gajit: Unfortunately Wilco support really do deserve the slating they get much of the time. They're definitely one of the "less easy to deal with" companies in the FS industry. Fortunately, Pete Dowson is the opposite. Something that is worth knowing, in case anyone doesn't, is that his support forum at simFlight has a constantly updated "latest downloads" sticky thread, which is a very useful guide to the versions of all his umpteen hundred tools. Glad you've got it working though. Much of my previous post should have been directed at Glenn more than you, so sorry it came out as being directed at the wrong person.
Glenn: If you have been around for as long as you say, then you should know (if you ever bother reading the install instructions, unlike most of us!!!
) that almost EVERY installer tells you to turn off AV prior to install. Certainly every game and FS addon I've installed in the last week (I had a clear out and re-installation session) did so, as did the new ATI CCC installer. They do it because AV/firewall false positives are the most common cause of software installation failure, but the vast majority of the time people ignore that instruction and the installation goes without a hitch. That includes FSUIPC. I've never turned off the many AV packages I've tried while installing FSUIPC and I've never had a problem installing it.
You opened your post by saying that everyone else was ignoring the fact that this product was rubbish, because you hadn't read the requirements and had chosen to ignore a step that they said was critical. That's not Wilco's problem, Pete Dowson's problem or anyone else's problem other than your own. Your statement was at fault, not the product, in this instance.
Ian P.
Glenn: If you have been around for as long as you say, then you should know (if you ever bother reading the install instructions, unlike most of us!!!
) that almost EVERY installer tells you to turn off AV prior to install. Certainly every game and FS addon I've installed in the last week (I had a clear out and re-installation session) did so, as did the new ATI CCC installer. They do it because AV/firewall false positives are the most common cause of software installation failure, but the vast majority of the time people ignore that instruction and the installation goes without a hitch. That includes FSUIPC. I've never turned off the many AV packages I've tried while installing FSUIPC and I've never had a problem installing it.You opened your post by saying that everyone else was ignoring the fact that this product was rubbish, because you hadn't read the requirements and had chosen to ignore a step that they said was critical. That's not Wilco's problem, Pete Dowson's problem or anyone else's problem other than your own. Your statement was at fault, not the product, in this instance.
Ian P.