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Good news! I'm very curious about this patch.
Go into Apps and Features. You'll see the three parts of P3Dv5 listed -- Client, Content, Scenery. Uninstall the Client part. Then after unzipping the huge P3D download only run the Install_Client.msi file, don't run Setup_Prepar3d.exe. If you deactivate when uninstalling the client part you'll need to reactivate, but no biggie.So if you only need the install_client how do you get that to run - my computer tells me its already installed and won't install it.
Hoping I don't have to re-download the entire lot again......
Any ideas?
Yep. Too bad about the GTN. That seems to be typical between builds and for that reason alone I'm glad v4.5 finally settled down.It seems to load faster. GTN is borked again. I didn't see Global Traffic loading, but the traffic was there.
I did the full update and all my settings were there. So far so good.
Chief, the HFs are collective, so even if you are not on HF1 you can still apply HF2. The minimum as you say is to uninstall the client (which will deactivate your license) and then install the HF2 client. When you restart P3D it will ask you to activate it again.
Personally, since v5 is still new I also update the content and the scenery in the same way. More downloading is needed but I'm sure I have the latest in all aspects.
Ok, I blame this on a combination of old age and generally being disorganized.....but how can I tell, by version number, if I already have HF1 installed?
As I understand it, if I DO have HF1 already installed, then all I need to do is uninstall my current Client, and install the new Client? NC
Navy Chief,
This link will tell you exactly what fixes are in which module (Client, Content, Scenery and SDK)
https://prepar3d.com/news/announcements/2020/06/116953/
In my case I just updated the Client and Content (still debating if I want to do the scenery, due to the size of that particular download.)
I hope that answers your question.
Happy Flying