Problems with FSUIPC4

[WernerS]

I just bought the key for FSUIPC4. Then installation process was completed successfully (according to Log-file).

When I start FSX I do not get the security question from MS and I cannot find FSUIPC4 in the FSX menue.

The Module folder in the C:/programs/...../Microsoft Flight Simulator X has been created.

What went wrong?

Werner

[Pete Dowson]

I just bought the key for FSUIPC4. Then installation process was completed successfully (according to Log-file).

Even so, if you have a problem there's a lot of useful information in that Log file so you should sohw it to me, please.

Surely you have installed FSUIPC4 before purchasing a Key for it? You are meant to install it and read the User Guide to see if you really want to buy it first.

When I start FSX I do not get the security question from MS and I cannot find FSUIPC4 in the FSX menue.

What's "the security question from MS" exactly, and how did you reply? If you refused permission for FSUIPC4 to load then it will not load -- not only that but you may have added my name to your system's list of untrusted publishers and therefore be stopped forever from using my software!

What went wrong?

Without seeing the Logs (both the Install log and any FSUIPC4.log produced when loading FSX I cannot really say.

Regards

Pete

[WernerS]

Pete,

I bought the key first and entered the key during the first installation of FSUIPC4.

After the installation of FSUIPC4 I startet FSX and there was no security message at all. I never received this message which means to me that FSX does not start FSUIPC4?

This is the log file:

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.28

Looking in registry for FSX install path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0

Parameter"SetupPath"

SetupPath="C:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

Checking version of FSX.EXE:

... Version 10.0.61355.0 (Need at least 10.0.60905.0)

Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:

... Okay, Probe Manifest matches installed SimConnect 60905 (Original)

Found later build SimConnect 61242 (SP1 May07)

Checking if there's already a version of FSUIPC4 installed in:

C:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL

... No previous valid version found.

FSX Modules folder created okay!

Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "C:\Programme\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL"

Looking for the current user's Application Data path:

... found as "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\User\Anwendungsdaten"

Now finding \Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG for all users, including this one

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Admin\Anwendungsdaten"

Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Admin\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"!

Now checking DLL.XML ...

... There is a previous DLL.XML, checking for FSUIPC4 section.

No previous FSUIPC4 entry found, so adding it now ...

... FSUIPC4 section of DLL.XML written okay

Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ...

... No SimConnect.XML file found. This is okay.

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Anwendungsdaten"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Default User\Anwendungsdaten"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\LocalService\Anwendungsdaten"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\NetworkService\Anwendungsdaten"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\User\Anwendungsdaten"

Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\User\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"!

Now checking DLL.XML ...

... No previous DLL.XML found, creating new one.

Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ...

... No SimConnect.XML file found. This is okay.

Looking in "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Werner User\Anwendungsdaten"

No FSX.CFG there

Now installing additional files into the Modules folder:

Installed "FSUIPC4 User Guide.pdf" okay

Installed "FSUIPC4 for Advanced Users.pdf" okay

Installed "FSUIPC4 History.pdf" okay

Installed "List of FSX controls.pdf" okay

Installed "GlobalSign Root.exe" okay

FSUIPC4.DLL installed and signature checked out okay!

Deleted GlobalSign Root fix programno longer relevant

All installer tasks completed okay!

Registration for FSUIPC4 was successful! (result code 00)

Werner

[Pete Dowson]

I bought the key first and entered the key during the first installation of FSUIPC4.

After the installation of FSUIPC4 I startet FSX and there was no security message at all. I never received this message which means to me that FSX does not start FSUIPC4?

Not necessarily.

This is the log file:

That's all okay, though it shows you are a bit out of date with FSX (no SP2).

Was there no FSUIPC4.LOG file in the Modules folder? That's most important to check. Also whether there's an FSUIPC4.INI file.

Regards

Pete

[WernerS]

Pete,

The logfile posted is from the modules folder. I have no access to my home computer right now but I think there is a .dll and a .ini file together with the .log and four .pdf files in the modules folder.

Werner

[Pete Dowson]

The logfile posted is from the modules folder.

Yes, but that is the INSTALL log, not the run-time log from FSUIPC, which is called FSUIPC4.LOG, as I said.

I have no access to my home computer right now but I think there is a .dll and a .ini file together with the .log and four .pdf files in the modules folder.

If there is an INI file then FSUIPC4 must have been loaded by FSX and run, unless you made that file yourself, of course.

This is very slow going, isn't it? In FSX, in flight mode, is there an "Add-Ons" menu entry, with FSUIPC listed, or not? What is the problem you are actually trying to report? If FSUIPC is being run but fails to provide a Menu entry then it will probably be a SimConnect problem. The FSUIPC4.LOG file will tell us. If there is no Log file then FSUIPC is not being loaded. We need to distinguish between these two cases first.

This may now get delayed till next week. I am away from tomorrow till late Monday, visiting my daughter.

Regards

Pete

[WernerS]

Pete,

There is no INI file in the Modules folder. There is no FSUIPC4.log in the Modules folder. There is no Add Ons menu entry in the FSX menu. And I did not get the security warning when I startet FSX after the FSUIPC4 installation.

FSUIPC4 is the first Add On which I installed and I had no problems during installation (see installation log)

Werner

[Pete Dowson]

There is no INI file in the Modules folder. There is no FSUIPC4.log in the Modules folder. There is no Add Ons menu entry in the FSX menu. And I did not get the security warning when I startet FSX after the FSUIPC4 installation.

Okay, so FSUIPC4 is most definitely not even being loaded.

Examining the Install Log more carefully I see that you have two distinct FSX.CFG files, for different users, indicating that FSX is being run with different Windows log-in details. This is most unusual. Is this correct? I'm wondering if the Installation was done for a different user to the one you are running FSX as?

Here are the locations of the two separate FSX.CFG files:

"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Admin\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"

i.e. as user "Admin", and

""C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\User\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"

i.e. as user "User".

There is a difference between what has been going on with these two, because the DLL.XML file, which tells FSX what add-on DLLs to load, existed BEFORE you installed FSUIPC for the "Admin" user, but not for the "User" user. It seems you must have added or installed something for the "Admin" run of FSX before you installed FSUIPC4.

Perhaps you can find the two files and show me them? They are both Text files. Here are their paths:

"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Admin\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\DLL.XML"

"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\User\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\DLL.XML"

I need to check that they are both correct, as I don't know which you are using when you run FSX.

At the same time it might be worth getting a SimConnect log to see if SimConnect is even attempting to load FSUIPC4. Instructions for that are given in the FSX Help Announcement. Don't do the repair part, just get the Log and show it to me.

Finally, check that you have not got my name listed an an "untrusted publisher". This is possible if you ever, unknowingly perhaps, refused permission for my program to run. To check this do the following:

1, Run Internet Explorer

2, In IE, go to Tools - Internet Options

3. Click on the "Content" tab, the the "Publishers" button

4. Check that there's no "Peter L. Dowson" entry listed in the "Untrusted Publishers" tab.

If there is, select that entry and click the Remove button.

Regards

Pete