Maybe that Flight1 registry tool would be worth a shot? If you have a 'dual' install, run the registry tool before installing something in the steam version and vice-versa...I know it's a pain but it's a possible workaround.

Well yes, but the config files are generally located in your Documents folder, or Apdata areas.  As long as the add on installer can find your base FSX installation (which you can generally specify) and the placement of peripheral files doesn't change, then it theoretically ought to be alright.

Sorry, but no it isn't that simple.

Why would anyone want two versions of FSX on the same PC?

There still resides within the install folder an FSX.exe aswell as an FSXSEConfig.exe so surely the installer will find the FSX.exe in that root folder and fire ahead, no? The folder structure within the root is largely the same.

I think ultimately there will need to be a migration tool utility like we have for FSX to P3D

Maybe that Flight1 registry tool would be worth a shot? If you have a 'dual' install, run the registry tool before installing something in the steam version and vice-versa...I know it's a pain but it's a possible workaround.

The registry tool doesn't redirect installers to different config file paths, only the program directory.

 

I'm not new to this fellas, I'm speaking from years of experience with installers...

 

You can pushback against the facts with optimism, but it doesn't change a thing.

I think ultimately there will need to be a migration tool utility like we have for FSX to P3D

Bingo!

Why would anyone want two versions of FSX on the same PC?

 

"Original FSX (boxed)" - for legacy / past addons and a known, secure environment that they will all work in.

 

"FSX: Steam Addition" - Perhaps for the convenience of installing 'straight from Steam' and perhaps because new updates or improvements will follow.    There could even be addons that are only offered for "FSX: Steam Addition".

pmanhart, I consider myself a skeptic of many things about FSX+Steam and some of the exuberance surrounding it.  And many of these things were discussed in several previous threads over the last couple of days.  But now that FSX:SE is released and some people are downloading it (I have no need for it personally), and preparing to install their existing addons into it, why don't you just back off for a bit and see how it turns out for them. 

177 FSX Users in-game now:

 

https://steamdb.info/app/314160/graphs/

The registry tool doesn't redirect installers to different config file paths, only the program directory.

 

I'm not new to this fellas, I'm speaking from years of experience with installers...

 

I do apologize. I didn't realize you had so much experience with...installers

 

if it comes down to it, the addons will try to write to %appdata%\microsoft\fsx so simply back that up somewhere and cut and paste as needed. once again, I know it's a pain but if one really *really* has to have a dual install, there are ways to get it to work. No need to pushback against that fact with optimism

Picked up a copy.   Don't have any intention to download it at this point but as others said, great as a backup, and who knows, perhaps more updates or fixes will follow.   Or even if there are some 'Steam only' addons released for FSX, it will be worth having.

 

In my town centre, £3.99 (what I paid for FSX:SE) buys you 1 of these wee drams :-
 

 

(and what use is 1  !!!!  )

I bought it purely as a backup, at £4 it was an easy decision.  Also if they follow the Train Simulator model it might be that they release improvements for free yearly.

https://steamdb.info/app/314160/dlc/ showing 11 as yet unavailable DLC.

I do apologize. I didn't realize you had so much experience with...installers

 

if it comes down to it, the addons will try to write to %appdata%\microsoft\fsx so simply back that up somewhere and cut and paste as needed. once again, I know it's a pain but if one really *really* has to have a dual install, there are ways to get it to work. No need to pushback against that fact with optimism

Typical, state the facts and the smart-aleks have to pour on the sarcasm.

 

Just trying to help those who don't know any better, but whatever.

 

Looking forward to the 1000 posts of, "addon __________ won't work with FSX SE! What do I do?!?"

https://steamdb.info/app/314160/dlc/ showing 11 as yet unavailable DLC.

 

I bet yea those will be Flight1 products.....perhaps even Ultimate Traffic 2 with the latest Schedules (could be the reason why they haven't released a new schedule in ages)