• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning old domain name stealing credentials

  • Special Server Maintenance

    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

Well, I solved the Direct X issue and got FSX up and running

ThinkingManNeil

ThinkingManNeil

Charter Member
i had originally installed FSX while I had my security firewalls shutdown and had physically turned off my modem with the idea of protecting my PC during the install, but I kept getting messages saying that FSX was incompatible with the version of Dirct X 9.0 I had. So i updated to 9.0C as per Dave's (dhazelgrove) recommendations but still no joy. After a few days off battling bronchitis, I decided to uninstall FSX and try again, but this time with my firewalls off and the modem up and running. That did the trick - no doubt with the updated Direct X version on board, too. FSX is operational.

But something odd has happened.

Some versions of add-on aircraft are not coming up. Alabeo's PA38 Tomahawk II - a favourite of mine - offers only the blank, unpainted version; none of the other paint schemes that came with the package are available. Same goes with Rick Piper's Aeroprakt A22 Foxbat; it has several schemes available, but only one is available to fly.

I've also noted a problem with trying to edit the aircraft CFG with Windows 7 64 Professional. I used to be able to edit in new skins or make other changes just using Notepad, but in that everything comes up as gobbledygook. I can open using Word, but it won't save properly. Otherwise, it tells me to search for software I'm not familiar with to access the CFG.

I'm sure, with help, I can fix this and get everything doing what it should be doing.

After this, the big project will be transferring FSX and eventually FS9, IL-2 1946 and IL-2 CoD from the 2 TB C-drive to the SSD which is still empty, and then tell FSX and FS9 to go look for the add-on scenery files on the big 4 TB drive I've reserved for them.

This is a great community, and i appreciate all the suggestions and support I get from its members so I can enjoying simming.

Thanks guys,

N.
 
Re aircraft not showing, did you tick the "Show all variants" box at the bottom of the Select Aircraft screen?

Thanks - Rob
 
Solved the CFG edit issue, too. Transfer it to my desktop, edit as needed in Word, save, then transfer it back to the appropriate aircraft folder. Done and done.

Now to start transferring add-on aircraft...

N.
 
Try right clicking on the aircraft.cfg and select default program and search for notepad, that should solve your problem.
 
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