JD,I posted this question in the FS9 forum and recieved no help. I am uncertain if this is something that I need to change in FS9 or if I could reset a pointer in RC4 to fix the RC4 side of the problem. I am running Windows 7 Pro64 and although I select RC4 as an admin when I run it, it will not let point to the new FS9 path for saved files and weather. here is my prevoius post under the FS9 forum:About 11 months ago I purchased a new computer. At the time of my purchase I had the builder copy my previous data files into a file folder named old data files on my new C: drive. I did a complete reinstall of FS9 to my new computer. Over the past couple of months I finally reinstalled RC4 and made a number of successful short flights. Yesterday I needed to leave and come back to a flight that involved RC4. Later I could not get the saved RC4 flight to reload or to merge with FS9.After doing some searching I found both my FS9 and RC4 flights are being written to two different file locations. I see the saved files of both programs are being written to the documents file established by my current install of FS9. But, they are are also being written to a directory under the old data files folder. This morning I deleted the folder containing the FS9 and RC4 files written under the old data files folder and deleted the FS9 portion of the old data files directory its self. I then loaded my default FS9 flight and closed the program. FS9 continued to write back to both file folders. FS9 rebuilt the deleted folder under the old data files directory and filled it with FS9 flight information (i.e. logbook, weather, etc).My question: Is there a ini file or sonething similair that I can modify under FS9 to set only one path to comtain saved file data elements? RC4 will not allow me to continue a saved flight with the two different folders. I have reset the saved file path under the RC4 program, but no matter how I make the change it still "points" and the old data file folder.Any ideas?Tom

JD,I posted this question in the FS9 forum and recieved no help. I am uncertain if this is something that I need to change in FS9 or if I could reset a pointer in RC4 to fix the RC4 side of the problem. I am running Windows 7 Pro64 and although I select RC4 as an admin when I run it, it will not let point to the new FS9 path for saved files and weather. here is my prevoius post under the FS9 forum:About 11 months ago I purchased a new computer. At the time of my purchase I had the builder copy my previous data files into a file folder named old data files on my new C: drive. I did a complete reinstall of FS9 to my new computer. Over the past couple of months I finally reinstalled RC4 and made a number of successful short flights. Yesterday I needed to leave and come back to a flight that involved RC4. Later I could not get the saved RC4 flight to reload or to merge with FS9.After doing some searching I found both my FS9 and RC4 flights are being written to two different file locations. I see the saved files of both programs are being written to the documents file established by my current install of FS9. But, they are are also being written to a directory under the old data files folder. This morning I deleted the folder containing the FS9 and RC4 files written under the old data files folder and deleted the FS9 portion of the old data files directory its self. I then loaded my default FS9 flight and closed the program. FS9 continued to write back to both file folders. FS9 rebuilt the deleted folder under the old data files directory and filled it with FS9 flight information (i.e. logbook, weather, etc).My question: Is there a ini file or sonething similair that I can modify under FS9 to set only one path to comtain saved file data elements? RC4 will not allow me to continue a saved flight with the two different folders. I have reset the saved file path under the RC4 program, but no matter how I make the change it still "points" and the old data file folder.Any ideas?Tom

fs writes to one place, this is where the .flt and .wx files are. click the ".flt/.wx path" in rc, and select the same path. then rc knows where to read/write it's information.jd

JD,I have done that, numerous times, but no success. No matter how many times I change RC4 link to the FS9 default information, it still points/returns/looks for/ its information in the old data folder.Tom

Some W7-64 users have better success using a shortcut to start RC4 with the advanced shortcut properties set to run as admin. You still login as yourself so the correct document folders are used.You can check and see if RC has the correct path. In the RC folder make a backup copy of rcv3.dat in another folder. Now go back into the RC folder you have, right click on rcv3.sat and then use open with then select notepad. It should show your last loaded flight and then further down your RC path as set by the flt/wx button in the RC settings in your last change. Do not try to edit this file directly.This will show if your FS path is correct and the one to be used for plan loading and .rcd, .flt, and .wx files for saved flights.

First off Ron thanks again for your help.Ron, although I had the RC4 properties found under the icon set as admin with full priviages, I did not have the shortcut properties it self set as admin. I made that change. The second task that you asked me to do was to review the RCV3.dat file. There was a whole lot of garbage found within the file, but I did see a line that read c:\flight\fs2004. That is incorrect. My path is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9 for the sim itself and C:\FS9 Program Addons\RC4 for Radar Contact 4.Again what I am seeing is both FS9 and RC4 are saving identical data elements in two different areas of my hard drive. Neither of the two areas are titled C:\flight\2004. I'll load up a flight later today or tomorrow morning and see if the icon makes a difference and I'll recheck the results of the RCV3.dat file.Tom

You might also check the FS registry entries. Check that with this free utility:FSX/FS9 Registry Repair Tool (36KB) from http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=libraryRC doesn't use it but other utilities might.It would not hurt to also check the paths in FS9.cfg. Back it up if you edit it first.Do you have a planner application that might write its own format to that folder?

Ron,I tried the Flight1 tool tonight. I have used the tool in the past with success with other problems, but it still did not clear the current problem. Tonight I deleted RC4 from my computer and I will reinstalled it sometime this weekend. I do have one question about the reinstall. When I did my original RC4 installation I received a code from JD. If I remember correctly after installation you request the code and it is emailed to you within a couple of minutes/hours.When I reinstall RC4 do I need to request a new code or will the one that I received in March of 2009 work for the reinstallation?Tom

Ron,I tried the Flight1 tool tonight. I have used the tool in the past with success with other problems, but it still did not clear the current problem. Tonight I deleted RC4 from my computer and I will reinstalled it sometime this weekend. I do have one question about the reinstall. When I did my original RC4 installation I received a code from JD. If I remember correctly after installation you request the code and it is emailed to you within a couple of minutes/hours.When I reinstall RC4 do I need to request a new code or will the one that I received in March of 2009 work for the reinstallation?Tom

probably not. if you do, send a key request like you did last timejd

JD/Ron,The reinstallation did the trick. This morning I was able to plan, execute, save and restore a flight using both FS9 and RC4. JD, after the reinstallation I elected to request a new code and I had the new code within minutes.To both of you thank you again for your help.Tom