Can someone more familiar with this file please review and let me know why none of the programs listed are starting with MSFS.  Thank you.

<?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>
        <Name>FenixA320</Name>
        <Disabled>False</Disabled>
        <Path>H:\FenixSim A320\deps\FenixBootstrapper.exe</Path>
      <CommandLine/></CommandLine>    
    </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>
        <Disabled>False</Disabled>
        <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
        <Name>FSUIPC7</Name>
        <Path>C:\FSUIPC7\FSUIPC7.exe</Path>
        <CommandLine></CommandLine>
        <NewConsole>False</NewConsole>
    </Launch.Addon>
    <Launch.Addon>
        <Name>Couatl</Name>
        <Disabled>False</Disabled>
        <Path>E:\Addon Manager\couatl64\couatl64_MSFS.exe</Path>
      <CommandLine/></CommandLine>
    </Launch.Addon>
    <Launch.Addon>
        <Name>FSRealistic</Name>
        <Disabled>false</Disabled>
        <Path>H:\FSRealistic\FSRealistic.exe</Path>
      <CommandLine/></CommandLine>
    </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

37 minutes ago, rjack1282 said:

Can someone more familiar with this file please review and let me know why none of the programs listed are starting with MSFS.  Thank you.

 

Having the same issue

Does the path of each addon above correspond with where the addon's are actually installed on your PC?

Should Command line have Auto inserted ?

<Launch.Addon>
        <Name>FenixA320</Name>
        <Disabled>False</Disabled>
        <Path>H:\FenixSim A320\deps\FenixBootstrapper.exe</Path>
      <CommandLine/>Auto</CommandLine>

I noticed that the OP does not have that, but mine does

?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
    <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
    <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Launch.Addon>
     <Name>FSRealistic</Name>
     <Disabled>false</Disabled>
     <Path>C:\Users\Mick\Desktop\FSRealistic\FSRealistic.exe</Path>
    </Launch.Addon>
    <Launch.Addon>
     <Name>noolaero-module-vdgs</Name>
     <Disabled>False</Disabled>
     <Path>G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator\Community\noolaero-module-vdgs\Binaries\vdgs-util.exe</Path>
    </Launch.Addon>
     <Name>FSUIPC7</Name>
     <Disabled>False</Disabled>
     <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
     <Path>C:\FSUIPC7\FSUIPC7.exe</Path>
     <CommandLine>-auto</CommandLine>
     <NewConsole>False</NewConsole>
    <Launch.Addon>
    </SimBase.Document>

 

58 minutes ago, sidfadc said:

Does the path of each addon above correspond with where the addon's are actually installed on your PC?

Yes they do.

51 minutes ago, ZKOKQ said:

Should Command line have Auto inserted ?

<Launch.Addon>
        <Name>FenixA320</Name>
        <Disabled>False</Disabled>
        <Path>H:\FenixSim A320\deps\FenixBootstrapper.exe</Path>
      <CommandLine/>Auto</CommandLine>

I noticed that the OP does not have that, but mine does

?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
    <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
    <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Launch.Addon>
     <Name>FSRealistic</Name>
     <Disabled>false</Disabled>
     <Path>C:\Users\Mick\Desktop\FSRealistic\FSRealistic.exe</Path>
    </Launch.Addon>
    <Launch.Addon>
     <Name>noolaero-module-vdgs</Name>
     <Disabled>False</Disabled>
     <Path>G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator\Community\noolaero-module-vdgs\Binaries\vdgs-util.exe</Path>
    </Launch.Addon>
     <Name>FSUIPC7</Name>
     <Disabled>False</Disabled>
     <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
     <Path>C:\FSUIPC7\FSUIPC7.exe</Path>
     <CommandLine>-auto</CommandLine>
     <NewConsole>False</NewConsole>
    <Launch.Addon>
    </SimBase.Document>

 

But your programs still don't open?

22 minutes ago, rjack1282 said:

But your programs still don't open?

Exactly. I even deleted the exe to let FSUIPC create a new one and still not auto loading. It puts the command line in set at auto by default.

