fsx-ms Near meltdown of FSX. Need assistance

[JeffEvans 0]

Getting extremely frustrated.  Been simming for 20 years but for some reason while installing AS16 I completely screwed my FSX up.  Uninstall and reinstall AS16 did nothing.  Now I have a myriad of new problems.  I'm not blaming AS16 for anything but by my screwing around with it, I, no doubt, caused it.  Here we go...

 

I am attaching several .jpg files to show the various problems.  By the way I have uninstalled and reinstalled both FSX and Acceleration.

 

Simconnect errors..

asconnect errors...

When I attempt to run GSX I get an error message...

I get weird skeleton aircraft... but not the "normal" skeletons...

 

I guess I'm asking for someone to take the time to work me through this thing.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Jeff Even

Rocklin, CA, USA

 

Vista Ultimate w/sp 2, AMD Phenom II X4 970, 3.5 GHz

8 GB Ram, 64 bit os, FSX, GSX,  RC, REX Tex Dir & Soft clouds,

AS16, PMDG 737/47/777

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/euohkju1ncmro1g/gsx%20says%20fsx%20not%20found.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohjgoe8plfm2qd0/free%20picture.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/myhp8lyxxfs1fgg/no%20asconnect%20error.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mcy9c3rgh3hsbs8/simconnect%20error%20msg.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzvq02geima6pj5/skeleton%201.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/myhp8lyxxfs1fgg/no%20asconnect%20error.jpg?dl=0

[Poppet 703]

Been simming for 20 years but for some reason while installing AS16 I completely screwed my FSX up

 

You have a lot going on there,  Lets break it down a bit.............

 

Your Sim was perfect, And then ? What exactly happened when you Installed Active Sky 2016 ?   Whats the first thing you noticed that something wasn't write?  

 

Did Active Sky 2016 Install correctly?  And then...............? 

[charliearon 3,023]

The skeleton shot looks something like DX10 preview is on and shouldn't be.  I agree with Elaine about starting out

slow and simple and from the beginning of your problem.  A small thing to start would be to backup your FSX.cfg

maybe rename it to FSX_old.cfg and then restart your Sim and let it build a new one.  See if that gets you anywhere.

[JeffEvans 0]

Installed AS16.  Opened fine with accurate wx showing.  Then opened FSX and got an error message saying there was more than one simconnect and it switched to one of them.  FSX opened but with skeletonized aircraft and square clouds.  Uninstalled and reinstalled AS16.  No good. Then I got ###### and uninstalled and reinstalled FSX, Accleration, FS2Crew, EZdok, AS16, GSX and anything else I had.  FSX opened but again with skeletonized AC and square clouds.

 

Really at my wit's end, Poppit.  Would appreciate any help you can provide.

 

p.s.  Charlie.  I think I did that already but will try again.

 

Best,

Jeff

[gboz 157]

 

 

Then I got ###### and uninstalled and reinstalled FSX, Accleration, FS2Crew, EZdok, AS16, GSX and anything else I had. FSX opened but again with skeletonized AC and square clouds.

 

Please don't tell us you installed all of these add-ons in one go before finally opening FSX?  :(

 

gb.

[pete_auau 1,158]

Skeleton aircraft is most likely  caused  by  your not having  the highmemfix=1 in your graphic section of  your fsx.cfg

 

when you had  installed as016  you should  have gotten   another  pop up screen  saying  something  in the like  you need  to update  the modules etc did  you  click yes  to this  and  last thing  you havnt  still gotten asn  still installed  on your pc  since  you say  it  said  it  switched  asconnect  which points  that  you still gotten asn installed?

 

Edit  uninstalling  things normally  doesn't  fixes  thing  sometimes  makes  it  worse  since it leaves  traces  behind  and  unless  you remove  everything  you will come into  some  troubles  down the road  as  your  now  in

 

Take  it  you  didn't install as016  in the  default  location  since  sometime  this will cause  issues  as well with admin rights and install and  run  program with admin rights  as well

[JeffEvans 0]

I have administrative rights so that isn't the problem.  Here is my FSX.CFG...

