Installation on P3D which has been changed by Migration Tool.

[Richard Sankey]

could somebody help me please I have just installed fsuip version 4.939 into prepar3d v2 with the migration tool but now prepar3d wont start up just says a fatal error has occurred when I delete all the fsuip files in the module folder prepar3d boots up okay here is my fsuip4.log file if anybody could help me please.

 

regards

 

richard

 

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.939m by Pete Dowson *********
Reading options from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"
Running inside FSX on Windows 8
Module base=54920000
User Name=""
User Addr=""
FSUIPC4 not user registered
WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired
      313 System time = 03/05/2015 09:00:18
      313 FLT path = "C:\Users\badger\Documents\Prepar3D v2 Files\"
      344 Trying to connect to SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 ...
      359 FS path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\"
      625 LogOptions=00000000 00000001
      625 Failed to find CONTROLS timer memory location!
      625 ### Failed to obtain SIM1 Frictions access: no frictions facilities available!
      625     Reason 6: SIM1 base=666A0000
      625     FrictionAddr=666A2870 contains 0B744810
      625     BrakingAddr=666A3B30 contains 908B52B0
      625 Hook Error: no DOS signature for SIM1.dll
 

[Pete Dowson]

could somebody help me please I have just installed fsuip version 4.939 into prepar3d v2 with the migration tool but now prepar3d wont start up just says a fatal error has occurred when I delete all the fsuip files in the module folder prepar3d boots up okay here is my fsuip4.log file if anybody could help me please.

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********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.939m by Pete Dowson *********

Reading options from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"

Running inside FSX on Windows 8

 

The problem is simply that you appear to be running P3D as if it is FSX, so FSUIPC is configured to run in FSX mode. Please remove the FSX.EXE from the P3D folder, and re-run the FSUIPC4 installer.

 

These so-called "migration" tools are a menace!

 

[LATER]

 

In version 4.939m, which you are using, I went to great lengths to properly identify the version of FS which FSUIPC actually finds itself running within. I have just tried making a copy of Prepar3D.exe in its folder and renaming it FSX.EXE. When I do that, it doesn't matter if I execute the Prepar3D.exe or the FSX.exe copy, FSUIPC still identifies that it is P3Dv2 immediately. It does this from the version number of the EXE being run, not from the name, as it used to.

 

Somehow, this check isn't working in your installation, so I would dearly like to know exactly what your "migration tool" has done!

 

So, can you tell me, please:

 

1. What EXE files do you actually have installed in the main P3D folder (not in subfolders), and

2. Which of those EXE files are you actually executing when starting P3D?

3. When right-clicking on that EXE, and selecting Properties, what Version number is showing?

 

I'd like to understand how my version number check is failing to identify things correctly. Maybe I can try to cope with this.

 

Pete

[Richard Sankey]

Thank you for the quick reply I will give this a try and let you know tomorrow (Wednesday)

[Richard Sankey]

i have deleted the fsx.exe file from the prepar3dv2 folder just leaving the prepar3d.exe in place but now the installer for fuipc4 displays this:-

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.09

Looking in registry for FSX install path:
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0
     Parameter"SetupPath"
SetupPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\"
Checking version of FSX.EXE:
Couldn't obtain Version Info! Asking user to find FSX.EXE ...

 

I have still been using the migration tool so that ez dock initates and a few other addons 

 

the fsx.exe file I deleted was file version 10.0.61637.0 if this is any help 

 

are these migration tools a good idea

 

regards

 

Richard

 

I am not sure if this is relevant but I was looking at the files within the prepar3d folder and the only ones to be modified or added with the fsuip installer were fs9.exe,fs2000.exe and fs2002.exe 

Edited May 6, 2015 by Richard Sankey

[Pete Dowson]

i have deleted the fsx.exe file from the prepar3dv2 folder just leaving the prepar3d.exe in place but now the installer for fuipc4 displays this:-

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.09

 

There is no way version 4.09 knows anythng about Prepar3D. That is about 9 years old!!!

 

The currently supported version is 4.939n, and it is the only one available!

 

Pete

[Richard Sankey]

sorry I do apologise I got mixed up with the downloads seems I had 4.09 downloaded as well as 4.939 thankyou for the help

 

richard

[Pete Dowson]

sorry I do apologise I got mixed up with the downloads seems I had 4.09 downloaded as well as 4.939 thankyou for the help

 

Where did you get 4.09 from?

 

Pete