Following procedure allows to backup yr FSX config files (fsx.cfg - dll.xml - exe.xml) on a regular basis.
Reason: in case of a mishap, sometimes the standard procedure is to "delete fsx.cfg and let the program rebuild a new one".
Works in many cases, but also means you'll have to reconfigure lots of stuff.
This approach is to replace fsx.cfg with the "last known working version".
In the folder containing fsx.cfg, create a batch file SaveFSX.bat.
On Windows 10 that folder is C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX
Copy/paste the following lines:
echo Backup FSX system data...
copy fsx.cfg fsx.cfg_%date:~-4,4%%date:~-7,2%%date:~-10,2%.bak
copy dll.xml dll.xml_%date:~-4,4%%date:~-7,2%%date:~-10,2%.bak
copy exe.xml exe.xml_%date:~-4,4%%date:~-7,2%%date:~-10,2%.bak
Pause
Rightclick the file, and add a shortcut to desktop.
When clicking the shortcut, following files will be created:
Some may already have noticed the creation date _YYYYMMDD is added to the file name, the others have learned it by reading this line.
Wim