louw Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I have just installed FSX Steam Edition on a new computer. Have been using FS 9 up till now. The aircraft only have virtual cockpits. I installed Cam-Sim B797 which does not have a virtual cockpit and therefore I have no cockpit when flying. I did a forum search for an answer without success. Must admit, I am not particularly computer literate. Add-on question: Probably should have its own thread. In FS 2004 (9), I only need to click on the aircraft.cfg file to have it open. Now I get a message that says the computer doesn't know how to open that file. So I have to go the long way around by opening Notepad then entering the location of the file. Is there a short cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zswobbie1 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Well, it's a new PC, & it probably has not got anything set up as a default editor as yet. Right click the aircraft.cfg, then 'Open with' then choose whatever text editor you want to use, then tick the 'Always use this app' box. ( I use Editpad lite as a text editor, but Notepad will work) Robin Cape Town, South Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCD Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I do not know about the FSX Steam Edition as I do not use it, strictly FA2004 myself; but when I was trying out the FSX demo there were seveal planes that came without 2-D panels. I was able to import panels from the FS2004 counterparts and get them to operate without issue. I can't believe FSX Steam would be any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louw Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Thanks. I have been using FS2004 for so long I had forgotten how I had gotten notepad to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louw Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hello: The CamSim planes already come with a 2-D panel. However, FX-SE does not seem to have a program that runs them. I had no problems with FS2004. My old computer runs on Windows XP and has run out of disk space. I purchased a new computer with Windows 10 and installed FX-SE. Everything works fine except for the lack of 2-D panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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n4gix Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 FSX:SE is no different than regular FSX. Use the "A" key to cycle through the views: 2d, vc, etc. If the aircraft has a 2d panel, it will show up. Bill Leaming http://smileys.sur-la-toile.com/repository/Combat/0054.gif Gauge Programming - 3d Modeling Military Visualizations Flightsim.com Panels & Gauges Forum Moderator Flightsim Rig: Intel Core i7-2600K - 8GB DDR3 1333 - EVGA GTX770 4GB - Win7 64bit Home Premium Development Rig1: Intel Core i7-3770k - 16GB DDR3 - Dual Radeon HD7770 SLI 1GB - Win7 64bit Professional Development Rig2: Intel Core i7-860 - 8GB DDR3 Corsair - GeForce GTS240 1GB - Win7 64bit Home Premium NOTE: Unless explicitly stated in the post, everything written by my hand is MY opinion. I do NOT speak for any company, real or imagined... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louw Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 Hello and thanks for the information provided. I now have 2-D cockpits operating. I have installed some aircraft with virtual cockpits but these do not show up. I have four views showing by using the views button on my flight yoke. These are cockpit (2-D), tower, outside, and airplane view. The airplane view is where the virtual cockpit was in FS-9. I cannot find any place in Settings to change this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Press the F9 key for vc. Press F10 for panel view. If you don't see the panel, press shift+1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louw Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thank you. Works great. Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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