March 12, 20215 yr Some weeks ago, I detailed my problems in upgrading W10 1909 to 2004 and later. I am still in the same position but have now had a new thought, about which I need help. To recap: the ONLY way that the upgrades work is if I "tell" the Windows Upgrade to delete all my folders and settings. It will then install a vanilla Windows quite happily. (Every, and I mean every, other way leads to a roll back). Unfortunately, that means all my P3D xml files, licences and other things are gone. What I am now thinking is, is it possible to add those files, folders etc. back into the updated Windows from a backup copy of Windows? Or is there another way? I could always restore my 😄 drive if it was a disaster. Intel i7 6700K @4.3. 32gb Gskill 3200 RAM. Z170x Gigabyte m/b. 28" LG HD monitor. Win 10 Home. 500g Samsung 960 as Windows home. 1 Gb Mushkin SSD for P3D. GTX 1080 8gb.
March 14, 20215 yr Some things, like your P3D xml configuration, can be transplanted. Others, like many programs that write encrypted software keys into the registry, can not. I don't know what the details are behind your upgrade problems...but taking the need to reinstall Win 10 as a given, I'd say you're going to be time ahead in the long run to make a backup/reference copy of your current configuration, uninstall everything that needs that to free up the license (e.g. PMDG, FSL, FSDT, P3D itself, etc), clean install of the latest version of Win 10 (presently 20H2 I believe) from a newly-created boot media, and rebuild Rome from the ground up, using your backup copy of the last config as a sort of a crib sheet for your config and any modifications. I know of no shortcut to rebuilding that isn't loaded with land mines, and chasing those down can be far more time-consuming than even the most complex rebuild. I don't say that lightly--I know the butt pain involved--I've got >300 add-on sceneries meticulously layered just the way I want--it takes me a solid week of 12 hour days to do a rebuild. But randomly running into those pop-up land mines after trying to back-in your system from a previous setup is more trouble in the long run. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
March 14, 20215 yr Author 3 hours ago, w6kd said: I know of no shortcut to rebuilding that isn't loaded with land mines, Bob, Thanks for that. It is what I suspected all along😬 But hope springs eternal. Luckily I can load my backup (once the program is reinstalled) as a mounted copy, so the reference will be handy. I suppose I will just have to set aside a week or so. On the positive side, I can upgrade to P3D5.1 at the same time and have a shiny new system as well. Edited March 14, 20215 yr by IanHarrison Intel i7 6700K @4.3. 32gb Gskill 3200 RAM. Z170x Gigabyte m/b. 28" LG HD monitor. Win 10 Home. 500g Samsung 960 as Windows home. 1 Gb Mushkin SSD for P3D. GTX 1080 8gb.
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