After a week of fighting with PMDGOptions.dll issues (self inflicted), and now CTD's and other weird behavior, I uninstalled every scenery and aircraft I own.

 

FS is stable now, I've added back scenery/terrain/traffic and so far - so good.

It's time for my airplanes.

I've decided to give up on the RJ's and the LD-767 as I just don't have the patience to dig up the old threads and mess with DLL.XML issues anymore. Even if there's simple fixes, I think I'm done

 

Now it's time for:

 

747-400 and -8, MD-11, 737-6/7/8/9 and the 777.

 

Would it make sense to install in order of the release dates of these products so newer files always overwrite older files ....   or does it just not matter ... or - is there a preferred order that makes more sense than release date based on someone's experience?

 

Curious if it matters or not.

 

Thanks...

 

 

Would it make sense to install in order of the release dates of these products so newer files always overwrite older files ....   or does it just not matter ... or - is there a preferred order that makes more sense than release date based on someone's experience?

 

Doesn't really matter, but order of release is my default procedure.

The PMDG operations center that comes with the 777 may be your best bet, I'd actually do the reverse and try that first and use the updates it offers. Also make installing skins easy...

Shouldn't make any difference I believe ,  since for example if  one  would purchase  the 777 and installed it  and  hadn't  got  any other pmdg  aircraft and  than decides  to get  the ngx  and  and  than  you have to uninstall  the t7   and install  the 737 ngx  and re install the t7.  Than  I might get  the md -11 darn it I have to uninstall  the ngx  the t7 and install the md-11  and  than re install the ngx  and the t7. Than  wow  I  like the have  the pmdg js4100  in my  hangar  and  grrrr   I have  to do the  uninstall  and  re install process  again if  one  would  follow  the process of the release dates

What happens to the navdata that comes with the installers?

 

Can a current database be overwritten by an older one from an older installer?

 

If you bought an AIRAC cycle that's newer than the one delivered with the T7 this question should be irrelevant, of course. Just install that cycle after all the planes.

 

 

Can a current database be overwritten by an older one from an older installer?

 

Yes.

Not too worried about the nav databases as that's an easy update.

 

pmdgoptions / pmdgsounds   ... Was wondering if the 747 install is smart enough not to overwrite the T7 version of those dll's    (assuming they are different).

 

I've decided:

 

747-400

MD-11

747-8i addon

737 Base

737-600/700

T7

 

I don't think I can go wrong with that install.    But I was more curious than anything if I change things around.