Pushback will only start with sim if sim is not in focus

[meurkel 1]

Hi,

I've had this problem lately where Pushback Express (and FSUIPC as well for that matter) will only start if I defocus the sim during startup. Of course I can simply defocus the sim every time I start it but I don't want to have to restart it if I forget to do that. Do you have any clue as to why this is happening?

[byork 2,230]

Ummm, we haven't heard of that one before.

Did Mr Dowson have any ideas?

 

Edited May 31, 2022 by byork

[meurkel 1]

I haven't asked FSUIPC support but I just learned it's a sim issue since SU9. The sim struggles to autostart apps via the exe.xml. Fenix also mentioned this in one of their announcements and told their customers to start their app manually if necessary. Anyway, I doubt it's got anything to do with your product and I've found a workaround. Thank you for your input.

[Flyinggok 55]

I am also struggling a bit that PBE is not autostarting if the Sim is loading.

Command Center and RAAS is starting normally but PBE not 😞

HTTP Server and so on all activated.

Not a big deal to start it manually but would be cool if its starts automaticly, and minimized 😄 RAAS is always starting focused, would be nice to have it started minimized too 😄

[Manuel82 138]

1 hour ago, Flyinggok said:

I am also struggling a bit that PBE is not autostarting if the Sim is loading.

Command Center and RAAS is starting normally but PBE not 😞

HTTP Server and so on all activated.

Not a big deal to start it manually but would be cool if its starts automaticly, and minimized 😄 RAAS is always starting focused, would be nice to have it started minimized too 😄

Maybe something is wrong in the MSFS EXE.XML? in case of PBE entry?

Can you post the EXE.XML contents?

Manuel

[Flyinggok 55]

3 hours ago, Manuel82 said:

Maybe something is wrong in the MSFS EXE.XML? in case of PBE entry?

Can you post the EXE.XML contents?

Manuel

Ha, thanks for the hint. Its not in the exe.xml file for whatever reason :)

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
	<Descr>Launch</Descr>
	<Filename>EXE.xml</Filename>
	<Disabled>False</Disabled>
	<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
		<Name>FSUIPC7</Name>
		<Path>E:\FSUIPC\FSUIPC7.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine>-auto</CommandLine>
		<NewConsole>False</NewConsole>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FenixA320</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>E:\FenixSim A320\deps\FenixBootstrapper.exe</Path>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>Aerosoft VDGS Driver</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>E:\MSFS2022\Community\aerosoft-vdgs-driver\aerosoft-vdgs-driver.exe</Path>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FS2Crew Command Center</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\FS2Crew Command Center\FS2CrewCommandCenter.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine></CommandLine>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FS2Crew RAAS Pro MSFS</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\FS2Crew RAAS Professional\FS2Crew RAAS Pro MSFS.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine></CommandLine>
	</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

 

I would add this:

 

	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FS2Crew PBE</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Pushback Express MSFS\Pushback Express_x64.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine></CommandLine>
	</Launch.Addon>

 

[Manuel82 138]

21 hours ago, Flyinggok said:

Ha, thanks for the hint. Its not in the exe.xml file for whatever reason 🙂

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
	<Descr>Launch</Descr>
	<Filename>EXE.xml</Filename>
	<Disabled>False</Disabled>
	<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
		<Name>FSUIPC7</Name>
		<Path>E:\FSUIPC\FSUIPC7.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine>-auto</CommandLine>
		<NewConsole>False</NewConsole>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FenixA320</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>E:\FenixSim A320\deps\FenixBootstrapper.exe</Path>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>Aerosoft VDGS Driver</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>E:\MSFS2022\Community\aerosoft-vdgs-driver\aerosoft-vdgs-driver.exe</Path>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FS2Crew Command Center</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\FS2Crew Command Center\FS2CrewCommandCenter.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine></CommandLine>
	</Launch.Addon>
	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FS2Crew RAAS Pro MSFS</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\FS2Crew RAAS Professional\FS2Crew RAAS Pro MSFS.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine></CommandLine>
	</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

 

I would add this:

 

	<Launch.Addon>
		<Name>FS2Crew PBE</Name>
		<Disabled>False</Disabled>
		<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Pushback Express MSFS\Pushback Express_x64.exe</Path>
		<CommandLine></CommandLine>
	</Launch.Addon>

 

Exactly, the PBE entry is missing and you would need to add it, so it can start with MSFS.

Cheers,

Manuel