FSUIPC installed, no Addons menu....

[Egbert Drenth]

Hi,

I tried several times to install FSUIPC but I do not see the 'add ons' menu.

The installer installed FSUIPC 4.02 correctly according to the messagebox.

I run FSX build 60905.00 (downloadable version for FSX beta testers)

This is the contents of the FSUIPC log:

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.02 by Pete Dowson *********

User Name=""

User Addr=""

FSUIPC not user registered

WIDEFS not user registered, or expired

Running inside FSX

Module base=61000000

LogOptions=00000001

DebugStatus=0

31 System time = 14:04:07

31 FLT UNC path = "E:\Documents and Settings\dre\My Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\"

31 FS UNC path = "E:\FSX\"

1672 Failed on SimConnect_Open, return = -2147467259. FSUIPC4 cannot operate!

Contents of DLL.XML

Launch

dll.xml

False

False

Object Placement Tool

True

False

..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll

Traffic Toolbox

True

False

..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll

Visual Effects Tool

True

False

..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll

FSUIPC 4

False

Modules\FSUIPC4.dll

Contents of SimConnect.ini

[simConnect]

level=verbose

console=0

;RedirectStdOutToConsole=1

;OutputDebugString=1

;file=c:\simconnect%03u.log

;file_next_index=0

;file_max_index=9

[Pete Dowson]

1672 Failed on SimConnect_Open, return = -2147467259. FSUIPC4 cannot operate!

There is the reason! Simconnect won't let it connect.

"-2147467259" is a horrible error number, isn't it! In hex this is 80004005, which presumably is meaningfull to the guys in Microsoft.

The failure of SimConnect to actually allow the connection to be Opened has been reported and as far as I know is being worked on by Microsoft, but it wouldn't hurt to report all the details of your problem too. This may well be indentical to the failures reported and discussed at length in the other threads, notably http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=56507 below. It is only since 4.02 that I log the error -- here I've never had an Open request fail so it didn't seem necessary.

Anyway, to save you reading all through that thread, the most probable cause is a firewall or privacy problem. To quote several cases where the problem was fixed:

"All sorted - it turns out it was indeed a firewall issue! I had blocked FSX from both the trusted and internet zones when it initially asked me what to do (I'm on a bandwidth limited connection, and didn't want it downloading things and using up my allocation!). I have now allowed it in both zones, and the addons menu now appears. " (from Splodge, Oct 15th)

"After a lot of test, with an other developer, we find a solution. We are desactived McAfee version 10, and the addon menu work correctly.

Mcafee block the SimConnect.dll. SimConnect_Open returns E_FAIL whatever you do.Now I change McAfee by AVAST Familly. This is a free antivirus. " (from Galaag, Oct 17th)

"Well after some long testing I have found out the problem.

McAfee Privacy service is the problem.

I have Mc Afee Secuity centre 8

I un-installed the lot and reinstalled one at a time

Firewall

Virus

and left Privacy service unistalled

and hay prestow , Your Program apears in the menu and Trackir 4 work a treat. " (from spv1, Oct 17th)

There have also been some similar problems talked about on the Beta Newgroups, if you still go there.

With SimConnect blocked (it uses TCP/IP protocols to talk to FSX) no add-ons using a SimConnect connection will work.

Please report your specific details (antivirus, firewall, etc) and problem to MS at tell_fs@microsoft.com too, just to add to their database of problem programs.

Regards

Pete

[Egbert Drenth]

Hi Pete,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

I don't use any firewall or virus scanner, and the default Windows firewall is disabled.

(FSX is installed on a separate instance of XP: i.e. multi boot)

I will either drop an email to Microsoft or enter an bug report via Microsoft Connect.

Keep you posted

[Pete Dowson]

I don't use any firewall or virus scanner, and the default Windows firewall is disabled.

(FSX is installed on a separate instance of XP: i.e. multi boot)

I will either drop an email to Microsoft or enter an bug report via Microsoft Connect.

Keep you posted

Okay, thanks. That error number should help. I'll see if I can get a list of them.

Did you not try any Simconnect clients, like FSUIPC4, during the Beta test phases?

Regards

Pete