hi,

 

many thanks for the help guys, not a wizz kid so i did a quick uninstall and a re install of ut2 and im just about to test the program now.

The double backslash in the path is not a problem...it will resolve to a single backslash just fine.

 

Regards

hi,

 

guys bad news.... still ut2 does not start automatically at all i have to open the program then start it which can be forgetful at times and annoying when your flying in a empty world. is there anything i could possibly do now even after a good re install.

 

many thanks.

You did not say whether or not you already tried the xml document that I wrote for you. When you keep asking for help and do not follow through by complying, trying, or reporting on supplied solutions, you give the impression that your motives are other than solving the issue. It does not take a whiz kid to arrive at this conclusion.

 

If you insist on following the offhanded advice about using the original installer, you must first completely uninstall the program using the supplied uninstaller or the control panel for installed software. Then you must confirm that the UT2 entry has been removed from your exe.xml document before proceeding. When an installer edits the exe.xml or dll.xml document, it does not re-write the whole document (although some Wilco/FeelThere installers love to scramble the layered spacing), it only supplies an entry. It is logical to assume the installer looks for it's own entry, because duplicates would cause issues. Upon discovering it's own entry, the installer does not add another entry, nor is it intended to proof read or correct the syntax of the entry already present, that would be an AI, not an installer. It is also logical to assume an uninstaller might ignore the exe.xml as there is no penalty for an entry that calls an exe (or dll) that doesn't start, unless of course that entry introduces a running state upon which another exe or dll is dependent...

 

Finally, before you do the installer trick, the "easier" solution, you will want to make sure your exe.xml looks like this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">

<Descr>Launch</Descr>

<Filename>exe.xml</Filename>

<Disabled>False</Disabled>

<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>

</SimBase.Document>

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\...

 

Anyone see a problem here?

 

Hook

Ok, thank you. I see that my edited exe.xml does not match his path. However, he has not reported whether he even tried it. Here is my edited exe.xml with a path that matches the image the OP attached:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">

<Descr>Launch</Descr>

<Filename>exe.xml</Filename>

<Disabled>False</Disabled>

<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>

<Launch.Addon>

<Name>UT2</Name>

<Disabled>False</Disabled>

<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>

<Path>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Flight One\UT2</Path>

<NewConsole>True</NewConsole>

</Launch.Addon>

</SimBase.Document>

 

Also, that directory path issue will not affect the uninstall/reinstall solution.

I see that my edited exe.xml does not match his path.

 

The problem was that FSX was installed in Program Files. I don't know how that will affect his issue, but I'm betting it will cause plenty of other problems.

 

The wonderful world of support. I once spent 90 minutes in a live chat trying to talk someone who was, to put it mildly, computer illiterate, through downloading a zip file, extracting it, and creating a shortcut on his desktop. Sometimes, the best advice you can give is to uninstall and reinstall, and hope the uninstall process is simple and automated.

 

Hook

Default path in XP and anything pre-64 bit is Program Files\Microsoft Games. For simplicity (and to make sure my computer knows it's priorities), my own path is C:\FSX.

 

I have a few concerns about one click solutions; a) this is not a console game, nor is it even supported by the original developer. Wasn't Microsoft Flight! supposed to be the point and click flying game? How'd that work out. The assumption is that one wants to simulate piloting without learning basic XML. I will leave that apparent oxymoron for keener minds to resolve.

The other concern ("b") is more specific. I have seen uninstallers leave fossilized records in the XML documents in the way that I described above, I do not know if Flight1 uninstallers clear the exe.xml. Considering the fact that editing the exe.xml got the OP into this predicament, I consider it more than prudent to confirm the document manually, despite the added clicks.

I decided to take a look at my own exe.xml file after reading this post and found 3 entries for programs that had been uninstalled long ago.

hello,

 

yesterday i did manage to fix the problem. i looked on the net and found a good website which provided this information

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">

<Descr>Launch</Descr>

<Filename>exe.xml</Filename>

<Launch.Addon><Name>EZdok camera addon</Name><Disabled>False</Disabled><Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\EZCA\EZCA.exe</Path></Launch.Addon><Launch.Addon><Disabled>False</Disabled><ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad><Name>Autothumbnail</Name><Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Autothumbnail\Autothumbnail.exe</Path></Launch.Addon></SimBase.Document>

<Launch.Addon>

<Name>Saitek Panel(s) Plugin for FSX</Name>

<Disabled>False</Disabled>

<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Saitek\Pro Flight Panels\SaiPanels.exe</Path>

<CommandLine>-run</CommandLine>

</Launch.Addon>

<Launch.Addon>

<Name>UT2</Name>

<Disabled>False</Disabled>

<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\\Flight One Software\Ultimate Traffic 2\UT2Services.exe</Path>

</Launch.Addon>

<Launch.Addon>

</Launch.Addon>

<Launch.Addon>

</Launch.Addon>

</SimBase.Document>

so all i did was copy and paste this into my exe. xml file with ut2 still installed on my system but not working when launching fsx however when saving my new exe file i had open fsx up and ut2 gave the sound where it shows it has been started for fsx and there are no problems. i thank all you people for helping me with this problem even if it did not work i still appreciate your help.

many thanks

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\

 

Looks like you had the wrong path before. This points to Program Files (x86) where the old one pointed to Program Files.

 

Next time you go to changing files, be sure to make a backup before you change anything.

 

Hook

"Fascinating, captain..."

Leads one to speculate what the intended changes were - and why that was the resultant edit.