Roy,after a little google i found this:gauges_recovery_fsx.zip. You can find it in the avsim library.Some1 was also saying renaming your fsx.cfg file and start fsx again so it will make a new 1Hope 1 of these will helpJust reading old topic fsx vc gauges problem started by Thomas_KenobiHis solution was: http://forum.avsim.n...modules-issues/Something with DLL regJohn

Edited March 18, 201214 yr by starter

The link is duff, John, but I think you stumbled onto the right track. I followed it up, and found this, which I think is where you went, right? It looks like the answer is probably these two dll's - MSVCP70.DLL and msvcr70.dll in the system32 folder.gauges_recovery_fsx.zipLicense: FreewareAdded: 19th January 2010Downloads: 2310Author: Erik BENDERSize: 11710kb

File Description:New ! Since version 1.2 Gauges Recovery also fix the problem of compatibility from FS9 add-ons which display all gray and without texture !!! DESCRIPTION: For years I worked on Flight Simulator I realized that many people have problems with showing the gauges panel (black screen) or special effects such as afterburner, smoke or line of condensation occurring after uninstalling an add-on or accidentally deleted files of the simulator. In your Flight Simulator X there is a folder named 'Gauges' it contains files 'gauges' representative board instrumentation for each add-on, such as the autopilot, the horizon indicator etc, if you delete one of these files, your panel will not display the gauge that it was programmed. It is the same for the folder 'Effects' that contains all the special effects in FSX, it sometimes happens that some files in these folders disappear leaving your simulator in a situation where you no longer see your instrument panel (black screens) and afetburner invisible. Under these conditions, you reinstall FSX and lose a lot of time (and patience). So I created Gauges Recovery, a small free utility that will restore all your gauges and effects of origin in less than 10 seconds. With Gauges Recovery, you're sure to get the display of all gauges and effects. This program does restore the original files from Microsoft FSX FSX SP1, FSX SP2 and not the files from other publishers, no changes will be made to these files. Some people see the gauges all black (black screens), unless FSX is installed correctly. The solution to this problem is to install the files MSVCP70.DLL and msvcr70.dll in your 'system32', Gauges Recovery does this automatically for you. Do not look if Gauges Recovery is installed because there is no installation, the program only updates files in FSX and nothing else.

I will try this update tonight. I hope ot will work! Thanks a lot for all your help! Will post a update later on to tell if it worked (or not)Were is that download link of the gauses restore zip? On the avsim site?

Avsim Library..

Ran the recovery tool. no result :(

Download DXTBMP from here, Roy, and open up some of the dds files which are in the texture folders - specifically textureC172_Interior_T.dds - and tell us if you get "normal" textures...http://fly.to/mwgfx/

this is what i see: Looks fine to me?this is what i see: Looks fine to me?

Yep - it looks identical to mine, Roy.. I'm going to see if this thread can be moved to the aircraft design forum - there are more expert people there who can better help you than most people here can.Yep - it looks identical to mine, Roy.. I'm going to see if this thread can be moved to the aircraft design forum - there are more expert people there who can better help you than most people here can.You should also post the problem (quoting this thread) over at the developer site: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=63.

Try checking/unchecking Render to Texture?

How to do that?

The compiled FSX gauges (those that are .dll's, not XML cab files) are all dependent on msvcr80.dll. If that file is missing or broken, the gauges won't load.Try re-installing the MSVC runtime libraries.Doug

The compiled FSX gauges (those that are .dll's, not XML cab files) are all dependent on msvcr80.dll. If that file is missing or broken, the gauges won't load.Try re-installing the MSVC runtime libraries.Doug

How to do that? I have reinstalled fsx many times, so if it is installed by fsx that is not the solutionhttp://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?p=386582#post386582

He's talking about what you did in post #17, Roy.Try this: click on the "Start" button, and type this into the window immediately above it (the "Search" window):sfc /scannow (Note the space between the 'c' and the '/' and there are two "n"'s in scannow) . This should fix either of those two files, if they're bad, but - just in case - I've put copies of my two in my Dropbox. Grab them and place them into your Windowssystem32 folder.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52676345/MSVCP70.DLLhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/52676345/msvcr70.dllI saw your post in the Dev forum... no replies yet.

that two files were not in system32. i place them now. it that the fix or?

Did you place those two files in the C:Windowssystem32 folder?