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  1. Thanks for the replies folks: Thanks to your suggestions, I now have FSC working fine wih FS9. Now to go on to FSX. If I read another post somewhere correctly, someone is also implementing ProFlight2000 / PFE with WideFS on a secondary computer. If that is workable, I sure will be useing that format as well. If whoever made the post or anyone else has any pointers and advice for that setup, it also would be greatly appreciated. My system is a bit different from what was applicable to some of the suggestions. I have multiple harddrives. My "E" drive is dedicated to FSX (E:Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X). My "F" drive is dedicated to FS9 (F:Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator 9). What worked for me was as follows: 1. Installed FS9 + addons including FSUIPC and WideFS6. 2. Installed FSX + addons including FSUIPC and WideFS7 3. Right clicked Local Disk "E" (My E hard drive on my primary computer. Yours may be different) 4. Selected "Sharing and Security..." 5. Put a checkmark in "Share this folder on the network" with "Share name E". 6. Right clicked Local Disk "F" (My F hard drive on my primary computer. Yours may be different) 7. Selected "Sharing and Security..." 8. Put a checkmark in "Share this folder on the network" with "Share name F". 9. Right click "My Computer" on my secondary computer. 10. Select "Map Network Drive" 11. Left the default "Drive: Z:" as the selected drive. 12. Browsed to and selected: "f on Office (Rogers)" which is the F drive and my primary computer's name. Yours of course will be different. 13. Selected: "F:Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator 9". 14. Right click "My Computer" on my secondary computer. 15. Select "Map Network Drive" 16. Left the default "Drive: Y:" as the selected drive. 17. Browsed to and selected: "e on Office (Rogers)" which is the E drive and my primary computer's name. Yours of course will be different. 18. Selected: "F:Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X". Happy Flyhing: RTH
  2. I feel sure that I am overlooking the obvious and the solution to my short between the ears is probably simple, but I think it is time to tuck my tail between my legs and ask for help. I have just installed WideFS6 for FS9, and WideFS7 for FSX. Both are registered ok (along with the compatible FSUIPC downloads which I have used for years). On my client computer/monitor I get a "WideClient FS98 Eliminator - Waiting for a connection" window. If I understood correctly, two of the programs that can be used in WideFS are FSNav (FS9) and FlightSim Commander (FS9 and/or FSX). so my first attempt is to install and implement these two programs. My problem is that I don't know how (and possibly where) to install and inititate these programs to get them to play fair. My understanding was that the FS9 and/or FSX programs needed to be installed only on the primary computer, and that the secondary programs (in this case FSNav and FSC) needed to only be installed on the secondary client computer. When I try to install FSNav on my client computer, one of the first results I get is a window that pop up as follows: Window one: "InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files The Setup will install FSNavigator for FS2004. Type or search the path to the FS2004 folder C:\Microsoft Games\FS2004 Browse" The "destination location"is not on this computer, but on the primary. How do I "select" the primary location and move forward in my setup from this point? The setup for FSC does allow me to install the program which a little farther than I got with FSNav. However, After installing FSC, the first thing that is required is to load the data base ("FSCDbManager80"). When executing this update, the first thing that is requested is: "Please specify path for Flight Simulator manually!" Being that FS9 (and FSX) are on the primary computer, how do I "specify" the location and move forward from this step? I have ovlooked how to do this in the manual and assume that it is specific to the individual programs one is trying to implement, but I thought that if I could master these two, I could move forward with others thereafter. Per chance, is there a tutorial for such a scenario, and if so where might I find the link? Please forgive my ignorance. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Respectfully: RTH
  3. Sorry for the duplication. I did not realize that this was the same forum as that referenced by the SimMarket link. Reference: "ORDER Number 543618" I have changed my email address since I purchased FSUIPC. Old address: oma00036@mail.wvnet.edu New address: rthodgestoo@verizon.net I just purchased WideFS7 (with my new address) When I try to register WideFS7, the registration window in FlightSimulator comes up with the following: Name: Roger Hodges Email or Address/ZIP (min 8 chars): oma00036@mail.wvnet.edu Enter or paste the Key here: When I paste my key, I get the following message: "Sorry, this Key is not valid for WideFS registration." The top of the WideFS registration window reads: "For WideFS registration, just enter the Key you obtained which matches your existing details." FSUIPC registers fine with the old and no longer valid email address which is fixed in the registration window. My assumption is that the problem is the entry of the old email address which does not match my order for WideFS, and the window will not allow me to edit it to my new address which has been updated in my account. How do I register my new WIDEFS7 due to this scenario? Respectfully: RTH Edit: Note: I have entered a SimMarket claim ticket with this information.
