P3D v3 + FSUIPC v4.949f not running

[awebneck]

Hi all,

I've tried just about everything I can think of and am coming up 100% empty. I purchased a license for FSUIPC under the understanding that it would run on Prepar3D v3. However, once I installed it, Prepar3D no longer starts at all - it just sits and hangs on the the initial loading screen, with nothing happening thereafter. I've tried completely wiping both things entirely from the system and reinstalling fresh, with no results. I have also tried installing the SP2 simconnect in the P3D redist directory, with no results. In all honesty, I'm entirely at wits end, and don't understand what is happening - the only way I can even get Prepar3D to start is by renaming the Modules/FSUIPC4.DLL file so it fails to locate, at which point Prepar3D starts as usual - just without FSUIPC. I am running Windows 10 Pro and Prepar3D v3.1. I have below included my FSUIPC4 Install log and the most recent FSUIPC4 log.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Install log:

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.949f

 

 

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\DovetailGames\FSX

     Parameter"Install_Path"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX

     Parameter"AppPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     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 v1 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! ...

 

Looking in registry for Prepar3D v3 install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3

     Parameter"SetupPath"

... >>>  OK! FOUND Prepar3D v3!  <<< ...

     SetupPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\

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

 

INSTALLATION FOR Prepar3D v3:

SetupPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\"

Checking version of the Prepar3D v3 EXE:

... Version 3.1.2.15831  (Need at least 1.0.677.0)

Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:

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

       C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL

... Version 4.949f found.

Prepar3D v3 Modules folder already exists.

Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL"

Looking for the current user's Application Data path: 

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

Now finding \Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\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\Default.migrated\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there

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

Found Prepar3D.CFG in "C:\Users\jeremy\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.CFG"

Now checking DLL.XML ...

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

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

     (for FSUIPC4, without Loader)

... 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\Public\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No Prepar3D.CFG there

"Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder already exists.

Now installing the Prepar3D SimConnect interface for FSUIPC4 into the "Modules" folder:

   Installed "SimConnectP3D2.dll" okay

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 and P3D controls.pdf" 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 "LuaFileSystem.pdf" okay

   Installed "Example LUA plugins.zip" okay

   Installed "ASN WX Radar facilities in FSUIPC4.pdf" okay

   Installed "Offset Mapping for PMDG 737NGX.pdf" okay

   Installed "Offset Mapping for PMDG 777X.pdf" okay

   Installed "FSUIPC4 Offsets Status.pdf" okay

   Installed "Profiles in Separate Files.pdf" okay

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

 

All installer tasks completed.

Registration dialog exit: selected  FSUIPC REGISTER

Providing FSUIPC registration dialogue ...

Registration for FSUIPC4 was successful! (result code 00)

 

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

 

FSUIPC4 log:

 

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.949f by Pete Dowson *********

Prepar3D.exe version = 3.1.2.15831

Running inside Prepar3D v3 on Windows 8.0

Module base=63000000

User Name="Jeremy Holland"

User Addr="jeremy@jeremypholland.com"

FSUIPC4 Key is provided

WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired

       62 System time = 02/03/2016 15:21:23

       62 FLT path = "C:\Users\jeremy\Documents\Prepar3D v3 Files\"

       62 ------ Module Version Check ------

       62        acontain.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62             api.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62        controls.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62      fs-traffic.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62             G3D.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62        language.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62            sim1.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62        visualfx.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62         weather.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62          window.dll: 3.1.2.15831

       62 ----------------------------------

       62 Trying C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Modules\SimConnectP3D2.dll

       62 Found it: trying to connect

       62 FS path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\"

 

 

[Pete Dowson]

You reported this twice. Please see other thread reply.

 

Also, looking at the log, the hang is occurring at the exact point where FSUIPC is scanning your joystick devices -- is it possible that you have some old joystick driver relating to a now disconnected device? I've seen some drivers hang whilst scanning a missing device.

 

To check this you can temporarily de-register FSUIPC by renaming or removing the FSUIPC4.KEY file from the Modules folder. An unregistered install won't be scanning devices.

 

Pete