What is wrong with this install???

[tamsini 278]

Hello all - hoping someone can give me a few clues. I reinstalled the latest version of P3D this morning, carefully taking the time to remove any remnants of the old version and all addons. I decided to take my time, installing P3D (OK), FSUPIPC (OK - even downloaded the latest version of this too!). Then I installed one basic payware plane (Alabeo PA44) to set up my controls in FSUIPC (OK). 

Then the fun began. I installed chaseplane and could not find my presets (it gave me a simconnect error on first launch). The error went away but still no presets.

Next, to check connectivity, I installed Active Sky 2016 and lo behold - it keeps "waiting for simulator".

Have I gone mad? This is about the 10th time I do a clean install of P3D and never had problems with connection issues - all addons are on the same machine for goodness' sake! 

Is there any way I can check to see if there is, indeed, a problem with simconnect - as this seems to be the culprit right now? I have the 4 versions of simmconnect installed, BTW.

So in short - HELP please?

 

[Bobsk8 12,594]

Did you install all the simconnects? 

[tamsini 278]

Yes as I mentioned above, all 4 versions are installed

[downscc 1,327]

I don't understand why you'd remove and reinstall P3D.  What was the original problem?  As for AS16, be sure it installs it's own connectivity.

[tamsini 278]

Simply to keep it at the latest version. Although I understand the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach, I still try to keep to then latest versions of software as much as possible.

[tamsini 278]

***** SOLVED *****

Just in case anyone has an issue of this type, I found an errant disconnect.cfg file that was hiding in my documents folder. 

Thanks to Rob Ainscough's great P3D troubleshooting document.

[Bobsk8 12,594]

1 hour ago, tamsini said:

Yes as I mentioned above, all 4 versions are installed

read you post 4 times and still can't see you saying you installed the simconnects....

[vgbaron 3,514]

24 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

read you post 4 times and still can't see you saying you installed the simconnects....

LOL. Next to last line in the OP Bob. 

 

1 hour ago, tamsini said:

Is there any way I can check to see if there is, indeed, a problem with simconnect - as this seems to be the culprit right now? I have the 4 versions of simmconnect installed, BTW.

Vic

[Bobsk8 12,594]

Just now, vgbaron said:

LOL. Next to last line in the OP Bob. 

 

Vic

I am calling the eye doctor now......

[jimcarrel 688]

Hey Bob, make sure you don't call the one you used the last time