:09 pm »
How far do you get when you open FSX sim.
Can you see ''Home'' and then ''Free Flight'' on the first menu. If so, then click on Free Flight.
What operating system are you using.
What happens when you run Live Update.
« Last Edit: April 05, 2024, 07:25:21 pm by bcm652 »

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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2024, 09:18:08 pm »
I am able to start any flight I link. I am using Windows 10. It is just when I start a flight, I do not have the addon manager at the top of the screen. Live update run and goes through its process.
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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2024, 11:30:59 pm »
I have the same setup that you do and I have tried to simulate the same problems that you have. Except, I have the Add on Manager, not the Universal Installer,  and everything works fine for me.
I have a feeling that when you removed the Universal Installer something got undone with your sim.
I have only one suggestion left, if that was my computer, I would give some thought to going back to basics and uninstalling all of the FSDT products using windows control panel and re-installing them to see if that fixes things for you.  Uninstall all the currently installed products AND ( important ) reply YES to the question "Do you want to remove the Addon Manager ?"

The Universal Installer replaces the Addon Manager on a new install so it should work for you and get your airports back. Just make sure you have a copy of the activation codes if you decide to uninstall and re-install.
If your not 100% sure about it, then ask for a second opinion. I had to do that awhile back to fix a few problems and it worked well for me.
« Last Edit: April 06, 2024, 11:49:52 pm by bcm652 »

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Re: Cannot get any airport to work
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2024, 08:36:10 am »
Here are a few images

The installer message you highlighted is quite clear: you have the original unpatched FSX, while all our products require either FSX+SP2 or FSX+Acceleration, or FSX:Steam version.