  4. Pete: I have progressively updated the autosave versions as I noticed they were available, and I check the flightsim and avsim forums daily. For the autosave files in my folder, natuarally I just deleted them (yea I know, never throw anything away). However, I do have backups made of that folder in May of this year which include not 10, but 109 paired autosaved files. I think this somewhat confirms our suspicions. They are all dated from January of this year, so there appears to be a lapse in between as I fly (FS) virtually every day. Somewhere between May and near the present time later added files were obviously retained again as the quantity multiplied greatly. How time flies. I need to update backups. I am pretty sure I have not cleaned house since May nor did I have your latest .dll until sometime after that month, so the conclusion in question certainly seems logical to me. (Multiple autosaves with older autosave.dll's which have been retained for some time.) In any case, everything is working fine now. Appears that the solution is simply to delete autosaved files and be sure one has the latest autosave.dll. Then starting over she works perfectly. Thanks again: RTH
  5. Hello again Pete: Well, I really didn't find anything interesting, but for what it is worth I did the following: First like a dummy, I picked the wrong end to begin. I began adding the different groups of saved files back into my Flight Simulator Files instead of leaving everything there and deleting the autosave files first for a try. 1. Flights I had originated. 2. Misty Fjord related flights 3. DC9 Iron Knuckles 4. Carrier & Catapult Flights 5. Hughes Spruce Goose 6. All the ".PLN" files I had originated 7. Anything that was left. No cigar. Murphey's law took over and she still worked perfectly after each step. The only thing left out: The mass of autosave files. I put the saved original trouble folder back in which also still included the multitude of autosaved files. In trial flights, the most recent 10 flights did update, but all of the rest remained as they were. I simply deleted all of the autosaved files and started over and as near as I can tell everything is working fine. You mentioned that some previous versions of the autosave.dll had a similar problem. Is it possible that what I had was residue from a previous version that just remained? Again, thanks for your help and the great programs. RTH
  6. Good Morning Pete: I made a long drawn out reply to your reply which apparently did not post. (Don't think I was logged in). Thankfully, you may not have to read all of that anyway. I think you hit on my problem with corrupt files in my flight simulator files folder. I do have Autosave 1.5. I do have a number of PSS files among others, many of which I do not know their origin or what they are. The most suspicious thing is that I have a multitude of only autosave ".FLT" files without the paired ".WX" file. In short, I renamed my flight simulator file for backup and created a new empty one. I then reinstalled your autosave.dll and cranked up a flight. The ten groups are updating as they should just fine. I will now start putting the saved files that I want to keep back in by a process of elimination to see if I can either find the problem, or leave it out and ignore it. Sorry for misleading you with my last confusing statement. What I meant was that I switched horses and was talking about loading autosaved flights. For example, I had a number of autosaved flights for WED in 1 min. intervals (many more than ten). All of them loaded the aircraft at the exact same spot. Thanks for your prompt and kind attention. RTH
  7. Hello Pete: I have the default setup for autosave. In my autosave.cfg file, I have 10 autosaves shown as per the readme file. In Documents and Settings\roger T. Hodges\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files I have an unlimited number of autosaves (assumed that all are saved). Presently, there are 1,137 autosaves in this folder. Is this normal, or should there also only be ten files in my flight simulator files folder? I recently had a situation where no current files were autosaved, yet there were many in the folder. Also, the last few of them were all the same thing. I wondered if the folder was saturated with autosaved files and it was not able to take any more. I have no problem deleting the autosaved files and it starts over again, but seems to retain ALL autosaved files thereafter. Thank you: RTH
  8. For some reason, every time I try to download your check version file I get the following result and error message: "The file was not found on the server. The URL used was: http://www.projectmagenta.com/downloadskver16.zip" Is this file no longer available, or is the problem on my end? I have no problem at all downloading upgrade versions of FSUIPC from this site. Thanks: RTH
