Replace aircraft.cfg?

[AirBull 0]

Another squelching hot day here in Dallas and as I was installing new liveries to my 738WL variant, I had a power surge. No apparent harm done other than my aircraft.cfg file appears to have been blanked out, along with the backup as well. Is there anyway I can re-create this file without the hassle of uninstalling and reinstalling it? I only say this because as a licensed, registered user, I don't want to waste a re-install attempt if I don't have to. Thanks for any and all suggestions! Love the VC HUD!

[MrKen 3]

You could try following the instructions here & then reinstalling your liveries. It links to some clean cfg'shttp://forum.avsim.net/topic/343006-livery-and-livery-manager-issues-how-to-resolve/ That's the best I can come up with.

[AirBull 0]

Unfortunately I don't even get the PMDG 737-800NGX WL option when I pull up the livery manager, I'm thinking because the file was completely zeroed out. Do I lose some sort of re-activation by uninstalling the program and re-installing it?

[NGX 1]

No. Reinstalling won't lose an activation

[trisager 2]

Uninstalling and reinstalling only takes a few minutes. I've done it several times (for troubleshooting a dome light issue), and I did not get any prompts to activate again. As long as it is the same computer, it should not cost you any activation attempts.

[MrKen 3]

Livery manager is out for now since the aircraft.cfg is toast. Try manually deleting all the textures noted in that topic & copying in the fresh aircraft.cfg files that it links to. After that you should have just the house liveries installed & a functioning cfg.

[AirBull 0]

I think I'll just reinstall it then, as it's the same computer and all. Thanks to all for your help!

[AirBull 0]

Wait a minute then Mr.Ken, I just saw where on that same page on the aforementioned link there was a Zip file from PMDG with clean aircraft.cfg files, so yeah, I just deleted the textures I had just installed, put in the new clean .cfg file, and will re-install them with the livery manager. Good to go, now if I could just figure out how to get some rain in this bloody 40°c heat! Thanks all!

[MrKen 3]

Wait a minute then Mr.Ken, I just saw where on that same page on the aforementioned link there was a Zip file from PMDG with clean aircraft.cfg files, so yeah, I just deleted the textures I had just installed, put in the new clean .cfg file, and will re-install them with the livery manager. Good to go, now if I could just figure out how to get some rain in this bloody 40°c heat! Thanks all!

I'm only about 2.5 hrs east of you. It's pretty warm here as well, plus our ac just froze up so it's off for an hour to thaw....