To things to try:

1) Change the encoding to utf-8:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

You'll need to resave the xml with that encoding - using something like Notepad++.

2) Remove all the entries but one, then test for each one independently.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
    <Descr>Launch</Descr>
    <Filename>EXE.xml</Filename>
    <Launch.Addon>
        <Disabled>True</Disabled>
        <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
        <Name>FSUIPC7</Name>
        <Path>E:\FSUIPC7\FSUIPC7.exe</Path>
        <CommandLine>-auto</CommandLine>
        <NewConsole>False</NewConsole>
    </Launch.Addon>
    <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
    <Launch.Addon>
        <Name>Logitech Microsoft Flight Simulator Plugin</Name>
        <Disabled>False</Disabled>
        <Path>C:\Program Files\Logitech\Microsoft Flight Simulator Plugin\LogiMicrosoftFlightSimulator.exe</Path>
        <CommandLine>-r</CommandLine>
    </Launch.Addon>
    <Launch.Addon>
        <Name>FSRealistic</Name>
        <Disabled>false</Disabled>
        <Path>H:\Program Files (x86)\FSRealistic\FSRealistic.exe</Path>
    </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

Here's mine (note that I have FSUIPC temporarily disabled).

Comparing yours and mine, it appears you have a spare/redundant <?> line (<Disabled>False</Disabled>) at line 5. Try removing that.

<?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> ......

 

Edited August 21, 20223 yr by Adamski_NZ

I had the same problem.  Lorby_Si  gave me the  solution. This was his answer

Be mindful that it is MSFS that is starting your apps. So if these apps have been set up as to start "As Administrator", then you must start MSFS "As Administrator" too. Otherwiese the sim doesn't have enough privileges to run your apps.

Oh, and make sure that the encoding in the ?xml Tag matches the actual encoding of your file. Using Notepad++ this is done in the menu "Encoding" - select "UTF-8 BOM" for this file, then save it. 
Or change the "encoding" attribute to the correct value. With a standard Windows textfile it is often encoding="Windows-1252".

4 hours ago, willy647 said:

I had the same problem.  Lorby_Si  gave me the  solution. This was his answer

Be mindful that it is MSFS that is starting your apps. So if these apps have been set up as to start "As Administrator", then you must start MSFS "As Administrator" too. Otherwiese the sim doesn't have enough privileges to run your apps.

Oh, and make sure that the encoding in the ?xml Tag matches the actual encoding of your file. Using Notepad++ this is done in the menu "Encoding" - select "UTF-8 BOM" for this file, then save it. 
Or change the "encoding" attribute to the correct value. With a standard Windows textfile it is often encoding="Windows-1252".

Ok the encoding in the file I pasted in first post is encoding="Windows-1252" but I do not see that option in the Encoding menu in Notepad++. 

I changed it to utf-8 as per @Adamski_NZ's idea and then converted the file to utf-8 using Notepad++ and no dice there either. 

But did you remove that redundant line (5) ???

8 minutes ago, Adamski_NZ said:

But did you remove that redundant line (5) ???

Yes I did.  

Well here's my solution...not very elegant but it worked:

Delete exe.xml and use Addon Linker to run the programs upon MSFS start 😁.

I posted this issue in the Fenix Discord and Aamir said that Asobo has acknowledged issues with the exe.xml so I'm going to forget about it for now.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

39 minutes ago, rjack1282 said:

Well here's my solution...not very elegant but it worked:

Delete exe.xml and use Addon Linker to run the programs upon MSFS start 😁.

I posted this issue in the Fenix Discord and Aamir said that Asobo has acknowledged issues with the exe.xml so I'm going to forget about it for now.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

I was just going to suggest you try the addon linker,

I have different programs start depending on what aircraft I’m flying and in the options menu you can choose which aircraft vary particular program starts with. 

5 hours ago, rjack1282 said:

Ok the encoding in the file I pasted in first post is encoding="Windows-1252" but I do not see that option in the Encoding menu in Notepad++. 

That would be ANSI (with the Character Set "Windows-1252").