  9. Cannot adjust course selection with FSUIPC active with the Dreafleet 737/FFX merge. With FSUIPC disabled or removed from the modules folder, as per the instructions, adjustment is possible in 10 degree increments. I understand that this is normal operation with an unregistered version, but mine is registered. With FS9 up and running, my Modules>FSUIPC>About window reads "Version FSUIPC Version 3.125 18th November 2003 This is a Registered copy! Thank you!" on the left side of the window. The right side reads: "Registration This FSUIPC is registered to Roger Hodges oma00036@mail.wvnet.edu" I have tried various older versions of FSUIPC with the same results. I have also searched my system for an installation of an older version lurking somewhere and have found nothing so far. Any ideas? RTH
  10. Pete: You were 100% dead on as to my problem in removing FSUIPC. As you advised, I deleted the FS9.cfg file, removed FSUIPC.dll, and FS9 came up with no problem. When I tried to change to my default Boeing 717 aircraft, FS9 shut down again pretty much in the same way.. To be specific, I have RKG_fuelstat and Speed gauges in most of my panels which are dependent upon FSUIPC. After I remed these gauges, everything worked fine (except my original merge problem with the 737). I am sure I have another bird or two with some other item that would do the same thing, but this pretty well nails down the question concerning FSUIPC. With FSUIPC.dll removed, the DF737 FMC still did the same thing. It tries to appear, then my runtime error 53 error window appears. When I click ok, it turns into a black rectangle and stays. Also after this happens, no panel shortcuts work. From the taskbar the panels do come up. Obviously FSUIPC has nothing to do with the problem, installed or absent (As you already have tried to get into my thick skull). I am still anxiously awaiting Peter McLeland's reply to my email. Hopefully, he will have a suggestion. Thanks for your time and help. (And your fine programs!) RTH
  11. Pete: Thank you for your prompt reply. First, please let me apologize for my wording, and do not be worried relative to my hunt to contact you. It had been a long day for a pooped old man. I had just emailed Peter McLeland, and had email on my mind. I did use the link from your documentation just as you instructed. Please forgive me for frustrating you. Your provisions are more than adequate, and are greatly appreciated. My only reason for trying to remove FSUIPC was Peter McCleland's statement that DF737 panel/FFX merge would not work if it was installed. As I said in my original post, his later dialogue seems to contradict that. I thought it was at least worth a try in my attempt to get the FMC working in that panel. My FSUIPC is registered unless I am missing something. My window in FS when I click on FSUIPC reads: "FSUIPC Version 3.11, 10th October 2003, This is a registered copy, thank you. Registration, This FSUIPC is registered to Roger Hodges, oma00036@mail.wvnet.edu". Is there something else I need to do for complete registration and support? My attempt to "uninstall" FSUIPC was exactly as you instructed. I tried removing FSUIPC.dll alone to my desktop. On another attempt I tried totally deleting it. I also tried removing it along with FSUIPC.ini, FSUIPC.key and FSUIPC.log. I have never moved or installed it "into the main FS Folder". I did not remove FSUI.dll. I realize that FS does not need FSUIPC and ran it for some time until your update for FS9 was available. The fact remains that when I move the FSUIPC.dll out of my modules folder in FS9, FS9 will not startup now. I get the opening screen with the DC3, the "Loading Scenery Objects" window appears, but the loading slider never advances past zero, and a few moments later, the FS9 screen vanishes as FS9 shuts down. May not make sense, but that is what happens. I can move the FSUIPC.dll back in the modules folder, or reinstall it if I totally deleted it, and FS9 comes up just fine. I thought that maybe movement to the desktop was not proper, so I just tried creating an individual "saved" folder as you mentioned. Same thing, FS9 will not start up. I also just made a search of my computer for FSUIPC to be sure an old file was not lurking anywhere that it should not be. None found except in my recycle bin. I emptied it and tried again. same thing. Again, my only reason for even trying this was for the implementation of the DF737 panel. If the conclusion is that it will now work with FSUIPC, I will never remove FSUIPC even temporarilly, however, I am curious as to the above effect in my attempt to do so, and thought that it might also interest you. Please again forgive me for any worry or frustration I brought to you. None intended, and I think your products and support are outstanding. Respectfully; RTH
