Can't install FSUIPC on Prepar3D v2.4

[meph18]

Hello,

 

first of all, I apologize for my potentially bad English (I'm German).

 

So, I tried to install the version 4.938 of FSUIPC and got the following error message: "Cannot edit the Prepar3D DLL.XML file to activate FSUIPC. Please make sure you run Prepar3D at least once before installing FSUIPC."

 

However, I did run Prepar3D more than once (as administrator and normal).

 

The installation log is:

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.938

Looking in registry for FSX install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0
     Parameter"SetupPath"
Not there, so looking in:
     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\FSX
     Parameter"AppPath"
... NOT found! ...
Looking in registry for FSX-SE install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0
     Parameter"SetupPath"
Not there, so looking in:
     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\FSX-SE
     Parameter"AppPath"
... NOT found! ...
Looking in registry for Prepar3D install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LockheedMartin\Prepar3D
     Parameter"SetupPath"
Not there, so looking in:
     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Prepar3D
     Parameter"AppPath"
... NOT found! ...
... NOT found! Asking user to find the .EXE instead ...
User identified path:
   "D:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Prepar3D.exe"
===========================================================

INSTALLATION FOR Prepar3D:
Checking version of the Prepar3D EXE:
... Version 2.4.11570.0  (Need at least 1.0.677.0)
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:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL
... Version 4.938 found.
Prepar3D Modules folder already exists.
Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "D:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL"
Looking for the current user's Application Data path:
... found as "C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming"
Now finding \Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Prepar3D.CFG for all users, including this one
Looking in "C:\Users\All Users\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\Default User\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\Public\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming"
 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there
Cannot edit the DLL.XML file to activate FSUIPC.

 

 

What is weird is that the installer cannot find the Prepar3D.cfg file in C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming although it's there.

 

Hope someone can help me!

 

Cheers

meph

[Pete Dowson]

I'll look at the problem when I can. Trouble is I am running on a crippled system till at least Tuesday, when a replacement PC should be ready.

 

Meanwhile, if this is your first time with FSUIPC, use the 4.937 installer: link Install FSUIPC4937.

 

Pete

[meph18]

I'll look at the problem when I can. Trouble is I am running on a crippled system till at least Tuesday, when a replacement PC should be ready.

 

Meanwhile, if this is your first time with FSUIPC, use the 4.937 installer: link Install FSUIPC4937.

 

Pete

 

Incredible, this version got immediately installed without any problems. Thank you very much!

[Pete Dowson]

Okay, I found the problem with the 4.938 installer -- just a silly error. I forgot to increase an install count by 1: FSX, FSX-SE, P3Dv1, P3Dv2. That's 4. The count stopped at 3! Stupid! :-(

 

You can re-download 4938 now. I've not changed the version number -- the FSUIPC is still the same.

 

Pete

[Marcelo peixoto]

Hi Pete! 

Now, i have the same problem with 4938a, i can´t install it!

Can u look for us? Thanks!

[Pete Dowson]

Now, i have the same problem with 4938a, i can´t install it!

Can u look for us? Thanks!

 

I can't see your PC from here! I need information if you want me to help. Just saying "the same problem" is not enough. I need log files and descriptions!

 

Pete

[Marcelo peixoto]

Ok Pete! Sorry about that!

 

When i try to install fsuipc and the installer askme to locate the fsx.exe or Prepar3D.exe they return this error:

 

Your Prepar3D intallation is incorrect! The version of SimConnect installed will not run FSUIPC4. You may need repair the installation to rectify this first.

No changes have been made by this program.

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.938a

 

Looking in registry for FSX install path:

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

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

Looking in registry for FSX-SE install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

Looking in registry for Prepar3D install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LockheedMartin\Prepar3D

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\LockheedMartin\Prepar3D

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

Looking in registry for Prepar3D v2 install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

... NOT found! Asking user to find the .EXE instead ...

User identified path:

   "N:\GAMES\P3DV2\Prepar3D.exe"

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

 

INSTALLATION FOR Prepar3D:

Checking version of the Prepar3D EXE:

... Version 2.4.11570.0  (Need at least 1.0.677.0)

Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:

... Failed to find a valid SimConnect needed to use FSUIPC4!

 

Note. I install the P3D v2.3 then update to v2.4

[Pete Dowson]

Looks like your P3D installation is all messed up. Not only are there no installation details in the Registry, but there are no SimConnect installations for applications to connect to.

 

I know you've managed to get passed the former problem by using the FSUIPC Installer facility to allow you to point to the program, but to get around the absence of SimConnect you will need to find and run the SimConnect installer(s).  Look in the P3D install package. There should be a SimConnect.msi file there somewhere which SHOULD have executed when you did the install. Evidently it wasn't, or it failed. Alternatively, and possibly more flexibly for the many other applications which use FSX SimConnect versions, go download the FSX SDK, here

 

FSXSDK-SP2Update

 

and you'll find the FSX SP2/Acc version of SimConnect.msi. and, probably, in "LegacyInterfaces" also the RTM and SP1 versions. There are programs which only link via the older ones. it does no harm to install all of them.

 

In the end you might be better off in the longer term uninstalling P3D altogether and installing from scratch, hoping it goes right this time. If it doesn't, it's a matter for discussion with L-M I'm afraid.

 

Pete

[Marcelo peixoto]

Thanks Pete! I will Try! Good new year for you!