I am using Vista Ultimate with FSX. I installed SP1, and SP2 for the reason that new aircraft require the SP2 download. When I tried to use one of these Sp2 aircraft, my computer will shut down. Also I no longer can see any airfiles in all aircraft. The error says "air file is damaged".
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More info please. Was this a freeware or payware plane? Was it an auto or manual install plane? Did you follow all the install directions? Do you have UAC ( user account control ) turned off in Vista. This is a problem that might be better suited for the web site you got the plane from, than here, but I've given you a place to start.
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I don't think that these two issues are related -- the probable reason why you can no longer see air files is that your system is set to hide known extensions, and after installing Adobe Air the .air extension is now 'known', so it doesn't show.
And of course clicking on an air file will now attempt to open it in Adobe Air, which will give an error because it isn't a proper Adobe file. This doesn't mean that it is damaged, and it doesn't affect its performance in FS.
However your shutting-down issue sounds major. I'd check that your video drivers are up to date first.
And of course clicking on an air file will now attempt to open it in Adobe Air, which will give an error because it isn't a proper Adobe file. This doesn't mean that it is damaged, and it doesn't affect its performance in FS.
However your shutting-down issue sounds major. I'd check that your video drivers are up to date first.
The free aircraft that started all this was a beautiful Beechcraft B1900D (b19alabx). It loaded okay and when the scenery was checked a popup appeared saying the airfile was damaged and try to get a new one from the applications Author, FSX will close now. Which it did automatically.
I started up FSX again and flew the Cessna 172 with no problems. After landing I quit the first phase of quiting FSX and tried starting the beechcraft 1900D again. It worked fine and I had a good flight.
I am now in contact with Microsoft in hopes the problem will be solved. I have re-installed FSX Deluxe twice now without any updates, after removeing all 3rd party aircraft and still no air files on any FSX aircraft. Frank!
I started up FSX again and flew the Cessna 172 with no problems. After landing I quit the first phase of quiting FSX and tried starting the beechcraft 1900D again. It worked fine and I had a good flight.
I am now in contact with Microsoft in hopes the problem will be solved. I have re-installed FSX Deluxe twice now without any updates, after removeing all 3rd party aircraft and still no air files on any FSX aircraft. Frank!
The error sounds like the Adobe Air error message when you attempt to open an airfile from FS rather than an Adobe Air file -- 'The application could not be installed because the AIR file is damaged. Try obtaining a new AIR file from the application author.'
This has nothing to do with FSX -- are you saying that this happens when you start FSX?
This has nothing to do with FSX -- are you saying that this happens when you start FSX?
No, starting FSX is no problem. Only when I use certain aircraft from Premier Aircraft Design does FSX quit. I can also go into Games/ Microsoft FSX/ simobects/ Airplane/ click on any aircraft and find no air file. It the installer package has the error mesage. Frank!
As I said earlier, I don't think that your air files disappeared -- I just think that your operating system hides 'known' file extensions, so you'll just see an extensionless file with the name of your aircraft. Removing Adobe Air just makes the extension unknown, so it'll show up again.