jgf Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 I plan a clean install of FS9 on a "new" (for me, lol) system, then copy my old install (pruned of anything I'll no longer use - aircraft, scenery, utilities, etc.) over this. But a problem arises with some payware aircraft and scenery. Installation was around ten years ago and original files and docs are on discs buried in a 12x18 storeroom, so reinstalling will be onerous. Is there a way to determine what files and reg entries are necessary so can just transfer those to new system? (My alternative is to clone the OS, FS9, and the scenery folder (on a different drive), to a small HD or SSD and install that as a vm on the new system.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Have you by any chance got a spare hard drive or pen drive, if so copy the the files you think you may use on to that then when you do your new install the files will be there to transfer. I have lots of DVD disks I copied stuff on years ago plus now I have a spare hard drive with lots of FS stuff, I used it a lot to copy an aircraft over. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhinson Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 One way to do it is to install FS2004 from disc, then copy all of your files over it. A few commercial products may need re-registering but otherwise everything should be honkydory, complete with the correct registry entry. John http://www.adventure-unlimited.org My co-pilot's name is Sid and he's a star! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson_new Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 How does this process enter the addon's registry entries? Tom Gibson CalClassic Propliner Page: http://www.calclassic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_eve Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 There's an FAQ https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?319047-Installing-FS2004-into-Windows-10-amp-Copying-FS2004-from-your-OLD-PC-to-your-NEW-PC which covers this scenario in some detail ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhinson Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 How does this process enter the addon's registry entries? Initially installing from disc adds the registry entry for FS. I have never come across an add-on that creates a registry entry. John http://www.adventure-unlimited.org My co-pilot's name is Sid and he's a star! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Initially installing from disc adds the registry entry for FS. I have never come across an add-on that creates a registry entry. John From another post, some years ago, where someone wanted to do what I'll attempt, "Everything installed well except the Dream Fleet installers refused to run, even using the XP compatability features of Win7. I was able to get the DC-9 to run fine by copying the files to the appropriate folders, but the 737 can't run because it needs certain entries written into the registry to work..." Not sure yet which of my payware aircraft will hopefully be transferred (some I no longer fly often enough to be worth the trouble) but there are planes from Dreamfleet, Carenado, Eaglesoft, Digital Aviation, Capt Sim, Justflight, etc.; so reinstalling would be hit-or-miss (after an expedition into the uncharted wilds of my storage locker for the files) and a straight copy of all relevant files/folders found may not work due to those registry dependencies. And I haven't even gotten to payware scenery yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhinson Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 the 737 can't run because it needs certain entries written into the registry to work..." Fair point, but a rare example. From what I have read that aircraft was built for FS2000! I think you will find the majority of add-ons that don't instantly work will require re-insertion of your registration code rather than using the registry. John http://www.adventure-unlimited.org My co-pilot's name is Sid and he's a star! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKKnupper Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 @tgibson_new It is very simple ..... you wish for it OMG Sincerely G. Kirschstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defaid Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Captain Sim stuff also has registry-based copy protection. You can tell that someone has a dodgy copy when they post a question asking why the gear or props or half the instruments are invisible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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