Installed Aircraft listed in Windows Programs question.

[ColR1948]

When I go in Control Panel\Programs I see what programs are installed, I also see some aircraft I've installed too.

When I install them I always install to a folder on my desktop then edit out any unwanted stuff then transfer them to the FSX folder which is on a separate hard drive.

Are these aircraft there because I first installed them to the folder I created on my desktop, and is it safe to uninstall them from the Programs folder seeing as they now reside on a separate hard drive (D) not ©?

 

Col.

Edited December 16, 2018 by Nels_Anderson

[tiger1962]

Yes it's safe to uninstall them from Programs, since you've already done it manually in effect.

[ColR1948]

Thanks Tim, Thinking more on this, in future I will create a folder on the (D) drive then transfer it from there, I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner.

[ColR1948]

Slight problem with that, I went to uninstall one aircraft and it defaulted to the AC in FSX on my D drive even though it is listed in the programs when I go in Control Panel\Programs.

 

 

[mallcott]

Slight problem with that, I went to uninstall one aircraft and it defaulted to the AC in FSX on my D drive even though it is listed in the programs when I go in Control Panel\Programs.

 

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Then DON'T delete the entries...

[tiger1962]

Can you manually edit the unwanted file's location in the "Uninstall from:" window?

[CRJ_simpilot]

It's not needed to rid of your programs directory from the install programs. But you can use Ccleaner and delete the entry. I have a felling that the program installer is reading your registry key, and if so I wouldn't touch it otherwise you're gonna have problems.

[ColR1948]

Hi CRJ, Yes that's kind of what I thought, I haven't touched it, I was just trying to clean up a bit and saw these entries.

[mrzippy]

And to keep it real simple....don't delete any aircraft from Control Panel/Programs that you currently have in your Sim and still want to use. I go through mine every so often and delete aircraft that I have installed and then deleted from the Sim.

[napamule2]

I have FSX on my D drive. No 'Program Files\FSX' folder on C drive either (bad bad bad!). What I do is make a folder (called 'X_Temp For Installs') under the main FSX folder. I extract all ziped files from download there. Then I fix, change, etc, and then move files (folders) to FSX\Simobjects\XXX folder. I might have some files under 'My Documents\Flt Sim Realted' folders (info, fsx cfg changes, sound, panels, etc) for archive and safe keeping in case my D drive goes. Keep it simple.

Chuck B

Napamule