Hi ...

 

my question has been prompted by the fact of recently uninstalling FSX from my desktop PC and re-installing P3D and a resulting conflict. When i tried to replace the default flight in P3D with a different plane and airport i got a CTD every time, and stumbled on the reason it was happening. Autosave was on in FSUIPC and was writing its files to two folders in 'MyDocuments' on my C Drive i.e. 'Flight Simulator X Files' AND 'Prepar3D Files' ... after turning it off and emptying both files the problem was gone. I have always felt running 2 different versions of basically very similar software with identical file names etc on the same PC is bound to throw up problems, and have had various issues over the past year or so that support this theory. My point is to ask is there a way of doing a deep clean of a PC to remove all traces of particular programmes and by that i mean to include Registry entries. I would like to do such a thing before attempting to install version 2 of P3D when it is released ...

 

 

Alan

 

 

My point is to ask is there a way of doing a deep clean of a PC to remove all traces of particular programmes and by that i mean to include Registry entries. I would like to do such a thing before attempting to install version 2 of P3D when it is released ...

 

I'd do a total reinstall of the OS. That's the only secure way to get everything totally clean. I don't believe any utility can do it better than a complete reinstall.

Good point Jeroen ... if the long-awaited much anticipated replacement for creaky old, crashy old FSX isn't worth the effort I wouldn't know what is!

There are some very good Reg cleaners available. Personally I would not reinstall the OS.

 

Bob

Start from scratch. It will give you a massive headache, but allow you to sleep at night...

I don't use P3D (yet) but pretty sure you need FSX installed.  It is not a standalone application.

 

Best regards,

Jim

I don't use P3D (yet) but pretty sure you need FSX installed.  It is not a standalone application.

 

Best regards,

Jim

 

I rather think that it is, it has enough disciples to start a new religion and many of them are quick to pour scorn on FSX.

 

Regards,

Nick

Prepar3d is a stand-alone program. There is no need to have FSX installed, nor is there any benefit.

I think it would be fun on the day of release of Prepar3d V2.0 that we begin an immediate 2-week moratorium on any posts, complaints, screenshots, cries for help, pans, hosannas, etc. It would give everyone who buys it a chance to roll it around in his mouth, chew on it a little and see how it tastes. It would avoid the inevitable "greatest thing today/worst thing tomorrow" syndrome that I've seen take hold immediately after some new offering.

 

Just a thought.

Reformat your hd, reinstall your OS, update OS and drivers.

As everyone has mentioned, and what I will be doing. Reinstall the OS, but make backups of what you need prior.

I have to ditto the advice here. I'm personally doing a complete re-installation of the operating system on a SSD. Neither FSX or 1.4 for that matter will touch my new build.

Complete reinstall?  Yeesh.  Makes sense, of course - especially if P3D 2.0 is going to take advantage of hyperthreading, which means tweaking the overclock.  But I have to say I hadn't been planning for all that work - will have to re-adjust my time budgets.  

 

I guess this also means a reinstall of FSX for those of us who want to visit our NGXs and T7's in exile...  B)

Take a look at the FSUIPC forums, Pete just released a new version with a new installer that fixes a bug when you uninstall fsx and have p3d.

 

Other than that, I'd just search in the registry everywhere for fsx and remove it. No need to reinstall windows and everything else all over again. I've gone through a dozen hardware upgrades including a new motherboard, cpu, memory, and video card, with no troubles.

 

I've never paid attention to p3d since one of my requirements of addons is not compatible (reality-xp)

I guess this also means a reinstall of FSX for those of us who want to visit our NGXs and T7's in exile...  B)

 

Yes it does, unfortunately. But with enough backed up it wont be too bad and you can always tweak a few things. I plan on getting the DX10 fix during that time.