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Hello Pete Thank you for your very quick answer. You say it 100% right: is supposed to do! But, it doesn't, thank you, microsoft! I could write a small routine who will perform all the necessary steps automatically, or you could implement it in your installer too, what do you think? I can design this routine that it asks for the original FSX Disk 1 for copying the files, because otherwise, i think, it will be a problem to distribute coyrighted files from microsoft. I can't check the installation-routine of SimConnect.msi anymore, because in the meantime, i already de-installed the SDK-Pack, i am not interested in developing software, i did it for a long time of my life, started with COBOL, RPG II and ended with complexe SQL on Oracle databases. For the installation of the key: yes, of course, i know that the username, email and key must be exactly spelled. I have to check later what the problem is, or i just buy a new key ;-) . Kind regards, Rolf

Hello again Finally, i managed it to install the FSUIPC 4.25 on the FSX SP2 installation. First of all, i installed the whole SDK package from the DVD, but the problem was the same as before --> the installation of the SDK is no solution for this problem! But now, here is the way, how it works 100%: 1st step Copy the file SimConnect.dll from the subfolder SXS on your FSX Disk1 into the folder C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_x-ww_429211e9 2nd step Copy the 2 files SimConnect.cat and SimConnect.Manifest from the subfolder SXS on your FSX Disk1 into the folder C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\Manifests 3rd step Rename the just copied file SimConnect.Manifest in the directory C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\Manifests to x86_Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_x-ww_429211e9.Manifest Rename the just copied file SimConnect.cat in the directory C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\Manifests to x86_Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_x-ww_429211e9.cat That's all! Now, installation of FSUIPC 4.25 was no problem anymore! OK, the routine did not accept my registration key for the module FSUIPC, but that is probably another story :-o and need a new topic. By the way, installation of the SDK via the installation route did not copy any files to the folder C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_x-ww_429211e9, the directory was empty after installation! But in the documentation of the SDK, you will find a very nice description of the SimConnect functions. Kind regards, Rolf

Hello Pete First off all, i would like to thank you for your quick answer. I agree with you, the problem ist most probably caused by the SimConnect. And of course, Microsoft is not perfect! Since i was an software engineer in my earlier live (now, i am an Airline Pilot on a medium size jet), i understand the problem of software updates: you solve a problem on one side, and on an other side, you just create new (unexpected) ones ... As a logical consequence, we should try to install FSUIPC on an FSX installation without any service packs. I don't have installed the SDK, and i think, i don't want to do that now. I will try to fix the SimConnect installation, i will report the result asap. Thank you and kind regards, Rolf

Good morning I have to report that i can't install the FSUIPC 4.25 on a brand new FSX installation! Exactly the same problem as reported before! The content of the install log file: Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.25 Looking in registry for FSX install path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 Parameter"SetupPath" SetupPath="C:\GAMES\FSX\" Checking version of FSX.EXE: ... Version 10.0.61637.0 (Need at least 10.0.60905.0) Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect: ... Probe Manifest fails to match a valid base SimConnect needed to load FSUIPC4! That means to me this problem is reproducable. My FSX installation is not corrupt, because it is 3 hours old (installation from original FSX Deluxe DVD, thereafter SP1 and finally the acceleration pack installed), no 3rd party software, no add-ons, just pure and newest microsoft stuff! I use Windows XP Pro, Version 2002, SP2. What can i do to get the installation of the FSUIPC working? Thank you for your answers Rolf