Installing LINDA for FSX-Steam Edition

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Users who have purchased or are thinking of purchasing the new Steam Edition of FSX (FSX-SE) will want to know that LINDA can be used with this latest version of Microsoft FSX.

 

FSX-SE is installed using the Steam downloading service (priced £20 in UK). It is a big download at 10GB and took over 12 hours to download using my slow broadband internet connection.  The main Steam directory is normally be installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\ but can be installed in the root directory as I did.  When FSX-SE is installed it is buried deep in the Steam directory at \steam\steamapps\common\fsx.  You will note that the folder has the same name as the boxed version of FSX.

 

LINDA needs to be installed as normal in this FSX folder by copying both the \modules and \sound folders from the download and saying Yes to all overwrites.  The main LINDA codes resides in the \Modules folder within FSX alongside the latest full (paid) version of FSUIPC (4.939).  A shortcut should be created to LINDA.exe and placed in a convenient place on your Desktop.  Remember this LINDA shortcut will be different from that used with your old FSX or Prepar3D.  If you use all 3 flight simulators you will have 3 installation of LINDA.

 

You will save yourself time by copying any configuration and aircraft files from your old FSX to FSX-SE.  This will include files from \linda-cfg\aircrafts and \linda\aircrafts (just those aircraft you use and FSX Default)).

 

If you FSX-SE on start reports that a copy of the program is already running, you probably find that LINDA is open and needs be closed before FSX-SE can be started.

Edited February 24, 2015 by ScotFlieger
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