Saved a panel state ( which indicated it WAS saved). Tried to bring it up later and it wasn't in the saved selections.Is there a particular format??

Saved a panel state ( which indicated it WAS saved). Tried to bring it up later and it wasn't in the saved selections.Is there a particular format??

 

Run FSX as an administrator.  My bet is that it saved for while the sim was running when you saved it, but if you don't run FSX as an admin, UAC will delete all created files when the program closes.

Thanks Kyle Could you be so kind as to brief me on how to "run as administrator"? I recall seeing it before but datrn if I can remember how?

 

Thanks

Right clik on FSX Icon and select "Run as administrator"

See also the Introduction document pg 0.00.47 for panel state file information and locations.

 

 

I recall seeing it before but datrn if I can remember how?

 

haha - yeah, gotta love how the brain can remember that it's heard something before, but not specifically what...story of my life.

 

Here's how to grant yourself admin rights to the folders, along with set FSX to run as an admin permanently:

 

 

To grant yourself admin rights to your folders, navigate to the Microsoft Games folder on your drive and:
Right click on the Flight Simulator X folder:
Select Properties
Select the Security tab at the top
Click on the Users account in the Group box
In the Permissions box, check the box Full Control
Click OK
This grants you (a User - Tron reference?) and the programs you use in that folder admin rights to the folder. Essentially, what is happening is the computer is writing the changes (your key assignments) to a 'ghost' (Compatibility Files) folder, which the PMDG Options panel ignores the next time you run it. Using admin rights writes those changes to the actual file, not a file in a 'ghost' folder. As a quick note, if you have problems with any other program (especially when it comes to settings not saving, etc), you should grant admin rights to the program's location first before trying other things. UAC has its place in Windows, but it ends up being a bear if you don't know how to keep it in check.

 

...also, right click your FSX icon

Select properties

Click on the compatibility tab

Check the Run as Administrator box

Click OK.

Thanks for taking the time to answer and the explanation. Its now working fine and I'm alot smarter.  LOL

Thanks for taking the time to answer and the explanation. Its now working fine and I'm alot smarter.  LOL

 

Glad to help with the learning, and glad it's working!