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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! :) OK! I found the way :) First - diagnosis: after reinstalling FSX and manually deleting simconnect folders from Windows/WinSXS I lost my add-ons menu. Reinstalling FSX didn't help - my add-ons menu was lost. I had only 2 simconnect versions - old ones, After many attempts I found how to bring it back WITHOUT reinstalling Windows: 1. I deinstalled all simconnect versions 2. I opened regedit and kept searching for "simconnect" 3. I deleted all entries of simconnect that had missing version numbers (two new ones - with numbers 259, 618 as far as I remember) 4. I installed all simconnect versions again 5. Now I have ALL four simconnect folders again in my Windows folder 6. My Add-ons menu is back! :D

Pete, thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. I have those two folders, but I think that due to my bad re-installation simconnect does not work. I will reinstall Windows at the end of the week and let you know if it helped. Thanks again.

Yes, I was reinstalling FSX earlier, as I stated in the first post: uninstalled, deleted all FSX entries in Program Files, Program data, Appdata, etc, I ran Ccleaner, rebooted, disabled my AntiMalware software, installed fresh FSX, made a first clean run. Now I re-installed all Simconnect versions. Verification of files: all is ok. Restarted FSX - still the same log.

It saeems that I have some problem with Simconnect :/ My log: ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.949f by Pete Dowson ********* fsx.exe version = 10.0.62615.0 Reading options from "D:\_INSTALLED\STEAM\steamapps\common\FSX\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini" Running inside FSX Steam Edition on Windows 8.0 Module base=523A0000 User Name="" User Addr="" FSUIPC4 not user registered WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired 266 System time = 17/02/2016 16:16:42 266 FLT path = "C:\Users\redem\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 266 ------ Module Version Check ------ 266 acontain.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 api.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 controls.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 fs-traffic.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 G3D.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 language.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 sim1.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 visualfx.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 weather.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 window.dll: 10.0.62615.0 266 ---------------------------------- 281 NOTE: SimConnect Steam is supported, but it isn't installed. 313 NOTE: SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 is supported, but it isn't installed. 344 Trying to connect to SimConnect SP1 May07 ... 344 FS path = "D:\_INSTALLED\STEAM\steamapps\common\FSX\" 484 LogOptions=00000000 00000001 484 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 484 ------ Setting the hooks and direct calls into the simulator ------ 484 --- CONTROLS timer memory location obtained ok 484 --- SIM1 Frictions access gained 484 --- FS Controls Table located ok 484 --- Installed Mouse Macro hooks ok. 484 --- Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 484 --- All links checked okay 484 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 484 Failed on SimConnect_Open, return = 0x80070057: FSUIPC4 cannot operate! 484 ... check whether you have a SimConnect.dll in your Modules folder. If so remove it! 484 ... Now trying to connect to another version of SimConnect ... 516 Trying to connect to SimConnect Original ... 516 Now running with SimConnect Original 516 Failed on SimConnect_Open, return = 0x80070057: FSUIPC4 cannot operate! 516 ... check whether you have a SimConnect.dll in your Modules folder. If so remove it! 516 ... Now trying to connect to another version of SimConnect ... 516 FATAL ERROR: FSUIPC4 cannot connect to any supported version of SimConnect! 516 Trying to use SimConnect Original

Thanks Pete, I will do this in a few hours, when I'll be back home.

Help! A few days ago I downloaded the latest, free version of FSUIPC4. It worked fine and showed in Add-ons menu correctly. But I had to re-install my FSX SE. After that I cannot see "Add-ons" on menu bar at all. Here's what I did (following advice from each corner of the internet): 1. I re-installed FSX SE (uninstalled, deleted all FSX entries in Program Files, Program data, Appdata, etc, I ran Ccleaner, rebooted, disabled my AntiMalware software, installed fresh FSX, made a first clean run). 2. I installed the latest version of FSUIPC 3. I cannot see "Add-ons" Menu in FSX! 4. Tried to re-install all versions of simconnect from different folders. I have 4 versions installed now, but still no add-ons menu. 5. Tried to run VC redistributable 2005 - no result 6. Made simconnect.ini in Documents folder to monitor FSUIPC - and it shows that it LOADS correctly (!). But no Add-on menu at all. My dll.xml is fine - checked it million times. And it has to be correct, because simconnect.ini loads FSUIPC. All needed files are in Modules folder and are Trusted. Windows 10 64bit. GF970. DirectX 10 preview mode, I use the latest version of TrackIR 5. Any clues?