  12. Peter: I am attaching a copy of an email I sent to Peter McLeland concerning his great new Dreamfleet 737-400 Panel adaptation. Revelance I think will be obvious. I am sorry, but when I pasted it here, it somewhat jumbled it and removed my indexed numbering. First of all, I don't want to remove FSUIPC, except when I am useing the DF737 if that is necessary (which I seriously doubt). I have found though, that when I remove the FSUIPC.dll from my modules folder in FS9, that I cannot startup FS9. This seems strange to me. Is this normal, or am I missing something somewhere? I make to the "Loading Scenery Objects" window. Nothing loads, and a few seconds later, FS9 closes. Thanks: RTH Copy to Peter McCleland: Peter: First, let me thank you for the beautiful work. Your effort at preserving this fine panel is greatly appreciated. Everything works beautifully so far as near as I can tell with one exception. The plane flies beautifully, and everything on the panel works great (excluding my one exception) With my tail between my legs, I have to confess that I missed something somewhere, or messed up in the order of installation in some way. My one problem is that every time I try to select the FMC, I get a "Run Time Error 53, File not found" error message. If you already know my mistake, you can ignore the rest of this dialogue. My one piece of confusion is as follows: In the beginning of the Dreamfleet-FFX Merge instructions you state definitely that this panel will not Work with FSUIPC installed. A little latter on page 2 you state: "Leave your existing disabled one FSUIPC.dll.dis as it is, for the moment." "For the moment" would imply to me that at some later state this dll will be enabled, although I overlooked where in the instructions. "The Dreamfleet Merges and FSUIPC.doc" adds to the implication that FSUIPC may now be implemented, and I am afraid that is the only way I have been able to get FS9 to run since installing FSUIPC. When I leave the dll renamed and do not implement it, I cannot get FS9 to run. I get to the "Loading. Scenery Objects" step in the startup, and it closes on me. If I can find out how to contact Peter Dowson, I will ask him about this. Note: I am running FSUIPC Version 3.11. I even tried going back to version 3.08 to see if that would make any difference. Again, so far I have been unsuccessful at running FS9 without the FSUIPC.dll since installing FSUIPC. My steps in condensed form were as follows: Renamed FSUIPC.dll Installed the Dreamfleet 737-400 from my CD Restarted my computer Deleted the FSUIPC.dll installed from the CD Downloaded ba737package.zip and 737rollout.zip from avsim. Note: These are duplicates to ba737pck.zip and 737 metal.zip on the flightsim.com site For some reason they would not download on my system from flightsim. Made a copy of Flight One 737-400 and remaned to Dreamfleet-FFX B737-400 The only loose files shown were those specified to not to be deleted. Left them as is Deleted all folders except for the panel and sound folders Originated Model.FFX and Texture.Boeing folders Copied British Airways FFX 737-400 Model folder contents to my Model .FFX folder Copied 7374Rollout textures to my Texture.Boeing folder. Copied the Dreamfleet-FXX Merge aircraft.cfg and Pmmerge.air files to the Dreamfllet_FFX B737-400 folder Copied the Dreamfleet-FFX Merge Panel.CFG, DF734_right_wing.bmp, DF734_left_wing.BMP amd DF734_seat.bmp files to the Dreamfleet.FFX B737-400 Panel folder Copied the Dreamfleet-FFX Merge Test Flight files to My Documents\Flight Simulator Files Copied the Dreamfleet-FFX-Merge Flight Plan to the 737 FMC Saved Plans Copied the magdec.fmc file to my 737 Flight Management Computer\Data Folder Downloaded rg737pan.zip (Using another computer.. Did not find this file at the Avsim site.) Copied the F100_ADI-EFIS.gau and RealCRT.NDs.gau into my FS9 Gauge folder Copied the Upgrade the EADI and EHSI in both merges panel.cfg file to my Dreamfleet.FFX B737-400 Panel folder. Edited the FSUIPC.ini file to include MakeItVersionFS2002=yes System: P4/3.2 CPU P4C800 Deluxe MB 1G/400 Mem WinXPPro Ti4600 Primary Diamond Stealth PCI Secondary Triple Monitors NVIDIA 52.16 FS9 Directx9.0b If you see my mistake, I sure would appreciate your help. It is obvious that you have saved one of the best addon’s ever available for FS. Thank you: RTH
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