Like many dedicated users of FS9, I have a much modified and added to installation of my favourite sim. It is still though the unpatched, FS9.0 version. Despite all the advice on these and other forums, I have never managed to get the upgrade to complete successfully. This can only be done it seems to a clean, fresh install of FS9.0. I have been advised by a well known developer whose products require FS9.1 that the only way I get get his stuff running (which it currently does not) is to update to FS9.1. He further states that this could be done manually - if I can get hold of the patched files - by a simple copy and paste to my existing FS9.0. (Backups OF COURSE having been made!!) Could the members on this forum comment on the wisdom of this approach? I am a tad suspicious and under no circumstances do I wish to mess up my sim, leading to the necessity of a ghastly complete re-install or something. (Way too much hassle!) For reference, here is the complete list of the files that are patched by the update (please ignore the A610 bit in the file name as that is added by the backup process.):
ablscpt.A610.dll
acontain.A610.dll
ai_playr.A610.dll
atc.A610.dll
controls.A610.dll
demo.A610.dll
display.A610.cfg
dynamic.A610.dll
facilities.A610.dll
fe.A610.dll
flight.A610.dll
fs9.A610.exe
fsui.A610.dll
g2d.A610.dll
g3d.A610.dll
Generic.A610.bgl
global.A610.dll
gps.A610.dll
gps_export.A610.dll
instructor.A610.dll
main.A610.dll
mpchat.A610.dll
multiplayer.A610.dll
panels.A610.dll
reality.A610.dll
sim1.A610.dll
simscheduler.A610.dll
sound.A610.dll
symmap.A610.dll
terrain.A610.dll
traffic.A610.dll
unpatch.bak
util.A610.dll
visualfx.A610.dll
weather.A610.dll
window.A610.dll
What could possibly go wrong...? Experience would suggest that actually, quite a bit!
Cheers,
LISSART
PS: Should just add that the way to get hold of the patched files is LEGAL! By simply installing all on another machine without FS9, adding the update then transferring the files.