July 29, 201510 yr Hi I am not familar with Simconnect and would like some advice. Recently I have had problems with FSX and I had to use the Avsim Guide to uninstall FSX and all associated addons, including Simconnect. I am completely unaware of what Simconnect is for, how it came to be on my PC originally and even whether it is necessary for the smooth running of FSX. I have now reinstalled FSX Gold Edition and some VFR Gen.X Photo' Scenery. I have tried to launch my HiFi Active Sky weather package and got a message that Simconnect was not on my PC and indicated that I should install it, along with SP1/SP2. My query is what is Simconnect for, should I have Simconnect installed and if so, where do I get it from? Also, how can I check if SP1/SP2 are on my setup? Thanks. Ray Raymond Smyth
July 29, 201510 yr where do I get it from? The information at the following link will help you get the FSX SDK installed on your computer and Simconnect - http://fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=SDK_Installation_(FSX) Also, how can I check if SP1/SP2 are on my setup? FSX Gold Edition installs FSX, SP1, and Acceleration (SP2 is the same as Acceleration except it is the freeware version). Best regards, Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
July 30, 201510 yr Author Problems seem to be solved. I've now installed FSX Acceleration and when I launch HiFi Active Sky, I don't now get the above message re Simconnect. During the launching of Active Sky, one of the steps says: "Simconnect SP2 instantiated" , whatever that means. I still don't see Simconnect in Programs & Features. But so what! Thanks for the interest and help. Ray Raymond Smyth
July 30, 201510 yr Problems seem to be solved. I've now installed FSX Acceleration and when I launch HiFi Active Sky, I don't now get the above message re Simconnect. During the launching of Active Sky, one of the steps says: "Simconnect SP2 instantiated" , whatever that means. I still don't see Simconnect in Programs & Features. But so what! Thanks for the interest and help. Ray Simconnect should show up in the add/remove programs if you manually installed them via the SDK directory. I wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth at this point, since everything is working, right? Back to my cave I go. -Jim Engage, research, inform and make your posts count! -Jim Morvay Origin EON-17SLX - Under the hood: Intel Core i7 7700K at 4.2GHz (Base) 4.6GHz (overclock), nVidia GeForce GTX-1080 Pascal w/8gb vram, 32gb (2x16) Crucial 2400mhz RAM, 3840 x 2160 17.3" IPS w/G-SYNC, Samsung 950 EVO 256GB PCIe m.2 SSD (Primary), Samsung 850 EVO 500gb M.2 (Sim Drive), MS Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit
July 30, 201510 yr Author Same here Jim - rolled the stone back across the cave. Thanks again for the interest. Ray Raymond Smyth
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