Before I do ANOTHER complete uninstall/reinstall....

Navy Chief

Navy Chief

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Am hoping someone can help me fix this error before I go through yet another complete uninstall/reinstall of my FSX SE. I screwed up my Dll.xml file. Had uninstalled/reinstalled VRS TacPac and Superbug. Am getting this error, and no clue how to fix. NC:banghead:


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Check if your dll.xml has a </SimBase.Document> line in it. It should be the very last line in the file. If not, then addind it should solve it.
What is important to have right:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
....
....
<Launch.Addon> entry </Launch.Addon>
...
...
</SimBase.Document>

Here's what mine looks like.
Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
  <Descr>Launch</Descr>
  <Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>XMLTools</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>XMLTools.dll</Path>
    <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
    <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>CarrierExtensions</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>Gauges\CarrierExtensions.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>A7 Ordnance Weight Manager</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>Addon Modules\A7_Ordnance_Mngr.dll</Path>
    <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
    <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>FSUIPC 4</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
       <Name>VRS_TacPack</Name>
       <Disabled>False</Disabled>
       <ManualLoad>True</ManualLoad>
       <Path>Modules\VRS_TacPack\VRS_TacPack.dll</Path>
   </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
 
I just want to confirm that you DO NOT NEED to reinstall anything to solve this problem.
Just post the content of your DLL.xml here so that we can check what's wrong inside. It's a small text file that you can open with Notepad.
 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>CarrierExtensions</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>Gauges\CarrierExtensions.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>VRS_TacPack</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>Modules\VRS_TacPack\VRS_TacPack.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>XMLTools</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>XMLTools.dll</Path>
<DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
<DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
 
Looks like after the seventh line you need to add launch addon.exactly the same as the line above it.

It appears to be missing.Back it up first.

Cheers Chris
 
From my side I cannot find any mistake in the DLL.xml posted by Navy Chief..
The end tag is ok as well...
 
I will check that! Hurricane Nate is beginning to pass by where I live, so I shut down my system. Hopefully won't lose power here, but might. The storm is west of us, but winds might knock out power. NC
 
From a file comparison

Excluding the A7 Ordnance Weight Manager Addon and the FSUIPC 4
Addon, the files are identical except for the two lines below. I have
adjusted the order of the other lines and their indentations to facilitate
file comparison. Otherwise, the file below should work.

**********************************************

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?> Line one
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad> Within the VRS_TacPack Addon

**********************************************

File:
Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
  <Descr>Launch</Descr>
  <Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>XMLTools</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>XMLTools.dll</Path>
    <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
    <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>CarrierExtensions</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>Gauges\CarrierExtensions.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
       <Name>VRS_TacPack</Name>
       <Disabled>False</Disabled>
       <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
       <Path>Modules\VRS_TacPack\VRS_TacPack.dll</Path>
   </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
 
I don't know if it fixed it or not, but before I even did anything else today (when I got my system turned on again, after the storm....no damage here) I reinstalled my registered FSUIPC. I tried reinstalling the Superbug and Tacpac, and they installed just fine. FSX starts up just fine!

So all ok right now. But Matt's comment about the A7 Ordnance Weight Manager reminds me that installing the A7 packages had previously given me problems. Seem like I had installed them manually? NC
 
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