Bob,

Go for v5.2 HF1. Make sure you install to the same location as the original. I don't see ChasePlane and PMDG aircraft being a problem. Just leave those alone where they are and once you have v5.2HF1 installed they should still work.

You'll probably find all your ORBX scenery still where it was. Remember, the P3D uninstall only removes the files it installed, nothing else.

At worse you'll need to add your add-on entries manually although Lorby's Addon Organizer makes it much easier. That includes ChasePlane.

I suspect going to v5.2 HF2 without installing v5.2 first caused this.

30 minutes ago, rlaycock said:

Thanks for the link

I am not looking forward  to this but i feel at present I have completely screwed my install.

Each time I think about it It gets worse

• all the chase plain views etc
• the bunch of ORBX true earth products I own almost all Orbx products except for airports I only have a few of them.
• The PMDG products with the complicated unregistere before uninstaller malarkey.
• These are just the ones I remember I am sure there will be others
• I also am undecided as to reinstall V5.1HF1  or 5.2hf1
• Perhaps I will hold of for a we while and see if other report good things re V5.2hf 1 before I start.

It is disappointing as I have done this procedure numerous times in the past with no issues, but this time for some reason simply updating the client did not take.  Perhaps it was because I went from V5.1hf1 to 5.2hf1 without using 5.2.   If so I am sure others would also have issues

Anyway it is late in the night NZ time so I will have a think about what I will do tomorrow.

Thanks again to all who provided advice.

best wishes

Bob

If I am reading this right you had P3D v5.1 (with hotfix1) and went straight to P3D v5.2 hotfix1 without having P3D v5.2 installed? If that is the case then that is what is most likely causing your troubles. You need P3D v5.2 installed before you install the P3D v5.2 with hotfix1.

I just run uninstall client and then instal

new one from HF2. That’s all. No problems and etc

6 minutes ago, Joseph29 said:

If I am reading this right you had P3D v5.1 (with hotfix1) and went straight to P3D v5.2 hotfix1 without having P3D v5.2 installed? If that is the case then that is what is most likely causing your troubles. You need P3D v5.2 installed before you install the P3D v5.2 with hotfix1.

You would have thought LM would recognise that and prevented the update from running.

3 hours ago, rlaycock said:

Hi Thanks for the reply however i only updated the client so it automatically found  the previous installation.

I managed to get all the ORBX stuff working again (thanks to the orbx not P3D v5) However many of the buildings are black (no texture).  after the initial update this is one of the things which prompted me to run the reset function which apparently has been a wast of time now i am left with a sim which is useless. Best wishes

Bob

 

 

HI Bob. i assume you have uninstalled and re-installed Orbx global package and libraries? Verify the installation isn´t enough, as the global products need a complete re-install.

1 hour ago, rlaycock said:

, but this time for some reason simply updating the client did not take.  Perhaps it was because I went from V5.1hf1 to 5.2hf1 without using 5.2.  

Bob, you can be sure, this caused exactly the issue. As LM mentioned if you upgrade from a former version, which is at least 5.1, you HAVE TO install the full-installer and not a portion only.

But anyway, related to OrbX it´s important that for the Global products and the librarie a full re-installation is needed. For the other regional products like EU-GEN etc. a file verification should do the job. If not just re-install them aswell.

32 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

You would have thought LM would recognise that and prevented the update from running.

Ray!!! What an unlawfull comment...😁

12 minutes ago, BerndB said:

Bob, you can be sure, this caused exactly the issue. As LM mentioned if you upgrade from a former version, which is at least 5.1, you HAVE TO install the full-installer and not a portion only.

Where did LM say the above?

Quote from LM's home page advertising the release of V5.2:-

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The following list of updates has been categorized based on the installer required. The Client installer is required for Prepar3D v5.2, however the Content, Scenery, and SDK installers are optional. You must first have Prepar3D v5 installed to utilize the Client only installer.

 

14 minutes ago, BerndB said:

But anyway, related to OrbX it´s important that for the Global products and the librarie a full re-installation is needed.

Not true, at least not in my case, especially if they were originally installed outside of P3D.

A simple 'Resynchronise Simulator' accessed from the within the 'help' section of Orbx Central should suffice.

Wasn't even necessary for me, but I performed it anyway just for good measure.

 

18 hours ago, rob0203 said:

Active Sky update now available!

Yeah but dont update Active Sky if you stay with 5.2 without HF1 😄 Its not compatible with 5.2 only.

I made the mistake and now I am without Active Sky cause they also removed the download for 7840 😞

My bad 😄

15 minutes ago, Flyinggok said:

Yeah but dont update Active Sky if you stay with 5.2 without HF1 😄 Its not compatible with 5.2 only.

I made the mistake and now I am without Active Sky cause they also removed the download for 7840 😞

My bad 😄

So, install the HF 1 for 5.2 would be the solution for you then...!🤭

27 minutes ago, BerndB said:

So, install the HF 1 for 5.2 would be the solution for you then...!🤭

If FSLabs is faster than Active Sky provides the 7840, probably yes :P

Just a quick note on Orbx stuff - when it's installed outside the sim folder in a library, P3D relies on there being a 'discovery path' to the root of the Orbx library added into the add-ons.cfg file. So if you nuke all the config files and let P3D rebuild them it'll pick up any add-ons in your Documents\Prepar3d v5 add-ons\ folder, but not the Orbx stuff. You can add the discovery path back yourself but I believe if you open Orbx Central and verify one of your sceneries then it'll add the path back in automatically, and then P3D should see the Orbx stuff again. 

a quick report:

I am on the way from CYEG to KPDX, FL330 with the PMDGNGXu. It is completely overcast. Haze is less than before HF1. From inside the cockpit, I see no waffles. Whenever I have the impression that there is a pattern arising, the clouds mix somehow. (Is this triggered by Active Sky?) In outside view, there are still some waffles. But that does not disturb me since I fly in VR only and do not leave my cockpit once I am airborne. I am quite satisfied with how it is developing.

Michael

5 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Bob,

Go for v5.2 HF1. Make sure you install to the same location as the original. I don't see ChasePlane and PMDG aircraft being a problem. Just leave those alone where they are and once you have v5.2HF1 installed they should still work.

You'll probably find all your ORBX scenery still where it was. Remember, the P3D uninstall only removes the files it installed, nothing else.

At worse you'll need to add your add-on entries manually although Lorby's Addon Organizer makes it much easier. That includes ChasePlane.

I suspect going to v5.2 HF2 without installing v5.2 first caused this.

Ray

Thanks for the advice, I will give this a go. (just uninstalling P3D leaving all the add-ons alone.  Then  installing P3D V5.2 HF1).

For what it is worth all the add-ons that would allow me to install outside of P3D I did indeed install outside i.e ORBX, A2A,etc.  however from memory others like PMDG did not give this option so they are in the main P3D folder.

Its encouraging to hear that you feel they may be OK.  I was not aware that I could just uninstall P3D and it would leave all other add-ons even those in the P3D folder intact

Thanks again for your help.

Bob

 

Bob,

As I understand it you currently have v5.2 HF1 installed. This was installed on a v5.1 HF2 installation.

That being the case I would suggest you first download the full installer for v5.2HF2. Then uninstall as follows via Control Panel. Don't forget to choose No when asked if you want to deactivate your licence.

• v5 Scenery
• v5 Content
• v5 Client

That should remove all installed components for v5 giving you a clear run to install the full package. Good luck!