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I hesitate to post...and probably will deserve the electronic tongue lashing I'll receive for my stupidity.

I've had FSX sp2, SDK, FSUIPC and ADE on my computer for 6 years.. That was the problem.

Built new computer (Ivy 3770 K, 8G, 120 SSD [Win7 64 and FSX] 1 tb WD black for most everything else, 660 Ti video.)

Built,started and loaded easily (gasp!)

I have slowly reinstalled most of FSX things (GEX, UTX and hundreds of my and others small airports, flight plans)

I installed the SDK off of my original FSX deluxe set to D drive (not where FSX is). I could not make the skd sp upgrades install anywhere but to default (c:\programs (x64)\Microsoft games\sdk (something like that) despite multiple attempts with my archived and new downloads of sp1a and sp2a updates..there simply is no option to direct them to install elsewhere that I can find--so I have skd original on d drive, and sp2a on ssd in the ("don't install anything there") default programs section on the ssd C drive. I tried placing the update exe in the sdk folder, on the desktop, or in my download folder before running, but never an option as to where to place the update)

I have run the skd config program as administrator.

FSUIPC works and displays in FSX. ADEx works, compiles and the work displays in FSX. Model Convertor X works, SAMM2 works, AI flight planner works... And FSX is so wonderfully better--I can fly into big airports, use weather and not watch a slide show!!!

I have below the ADE check report, my edited dll files and the "trusted" section of the fsx config files (I have read and re-read them, but probably a typo). Reinstalled FSUIPC.
I can start FSX from with the ADE checker, and I can connect ADEx to FSX and that works fine.

I guess I'm at a loss after 10 days. I actually used the Traffic Tools option alot.

The only good news is that with the SSD install, it only takes 35-40 seconds to load FSX and see that my last effort didn't fix it.

ADE-Check Report

Date of Report: 9/28/2012 12:42:08 PM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 1 (1.0)
OS Version: 6.1.7601 (64 Bit)
OS Language: English (United States) => separator: '.'
Nodename: WAHLS4-OFFICE
ADE installed: no
ADE Path: D:\MSFS\FS Design Tools\Ai (manually set)
ADE Install Version: n/a
ADE File Version: 1.51.4645.23940
ADE Info: n/a
FXS installed: yes
FSX Path: C:\Flight Simulator X\
FSX Version: 10.0.61472.0 (fsx-sp2.20071210-2023)
FSX Trailing '\' Error: False
FX9 installed: no
FS9 Path: n/a
FS9 Version: n/a
FS9 Trailing '\' Error: False
RTM Simconnect: yes
SP1 Simconnect: yes
SP2 Simconnect: yes
FSX SDK installed: yes
FSX SDK Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\
FSX SDK Trailing '\' Error: False
BGLComp Version: 10.0.61472.0 (fsx-sp2.20071210-2023)
BGLComp >= SP1: yes
Shp2Vec found: yes
.NET 1.1 installed: no
.NET 2.0 installed: yes
.NET 3.0 installed: yes
.NET 3.5 installed: yes
XML3 installed: yes
XML4 installed: yes
XML5 installed: no
XML6 installed: yes
FSUIPC/FS9 installed: n/a
FSUIPC/FSX installed: 4.853
Connected to FS9 ok: no
Connected to FSX ok: no


My current dll file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\Object_Placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>FSUIPC 4</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

The trusted section of fsx.cfg

[Trusted]
C:\Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Bendix_King_Radio.DLL.eieaouqbzaqnkoaeruikaukkuiorahoukhaeoiru=2
C:\Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Magnetic_Compass.DLL.iuozwtrtzowcoroelliiketwzaiwrarihowbikwb=2
C:\Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.dll.wtqacublacbcqiunqziznnwabbtebkrwbbnzwrzq=1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll.dfhkesfkdlskdjfldjflelssjflsdjflsdkjf=1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll.dfieraldfjlsdjflikdrkgflajrlejrjflsdjf=1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\Object_Placement.dll.edkfkdrulsaflevflsdfjlakdfjlerdfs=1


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I am quite sure I have been editing the correct .dll file from the apps\ussername\roaming, etc folder.

Do you think the original skd installation on D drive with the updates installed to C: could be the problem (warnings on troubleshooting about re-installing the original after updates installed, so I've held off on that)?

I would very much appreciate any thoughts. And as I have sincerely suggested in my few earlier posts, you cannot possibly underestimate my abilities at the software end of a computer. This is really the first time I've actually "looked seriously" at a computer with Win7.

Thanks in advance. I so much appreciate the time and wisdom of those on this forum


Gary
 
Try to get rid of the dots here "<Path>..C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path
before C:\Program files.. though people say is bad to install SDK in the default directory, at least should install in his own folder.
 
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Thanks!!!

Bernardo, that was it!!!!

Thank you so much! You have no idea how much time I have spent (wasted???) on this. (Well, actually I bet a lot of us know how much time.....)

I must have looked at that file 100 times and I never saw those dots...

Thanks again!

Gary
 
gww53 said:
(Well, actually I bet a lot of us know how much time.....)


Gary
Click to expand...

You can bet, well I am the first surprised by the success, but I saw a post with similar problem and in this case were the quotation marks ¡¡, congrats and now you can worry about Gmax, airport editions, and else. :cool:
 
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