Newbe FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.60 Install Problem

[Papa]

I'm running Windows 7 64bit

FSX sp1 and sp2

I purchased and downloaded FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.60a and installed.

I don't see the module pull down box in FS when I run the program.

Here is what I get in the install log...please help this retired newbe who now has the time to FLY even if its just on my computer. Thanking you in advance.

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.60a

Looking in registry for FSX install path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft

Games\Flight Simulator\10.0

Parameter"SetupPath"

... >>> OK! FOUND FSX! <<< ...

Looking in registry for ESP install path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft ESP

\1.0

Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft ESP

\1.0

Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

========================================================

===

INSTALLATION FOR FSX:

AppPath="D:\MicrosoftGames\"

Checking version of FSX.EXE:

... Version 10.0.61472.0 (Need at least 10.0.60905.0)

Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:

Found SimConnect build 60905 (Original)

Found SimConnect build 61242 (SP1 May07)

Found SimConnect build 61259 (Acc/SP2 Oct07)

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

D:\MicrosoftGames\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL

... Version 4.600 found.

FSX Modules folder already exists.

Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "D:\MicrosoftGames\Modules

\FSUIPC4.DLL"

Looking for the current user's Application Data path:

... found as "C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Roaming"

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

one

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Roaming"

Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft

\FSX\FSX.CFG"

Now checking DLL.XML ...

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

... FSUIPC4 section already exists but will be replaced.

... 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:\Users\Ralph\Application Data\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Contacts\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Cookies\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Desktop\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Documents\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Downloads\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Favorites\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Links\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Local Settings\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Music\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\My Documents\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\NetHood\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Pictures\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\PrintHood\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Recent\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Saved Games\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Searches\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\SendTo\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Start Menu\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Templates\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Ralph\Videos\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

"Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder already exists.

Now installing additional files into the "Modules\FSUIPC

Documents" 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

Installed "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf" okay

Installed "FSUIPC Lua Plug-Ins.pdf" okay

Installed "Lua License.pdf" okay

Installed "Lua Plugins for VRInsight Devices.pdf" okay

Installed "Example LUA plugins.zip" okay

FSUIPC4.DLL installed and signature checked out okay!

Deleted GlobalSign Root fix programno longer relevant

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All installer tasks completed okay!

Registration for FSUIPC4 was cancelled or failed! (result code 40)

*************** End of Install Log ***************

[Pete Dowson]

I purchased and downloaded FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.60a and installed.

Why not download and install, first, then purchase? Seems odd to do it that way round.

I don't see the module pull down box in FS when I run the program.

There's no "module" pull down box in FSX. SimConnect adds a menu entry named "Add-Ons". It would be the right-most entry in the normal FS menu, the one along the top of the screen when you press ALT.

Here is what I get in the install log.

That's fine. Nothing wrong there.

Maybe you are looking for the wrong thing?

Pete

[Papa]

Thank you for your quick reply. I'm including a screencapture. There is no menu item called "Add-On" on my screen?

[Pete Dowson]

Thank you for your quick reply. I'm including a screencapture. There is no menu item called "Add-On" on my screen?

You didn't need to post a picture, you only needed to say so.

It isn't an install problem, though, as the Install log showed. Is there an FSUIPC4 LOG file in the FSX Modules folder? (If you have Windows hiding known filetypes then this is just a text file). If you do have one then FSUIPC4 is running and you have a SimConnect problem. Close down FSX and show me the Log file (you can paste it here).

If there is no log file then FSUIPC4 isn't being loaded, which points to a corrupted DLL.XML file. Show me that. You'll find it in this folder:

C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX . It is also a text file ahnd you can paste it into a message here.

Have you, by any chance, uninstalled and reinstalled FSX at any time? This does tend to corrupt the SimConnect installation for some reason. FSUIPC4 as well as many other add-ons are dependent upon SimConnect.

Regards

Pete

[Aurel]

Hello!

I've just read the description of Papa's problem, and realised that I have exactly the same one.

Here is my dll.xml file which may be corrupted?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?>

-

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

Thanks in advance.

[Pete Dowson]

I've just read the description of Papa's problem, and realised that I have exactly the same one.

In actual fact he never answered the questions so we don't know what the cause of his problem was. Yours might be different, but the same questions apply to find out. If there's no Add-Ons menu it could mean FSUIPC isn't even getting loaded, but it could mean it is loaded but then has a problem. The difference will be whether there's a Log file or not. And if there is, that would show what is wrong. It would be called FSUIPC4.LOG and be found in the FSX Modules folder. If you have Windows set to hide real filenames from you it will probably just look like "FSUIPC4" with type "text file" or something like that.

Here is my dll.xml file which may be corrupted?

