djp1701 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I have a friend who is not tech saavy, but has been using Flight Simulator for more than 10 years. He recently got a new computer and has successfully reinstalled FSX and FS Commander. He has re-purchased (lost license years ago) FSUIPC and it appears to install and license correctly, however, upon opening FSX, FSUIPC does not appear in the menu bar, nor is FSX interacting with FSC (e.g. he is unable to locate his plane at an airport. I have tried to help (I am very tech saavy, but have zero experience with flight sims) but have been unable to determine the issue. Hoping there is a quick answer to this issue that I can take back to him (in person) and apply to get him fully back up and running. Additional related question: Once he gets back up and running with FSUIPC on FSX, will everything continue to work if he performs an in-line upgrade to FS2020 after he gets a more modern video card (note the card he has now is supported for FSX). Thank you in advance for the assist, I know he will appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Fs2020 is not an update of fsx. It is a separate program and installing it should not affect your install of fsx. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I have tried to help (I am very tech saavy, but have zero experience with flight sims) but have been unable to determine the issue. Post the FSUIPC install log, and any FSUIPC4.LOG file it creates in its install directory when the sim is run. FSUIPC provides a lot of diagnostic info. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Fs2020 is not an update of fsx. It is a separate program and installing it should not affect your install of fsx. ...And needs a completely separate purchase and installation (and download). FSUIPC is version 7 for MSFS, version 4 for FSX (and version 6 for P3d) https://forum.simflight.com/topic/80977-updated-modules/ They NOT cross-compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 You may need to add or edit the dll.xml file section. This post contains a dll.xml file fsuipc section. (last section) https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?335551-Fsx-sdk&p=2173081#post2173081 4 posts before that in the thread is more explanation about the dll.xml file. (post by f16jockey) Make sure the fsuipc path in your dll.xml file is correct for your fsuipc location. If it isn't edit (or add) the path in the dll.xml file. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amirasamy99 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 You may need to add or edit the dll.xml file section. This post contains a dll.xml file fsuipc section. (last section) https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?335551-Fsx-sdk&p=2173081#post2173081stickman hook 4 posts before that in the thread is more explanation about the dll.xml file. (post by f16jockey) Make sure the fsuipc path in your dll.xml file is correct for your fsuipc location. If it isn't edit (or add) the path in the dll.xml file. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 cool that you got it fixed with only that vague link I posted. I thought you would, after your quote: I am very tech saavy, but glad it worked. lol:D Welcome to the forum.:cool: Oh, ask anything you want of course. Always. But just so you know, you can find a search box at the top of every page. And if you click on the little magnifying glass next to it you get the "advanced search" options. Enjoy! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Ok...so...and update after heading over to his house. He has FSX Standard, not deluxe or any other flavor and as such does not have the SDK. Is there any way that he can make use of FSUICP without it or is he going to have to shell out around $60 for a new copy of the Accelerator Pack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Ok...so...and update after heading over to his house. He has FSX Standard, not deluxe or any other flavor and as such does not have the SDK. Is there any way that he can make use of FSUICP without it or is he going to have to shell out around $60 for a new copy of the Accelerator Pack? FSUIPC is a separate, stand-alone program. It does NOT require Accelerator Pack. Simply install into FSX. Then decide whether it needs to benefit from being paid-for. Get info from Pete Dowson: https://forum.simflight.com/forum/30-fsuipc-support-pete-dowson-modules/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) he does not need the sdk for fsuipc. he only needs the fsuipc section in his file. not the sdk sections. I only linked that thread as an example of how the dll.xml file starts utilities together with fsx. In that thread the things in his dll.xml file just happen to be the sdk (not needed for your freind) and fsuipc. Edited March 24, 2022 by il88pp [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Ok...so...and update after heading over to his house. He has FSX Standard, not deluxe or any other flavor and as such does not have the SDK. Is there any way that he can make use of FSUICP without it or is he going to have to shell out around $60 for a new copy of the Accelerator Pack? Post the logs. What you need to troubleshoot is found within them. Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Ok...thank you...so with that, he still has the issue where FSUIPC does not appear in the FSX menu bar nor does it show the location of his plane in FS Commander. Similar to the SDK instructions, does the path to FSUICP need to be full? By default, the location is relative (e.g. "module\FSUIPC.dll"). Happy to upload the logs the next time I am over there...which ones would be helpful to resolve his dilemma? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The FSUIPC4.LOG, as well as the Installer Log. Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 So...my friend had his computer offline for sometime due to some construction on the room where he keeps his sim. Nothing has changed with the system or the software so hopefully the logs will help to identify the problem and resolution. Let me know if you need anything else. Thank you!FSUIPC4 Install log.txtFSUIPC4 log.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Luke...log files have been uploaded. Let me know if you need anything further. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Luke...log files have been uploaded. Let me know if you need anything further. Thank you! Looks suspiciously like Simconnect is not installed, and it must be. Simconnect can be found in the FSX folder structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 He needs to install FSX SP2. He's running the original, unpatched version. He'll also get noticeable performance increases by going to at least SP1, but a lot of FSX compatible software demands Sp2. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Thank you, Luke...do you know off the top of your head if there is a cost involved to installing FP2? If not, I could do that for him while I have his machine. Alternatively, he is considering upgrading to MSFS-2020 which will require the newer version of FSUIPC (FSUIPC7 ???)...would it make more sense for him to do the upgrade to 2020 vs updating FSX to SP2? An additional question, he has a Radeon 550X...will that card work for 2020? I'm trying to convince him to upgrade to an RTX-3060, but not sure he has the budget for that. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 about being able to run FSCommsnder, read this: page 10, and especially the Important notes on page 11. (where (not) to install, not using full screen, etc ) https://manualzz.com/doc/53735580/aerosoft-flightsim-commander-9-user-guide [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 You can find Microsoft Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2 here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8986 The SP2 update is free. (I'm not sure if SP2 is required for FSCommander, or for FSUIPC.) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Thanks again! That did the trick...of course, I had to find SP1 first... :D ...found and have now got him updated through to SP2 and I can confirm that I see FSUIPC now. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp1701 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Thanks...he already had FSCommander working...so no issues there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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