Reinstall not working

[Flyboy46 0]

Hi all! Had a necessity to reinstall FS9 and am sorting out problems. Inre: PSS my 757 caused CTD's when I tried to load it so I did a reinstall from the PSS website. No more CTD's but now the panel is sans gauges. I think I remember this is due to a license or key problem but do not remember how to fix it. Thought a reinstall would do it but no.Any ideas would be greatfully accepted.ThanksJohn

[FOD 23]

John,Reinstall should have done.Exactly which gauges are you missing - do you have the gauges but no fonts? That's a different problem.If you still think its a key problem - run an uninstall and then manually delete all the PSS 757 files and re-install again.If that fails, the next stage might be to look in the registry and clean out the 757 entries.John Rooum

[Flyboy46 0]

John: Great suggestions and I will try these after the Turkey binge. :)Thanks,John

[FOD 23]

Have Fun:) :) :9 :(

[Flyboy46 0]

Ok. Here's what's happening now. I tried to unistall both my PSS757 and 777 from the "Add Remove" on the control panel and I get an error message "Cannot open Config file". So I can't uninstall the programs. Coincidentally, I noticed that my FS9 program is showing version 9.0 even after downloading and installing version 9.1 after my reinstall of the Sim program a couple of weeks ago. Don't know if that could be screwing it up but maybe.Any further help would be appreciated.Thanx, John

[FOD 23]

John.As you say, you certainly have something screwed up! If 9.1 is installed correctly, it shows up clearly when you run FS and look at the "Help" + "About" dialogue box. Perhaps try running the installer again.OTH this should not prevent you using the PSS aircraft. Try manually deleting all PSS files from FS9 - particularly the FS9/PSS folder, the PSS folders within the aircraft folder and the PSS gauge file in the Gauges folder.Then re-install from the web site and see what you get!Good LuckJohn R

[Flyboy46 0]

Here's the latest. I removed all PSS 757 and 777 files from my computer as suggested. On downloading the reinstall got this error message regarding the following files:"Invalid or corrupt file." 757C:DOCUME~1OWNER~1.YOULOCALS~1Temp02a69d5a021eac4f5fac247468634104base.datC:DOCUME~1OWNER~1.YOULOCALS~1Temp02a69d5a021eac4f5fac247468634104unpack*.*777C:DOCUME~1OWNER~1.YOULOCALS~1Temp8446bb5fbbee509e25122b96990470eabase.datC:DOCUME~1OWNER~1.YOULOCALS~1Temp8446bb5fbbee509e25122b96990470eaunpack*.*LiveryC:DOCUME~1OWNER~1.YOULOCALS~1Temp02a69d5a021eac4f5fac247468634999PSS-B752_UAL.datC:DOCUME~1OWNER~1.YOULOCALS~1Temp02a69d5a021eac4f5fac247468634999unpackI checked and the planes were not installed on my computer.As to the FS9.1 problem Im waiting for a response from Microsoft.

[FOD 23]

John,Your system needs a good clean out. For PSS delete all those files from the C:.....Temp folder along with any other similar ones. That will get your PSS aircraft installing again.For FS9.1, I suspect that you have a similar problem. I have never seen it myself but the FS9 forum might help here if you wish to check whether it is worth deleting all the files in the folder.John R

[Flyboy46 0]

Well, I cleaned my temporary files folder and still get the same error: "Zip file read error". I've deleted and downloaded the setup zip file several times and it's the same thing. I ran a search for all files related to PSS and eliminated all that were applicable. I still have the PSS showing on my Add/Remove utility and when I click to remove the program I get error: "Cannot load initialization file"I'm stumped

[FOD 23]

JohnIf you are still stumped, a few clues:1. The "Cannot load initialization file" is because you have already deleted the 757 uninstall file from your system. The entry remains in the Add/Remove dialogue but it cannot action anything.2. A registry clean might help.3. More likely - start again by uninstalling FS9, cleaning your HDD and re-installing from square one.John Rooum

[Flyboy46 0]

Very glad to report that my PSS reinstall problem is now fixed. Of course, the simplist solution was the one that fixed it. I forgot that I had a copy on my zip drive and when I transfered them over I was able to do a download of the 1.3 update and now all is well.I really want to thank you John Rooum for your persistance in helping me. Cheers mate!Best,John Herzog

[Flyboy46 0]

I am pleased to report that my 757 problem is now fixed. Of course, the simplest solution was the one that worked. I forgot that I had a copy on my zip drive (moving the copy on my hard drive was not working) and moved that over and updated with v1.3 and now all is well. I wanted to thank you John Rooum for your persistance in helping me. Cheers mate.Best,John Herzog