It looks okay, but you could simply delete it and re-run the FSUIPC4 installer to be sure -- there's nothing else specified to be loaded except FSUIPC4 in any case, so that would be best.

Regards

Pete

[Aurel]

Thanks for your quick answer!

I have two files named FSUIPC4 in my FSX modules folder, and as you say, my windows must be set to hide the real filenames, so here is the one which is shown as a text file :

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.60a by Pete Dowson *********

Reading options from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"

NOTE: SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 is supported, but it isn't installed.

Trying to connect to SimConnect SP1 May07 ...

User Name=""

User Addr=""

FSUIPC4 not user registered

WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired

Running inside FSX on Windows 7 (using SimConnect SP1 May07)

Module base=61000000

Wind smoothing fix is fully installed

DebugStatus=0

93 System time = 22/04/2010 18:50:11

93 FLT UNC path = "\\PC-AURÉLIEN\Users\Aurélien\Documents\Fichiers Flight Simulator X\"

93 FS UNC path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

1076 LogOptions=00000000 00000001

1092 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

5070 Exception 5 "VERSION_MISMATCH", Ref 0, Version 0.60905: Open: SimConnect Version incorrect!

5070 Trying another version of SimConnect ...

5163 Trying to connect to SimConnect Original ...

5179 Now running with SimConnect Original

5179 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

5179 Exception 5 "VERSION_MISMATCH", Ref 0, Version 0.60905: Open: SimConnect Version incorrect!

5179 Trying another version of SimConnect ...

13307 System time = 22/04/2010 18:50:24

13307 *** FSUIPC log file being closed

Memory managed: 2 Allocs, 2 Freed

********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********

Hope you can find something inside :-)

Apparently, it says that I have an incorrect SimConnect version. I'm sorry to look like I don't know a lot about what I'm talking about, but is this so-called "SimConnect" a software which I needed to download and install first? or is it already included in fsx, and maybe just needs to be updated?

I'm gonna try and see that point while waiting for your answer!

Thanks

PS : sorry if my english looks strange sometimes, but I'm french and it's the first time I'm talking about technical stuff in english :-)

[Pete Dowson]

I have two files named FSUIPC4 in my FSX modules folder, and as you say, my windows must be set to hide the real filenames, so here is the one which is shown as a text file

Okay. That's FSUIPC4.LOG.

FSUIPC4 is being loaded. That isn't the problem:

NOTE: SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 is supported, but it isn't installed.

Trying to connect to SimConnect SP1 May07 ...

...

Running inside FSX on Windows 7 (using SimConnect SP1 May07)

...

1092 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

5070 Exception 5 "VERSION_MISMATCH", Ref 0, Version 0.60905: Open: SimConnect Version incorrect!

These extracts from the Log show the problem. You FSX installation is a bit screwed up. Either that or you have additional or invalid copies of "simconnect.dll" installed somewhere in your system -- maybe in the Windows folder, or more likely in the FSX or FSX\Modules folder. If there are any, possibly installed incorrectly by another application, then they need removing.

The best solution, however, is probably to update to the later version of FSX, the one with most of the Simconnect bugs fixed -- SP2, or, if you want to pay, FSX Acceleration. I'd recommend downloading and installing the SP2 update and getting your FSX installation up to scratch.

Apparently, it says that I have an incorrect SimConnect version. I'm sorry to look like I don't know a lot about what I'm talking about, but is this so-called "SimConnect" a software which I needed to download and install first? or is it already included in fsx, and maybe just needs to be updated?

It's included in FSX. It doesn't need updating separately. You have an out of date version of FSX in any case. If you update to FSX SP2 you will get the correct updated version of SimConnect automatically.

PS : sorry if my english looks strange sometimes, but I'm french ...

Don't worry. Your English is excellent. You wouldn't want to see any of my French! ;-)

Regards

Pete

[Aurel]

Alright, thanks a lot for all the answers, I'll try and fix that as you said, downloading and installing sp1 & sp2. The reason why I hadn't done it yet was that I've borrowed the game from a friend of mine, and I had a problem with registering online (although only one installation had been performed before...anyway), so I play with a "cracked" version with which I can't install the SPs so...I think I'll have to buy my own FSX :-)

Thanks again, have a nice evening.

Bye!

Aurélien

[Pete Dowson]

Alright, thanks a lot for all the answers, I'll try and fix that as you said, downloading and installing sp1 & sp2. The reason why I hadn't done it yet was that I've borrowed the game from a friend of mine, and I had a problem with registering online (although only one installation had been performed before...anyway), so I play with a "cracked" version with which I can't install the SPs so...I think I'll have to buy my own FSX :-)

Er... yes, I think you should buy it. I really cannot be seen supporting folks who "borrow" (= steal) software!

Pete