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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
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StormILM
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I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling the sim and starting fresh due to having significant performance issues and slow loading. I uninstalled and reinstalled the sim with most things and settings backed up and oddly ended up having the same issue as you. To clear the hung welcome screen, I ended up deleting the Scenery config file (located in C/Users/user name/AppData/Roaming/Lockheed Martin/Prepar3D v4) and then going into my main P3Dv4 folder and clicking (not removing) the Delete Generated Files file. After that, my sim starts normally and loads up very fast. Since re-install, my P3Dv4 is running better than ever. I am being careful to measure the loadup speed degradation after each new addon to make sure it stays within reasonable performance specs. Also, I would avoid doing much tweaking directly to P3Dv4 that is not done via the UI controls and vetted addon programs.
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Dangerous Beans
SOH-CM-2022
In FSX that was usually a sign that the logbook file was corrupted but I'v never heard of it happening in P3D.
But just in case you could try deleting the logbook.bin found in "C:\Users\[your name]\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4"
But just in case you could try deleting the logbook.bin found in "C:\Users\[your name]\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4"
Daube
SOH-CM-2026
Yes, deleting the "generated files" (through the P3D menu in the Windows Start menu, if I'm not mistaken) is the first thing to do.
It will delete all of your CFG files.
If this is not enough, you might want to uninstall and reinstall just the CLIENT part of P3D. That worked for me.
Ensure you also remove the modules that start with the sim. Sometimes, some of them can cause problems for the startup.
It will delete all of your CFG files.
If this is not enough, you might want to uninstall and reinstall just the CLIENT part of P3D. That worked for me.
Ensure you also remove the modules that start with the sim. Sometimes, some of them can cause problems for the startup.
Well, thanks guys.
i went to delete the scenery config file and it wasn’t there. That may have been the problem. Then clicked on the delete data thing then rebooted. P3D then loaded. I then loaded my aircraft and my favorites were gone. Fixed those and flew ok. The noticed orbx was not working. I used the file check and everything reloaded.
went to fly then and the loading scenery started and hung up at 6%. I think this has something to do with orbx. I have set the order so that my add ons are above the orbx stuff. Is there an insertion point I’m missing?
thanks.
i went to delete the scenery config file and it wasn’t there. That may have been the problem. Then clicked on the delete data thing then rebooted. P3D then loaded. I then loaded my aircraft and my favorites were gone. Fixed those and flew ok. The noticed orbx was not working. I used the file check and everything reloaded.
went to fly then and the loading scenery started and hung up at 6%. I think this has something to do with orbx. I have set the order so that my add ons are above the orbx stuff. Is there an insertion point I’m missing?
thanks.
StormILM
Charter Member
Yes, I would recommend uninstalling/reinstalling the addons because the program is looking for them in the order you set them and there may be minor to moderate corruption after the changes made. I keep a backup mirror and screen shots of my settings and order of addons and scenery to make any restoration as fast as possible.
scotth6
Charter Member
I have also had this problem with P3DV4, and so have many others. It is most likely caused by a corruption somewhere in the scenery config files. The issue with P3DV4 is that now we have a mixture of how addons are added to the sim - the scenery.cfg and the addon.xml method.
I use two tools to help out with any issues and general housekeeping of my addons - SceneryConfigEditor and Lorby Si's P3DV4AddonOrganizer.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fs-sceditor/
http://www.lorby-si.com/downloads.html
P3DV4 became more sensitive and will refuse to load if there is any corruption or any mistakes in the scenery.cfg or any of the addon.xml files. P3DV4 Addon Organizer is good as it will show any corrupted entries in red, and they can then be fixed. As for the scenery.cfg, you can delete that and a new one will be generated upon restarting the sim.
Cheers,
I use two tools to help out with any issues and general housekeeping of my addons - SceneryConfigEditor and Lorby Si's P3DV4AddonOrganizer.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fs-sceditor/
http://www.lorby-si.com/downloads.html
P3DV4 became more sensitive and will refuse to load if there is any corruption or any mistakes in the scenery.cfg or any of the addon.xml files. P3DV4 Addon Organizer is good as it will show any corrupted entries in red, and they can then be fixed. As for the scenery.cfg, you can delete that and a new one will be generated upon restarting the sim.
Cheers,
Navy Chief
Senior Member
Just by coincidence, I managed to corrupt my V4 installation yesterday. It had been stuttering and loading slower and slower. I finally threw in the towel, and an starting fresh, .....again. sigh.
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StormILM
Charter Member
"The issue with P3DV4 is that now we have a mixture of how addons are added to the sim".
I agree, this is the root of the problem and the one thing I do not like about P3Dv4. It seems that there is some disparity between the developers & software development of P3D and the Addon Developers in how the addons and scenery implementation are fine tuned. My guess is that the installation process is not being properly tested and cross checked for errors thus the reason we're seeing these sorts of problems being so widespread. That and I thing some addons are simply not fully compatible with the base sim program which in many cases causes things to get muddled up. I thing the above tools are a big help in sorting some of this which I will be using more and more in my adding new oaddons.
I agree, this is the root of the problem and the one thing I do not like about P3Dv4. It seems that there is some disparity between the developers & software development of P3D and the Addon Developers in how the addons and scenery implementation are fine tuned. My guess is that the installation process is not being properly tested and cross checked for errors thus the reason we're seeing these sorts of problems being so widespread. That and I thing some addons are simply not fully compatible with the base sim program which in many cases causes things to get muddled up. I thing the above tools are a big help in sorting some of this which I will be using more and more in my adding new oaddons.