Hi, I decided to install SP2 of the FSX SDK (having used SDK-SP1a upto now)I know, long overdue :-) , but after migrating FSX to a new PC I gave it a go. However, after installation of SDK-SP2, a lot of files are missing.Like:- In the SImObject Creation Kit folder, the entire SimObject Container SDK folder.- In the Panel and Gauges SDK folder, most of the .html files. E.g. file Panel Configuration Files.html Tried this a few times from scratch, same result each time.What I did: 1. Install SDK-RTM from the original FSX disk.Resulting size of the SDK folder: 173 Mb, in 1138 files and 117 folders. 2. Install SDK-SP1a. The Installer warns me it removes the current SDK first. No way around that.Resulting size of the SDK folder: 322 Mb, in 1486 files and 208 folders.Although not used by me, I noticed the GMAX folder is missing now. 3. Install SDK-SP2 (file sdk.msi, size 211 Mb, from the Microsoft website). Again, the Installer warns me it will remove the currently installed SDK.Resulting size of the SDK folder: 324 Mb, in 1182 files and 205 folders. Resulting in a loss of lots of info, like the examples above.Needles to say :-), I checked that file sdk.msi is indeed the SDK-SP2 (since a lot of SDK-SP2 files have later modification dates then the same SDK-SP1a files). Before going through the painstaking process of combining the results of step 2. and 3. into one SDK (by merging a backup of SDK-SP1a with SDK-SP2): am I missing something here ?? Thanks for any insight. Rob Barendregt

This may help http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=SDK_Installation_%28FSX%29

However, after installation of SDK-SP2, a lot of files are missing.Like:- In the SImObject Creation Kit folder, the entire SimObject Container SDK folder.- In the Panel and Gauges SDK folder, most of the .html files. E.g. file Panel Configuration Files.html

Um, Rob... Individual .html files aren't included in the SDK any longer. Load up the compiled SDK file instead by double-clicking on the filename: ..\SDK\fsxsdk.chm Honestly, I much prefer this new method, since all the files are compressed and the left column index is hyperlinked to the article you want to reference... On the other tentacle, sometimes it might be useful to have two or more documents* open at the same time. In such a case, you can "decompile" the .chm file by following these simple directions: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-convert-chm-files-to-html-or-pdf-files.html * such as the KEvents and SimVar lists!

Hi Guys, Very usefull info and links ! Thanks.....Makes it all clear now. Never too old to learn, I guess ... Rob