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I hope you can help with this one. It's a tough one to search, and I've had no luck. When I open the FSUIPC Otions and Settings window, I can only read about 4/5 of the window. I've attached a screen shot. As you can see, the window boarders are normal, but the contents are cut off on the bottom and the right. I've tried messing with resolution and various video settings. Even rotated the view 90 degrees. Nothing changes it. I'm using Vista, FSX, and an Nvidia 7900GS card with fairly recent drivers. This is the first I've installed FSUIPC. Any help is appreciated!
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Pete. Just thought I'd let you know that I got it working. I think one of the keys was to install a virtual com port It was after I did this that I finally got through. Then beyond that, PFMS is VERY particular about the order in which things happen. Anyway, all's well that ends well. Thanks for your help.
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I used a trialware product called Virtual Serial Port Driver XP. The virtual ports show up under their own line in Device Manager, not under the Port listing. In fact, since my MB has neither a parallel or serial port, I have no port line in DM at all. Anyway, the utility for VSPDXP let me create any port assignment, so I tried a 1,2 combo as well as an 8,9. Neither seemed to make a difference. Many of the posts I see regarding this problem indicate that the com setting when using USB should be COM9, so perhaps a different virtual com driver would be worth a shot. Which have you used? Thanks again.
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Thanks for the quick response Pete. I conducted the monitoring test successfully, which must implicate the usb connection.
I don't know how significat it is, but I saw a post on the PocketFMS forum that indicated problems with the usb connection if your computer lacks a com port, as does mine. So I installed a virtual pair of com ports, via some trial ware, and set up a com1 and com2. This didn't help solve my usb to pocketpc problem, but I was able to use the PocketFMS program installed on the FSX computer successfully. For grins, I ran portmon, and curiously, it did not show any signs of activity on either com1 or com2...I'm guessing it has something to do with their being virtual ports. What I lack in intelligence, I make up for with tenacity, so I'll keep plugging away at this. If any of the above stimulates additional thought, please let me know....Thanks again!
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May I jump into this discussion? I just registered FSUIPC for the first time specifically so that I could interface my PocketPC based software (PocketFMS) with FSX. I am using version 4.04 and following the instructions outlined by the PocketFMS folks to make the connection, but can't get it to work. The pocketFMS instructions are to set GPSout to:
Sentences=RMC,GGA,GSA,GSV
Interval=1000
Port=\\\WCEUSBSH001
Speed=38400
Then connect, then disable the pocketpc USB sync.
Start FS and begin a flight (it was noted that this should result in a USB connection notice on the Pocket PC, and it indeed does).
Start PocketFMS setting auto detect for baud and port
enable GPS and check monitor...that's where I fall down. Everything goes according to plan, but I never seem to get any input.
Obviously my problem is different than the original poster's as I am not using multi-player. Also I should mention that I use only the built in XP firewall and not a third party.
Can you help?
Can't see all of the Options and Settings window
in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules
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As always, you are spot on! Custom font was set. Boy, I sure don't recall doing that! Thanks a million!