 

[GRAPHICS]

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=512

NUM_LIGHTS=8

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

AC_SELF_SHADOW=0

EFFECTS_QUALITY=2

GROUND_SHADOWS=0

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

See_Self=1

Text_Scroll=1

[DISPLAY.Device.AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series.1]

Mode=1024x768x32

 

I don't even see himemfix unless I'm looking in the wrong section.  I have a feeling that I screwed the pooch!

I forgot to mention when I get the FSX setup screen and go to select "weather".  Active sky weather is not listed as an option.

 

J

[pete_auau 1,158]

HIGHMEMFIX=1   copy  this  to your  graphic  section,    forgot  to mention  did  you click yes   after  you installed  as016  and  when  fsx  started   there  should  have been  4  pop boxes   saying  would  you trust   such and  such etc  you didn't  tick no by any chance  to these  4?

 

 

If  you run as016  there is no need  to touch the weather  section at all  just make  sure its  ticked  on the user defined 

[cmpbellsjc 2,960]

If you run as016 there is no need to touch the weather section at all just make sure its ticked on the user defined

You don't even need to do that. Actually there is no need to even open the weather section in FSX options after setting the recommended cloud settings outlined in the AS16 PDF.

 

Simply put, don't open the weather option menus in FSX once AS16 is started prior to starting FSX.

[Poppet 703]

 

 

Charlie

 

If Jeff was to start at the bottom of this.............

 

I don't know a whole lot about FSX,  But Regrading Active Sky 2016,  Is it the same as Prepar3D ?  Will it add an Entry to your dll.xml and exe.xml file?

 

Could a corrupt Entry in Jeffs dll.xml file be causing this Issue ?  

 

Could this be a Simmconnect thing ?  Would Installing the Simmconnect sort this ?  

 

 

Jeff

 

You need to stop Installing stuff  :smile:  :smile:   For the Minute anyway,  Get Default FSX up and Running smooth first,  When i say Default I mean No Utilities that sit in your dll.xml or exe.xml files  

[pete_auau 1,158]

Jeff if as016 did manage to corrupt your ddl.xml there is a back up prior to your installing it, its in your data/ roaming fsx folder, once you got every thing  sorted its a good idea  to make  a back up copy of your  data/roaming  fsx   folder  or better  still make  a back up copy  of  your  hard  drive  to a  external device so next time  just a matter  of  reinstalling   from your  external  back to your hard  drive

[charliearon 3,023]

If Jeff was to start at the bottom of this.............

 

I don't know a whole lot about FSX,  But Regrading Active Sky 2016,  Is it the same as Prepar3D ?  Will it add an Entry to your dll.xml and exe.xml file?

 

Could a corrupt Entry in Jeffs dll.xml file be causing this Issue ?  

 

Could this be a Simmconnect thing ?  Would Installing the Simmconnect sort this ?  

 

 

 

You need to stop Installing stuff  :smile:  :smile:   For the Minute anyway,  Get Default FSX up and Running smooth first,  When i say Default I mean No Utilities that sit in your dll.xml or exe.xml files  

Sorry, don't know much about Active Sky or it's relation to P3D.  But since  the OP totally reinstalled everything and

I suspect,  without testing vanilla FSX first, he has dug a deeper hole  than before.

 

Jeff, I would at least change the Texture_Max_load=512 up to the default 1024.  Don't know if that will help much,

[JeffEvans 0]

Ok... replaced current FSX.CFG with a backup from before all the problems started.  It contained the HIGHMEMFIX=1 AND THE Max Load at 1024.  Opened FSX, loaded PMDG 737NGX and still got the skeleton, no PMDG countdown and no Addon menu on the top.  I then loaded a PMDG 777 and a Cirrus and a PMDG MD11... the skeleton was gone an the Addon menu appeared but only FSUIPC was shown, no Couatl, FS2Crew, etc.

 

The gun's pointed at my head but I haven't cocked it yet!

 

Thanks all so much for your help.

 

J

[charliearon 3,023]

Just don't pull that trigger!  Get rid of the addons and get your basic FSX running!  Then move on to 1 addon at a

time.

[JeffEvans 0]

Will do that now.  Should have done that in the first place.  Should I uninstall FSX first?  Will I have to reload all my aircraft too?

 

Thanks, Charlie

J