Prospective new user - licensing question . . .

[stevendt]

Prospective new user - licensing question . . .

Hi, I am about to install a system which will have P3D5 and MSFS2020 installed on the same PC, only one will be running at any given time.

As I understand it, there are separate verions of FSUIPC required for the different programs, but I assume that there will be no issues running two instances on the same machine where one is configured for P3D and the other for MSFS?

I think that I will need WIDEFS to provide network connectivity. Below the images on the www.fsuipc.com web page, the test says "WideFS7 for FSX, P3D and MSFS". However, the WIDEFS page suggests that it is only for P3D? 

Under requirements :-
"Any one or more of FSX, P3D V3.x, P3D V4.x and FSUIPC4 (or FSUIPC5 for P3D4.x)
WideFS7 IS ONLY FOR FSX and P3D" 

Does it support P3D Version 5 as well as MS2020/2024?

If so, can a single copy support both programs when running on one machine, or is a separate install (and license) required for each program?

regards
Dave

[John Dowson]

  On 4/27/2025 at 12:09 PM, stevendt said:

I assume that there will be no issues running two instances on the same machine where one is configured for P3D and the other for MSFS?

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Well, no issues installing them and running them individually. However, if P3D is running with FSUIPC6, you cannot then run FSUIPC7 for MSFS, i.e. only one copy of FSUIPC can be active/running at any given point.

  On 4/27/2025 at 12:09 PM, stevendt said:

think that I will need WIDEFS to provide network connectivity. Below the images on the www.fsuipc.com web page, the test says "WideFS7 for FSX, P3D and MSFS". However, the WIDEFS page suggests that it is only for P3D? 

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WideFS7 works with all versions of FSUIPC from 4 onwards.

  On 4/27/2025 at 12:09 PM, stevendt said:

Under requirements :-
"Any one or more of FSX, P3D V3.x, P3D V4.x and FSUIPC4 (or FSUIPC5 for P3D4.x)
WideFS7 IS ONLY FOR FSX and P3D" 

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That is old and needs updating.

  On 4/27/2025 at 12:09 PM, stevendt said:

Does it support P3D Version 5 as well as MS2020/2024?

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Yes, but WideFS talks to FSUIPC, not the FS. WideFS7 works with FSUIPC6 for P3D versions 4,5 & 6, FSUIPC4 for FSX, and FSUIPC7 for MSFS2020 and MSFS2024.

  On 4/27/2025 at 12:09 PM, stevendt said:

If so, can a single copy support both programs when running on one machine, or is a separate install (and license) required for each program?

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Only one license is required. You can have a single installation to support both FSUIPC6/P3D and FSUIPC7/MSFS2020/2024, or you can have separate installations. It is up to you.

You can try the trial license for FSUIPC7, available in a post at the top of this forum. This also contains a trial license for WideFS7.

Regards,

John

[stevendt]

  On 4/27/2025 at 1:19 PM, John Dowson said:

Well, no issues installing them and running them individually. However, if P3D is running with FSUIPC6, you cannot then run FSUIPC7 for MSFS, i.e. only one copy of FSUIPC can be active/running at any given point.

WideFS7 works with all versions of FSUIPC from 4 onwards.

That is old and needs updating.

Yes, but WideFS talks to FSUIPC, not the FS. WideFS7 works with FSUIPC6 for P3D versions 4,5 & 6, FSUIPC4 for FSX, and FSUIPC7 for MSFS2020 and MSFS2024.

Only one license is required. You can have a single installation to support both FSUIPC6/P3D and FSUIPC7/MSFS2020/2024, or you can have separate installations. It is up to you.

You can try the trial license for FSUIPC7, available in a post at the top of this forum. This also contains a trial license for WideFS7.

Regards,

John

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Hi John,

thanks a lot for the quick and comprehensive reply! 

Only P3D OR MSFS will ever run on their own at a given point, so no issue there.

That's good news about a single WideFS license. It "feels" cleaner to have separate installs, so that's the way that I will probably go. 

Thanks for the pointer to the trial license, I will give it a go

regards

Dave