Registry 'trick' for installing addons in P3D v6

[anden145 2,285]

Hi all,

 

Was asked to create this small guide, so here goes... 🙂 

I took advice from this excellent post from @micstatic here.

This "registry trick" is for installing (un-updated) addons into Prepar3D v6. In theory, this can be used for any version of Prepar3D, but I'm gonna be focused on Prepar3D v6, and tricking addons into thinking that Prepar3D v5 is installed. Now, this isn't foolproof and some addons doesn't seem to work despite of this. Maybe other things needs to be done, to make this work. This guide also takes into account, that you haven't any previous versions of Prepar3D installed! Please note, that if you have Prepar3D v5 installed and are making this registry change, problems may arise, so please be cautious! Also, backup your registry, before editing/changing this. There's no undo-button! 🙂

Alright - here goes:

1. Open Notepad.exe up, and paste the following into it:

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin]
   
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5]
   "Installed"=dword:00000001
   "AppPath"="<INSERT-PATH-TO-PREPAR3Dv6-HERE>"

    

2. Save the file as P3D-HKEY-USER-Registry.reg
3. Open Notepad.exe again and paste the following into it:

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin]
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5]
   "License"="<INSERT-LICENSE-HERE>" (License can be Academic/Professional/ProfessionalPlus)
   "SetupPath"="<INSERT-PATH-FOR-PREPAR3DV6-HERE>"

    

4. Save the file as P3D-HKEY-LOCALMACHINE.reg

5. Close Notepad.

6. Run the two registry-files by double-clicking on each of them (follow the instructions which appears). 

Please be aware when changing registry-entries! Always backup your registry, beforehand. In theory you could use Prepar3D v4 instead, if you don't wanna mess your existing Prepar3D v5 up. I wouldn't advice to go below Prepar3D v4, due to architecture changes.

Hope this was helpful.

[Patriot3810 182]

Thank you, Very much appreciated. I just bought v6 so i can fly my pmdg and aerosoft a330 hopefully.

[klimpen 45]

Thanks alot🙏.Just completed a flight from Marrakech to Fuerteventura with Pmdg 737 ngx and fs hud atc. Very pleased. 

[klimpen 45]

and orbx installed also👌

[fnav77 56]

Excuse my ignorance, but do you have to fiddle with the Windows registry?Can you not copy and paste from v5 to v6?

Please don't laugh😁😅

 

[pgde 571]

32 minutes ago, fnav77 said:

Excuse my ignorance, but do you have to fiddle with the Windows registry?Can you not copy and paste from v5 to v6?

Please don't laugh😁😅

 

No. Some add-ons require registry entries.

[kcmo 2]

For the entry "INSERT-LICENSE-HERE", do I enter my V5 or V6 License?

[adam77 63]

I am doing a Twitch stream on Wednesday 6th of July where I will show an EASY way to install ORBX into P3Dv6 without needing to rename files as the Orbx Dev shows:

https://www.twitch.tv/adamjpestridge

 

[djw4250 1]

2 hours ago, adam77 said:

I am doing a Twitch stream on Wednesday 6th of July where I will show an EASY way to install ORBX into P3Dv6 without needing to rename files as the Orbx Dev shows:

https://www.twitch.tv/adamjpestridge

 

Adam I am really interested in your method, but while you were talking to people and clicking around your screens I got lost and left behind I'm ashamed to admit. 

There was a lot there for me to learn, given the right opportunities.

So can I ask for a simple list of the steps to follow for this way of doing things?
 

[anden145 2,285]

4 hours ago, kcmo said:

For the entry "INSERT-LICENSE-HERE", do I enter my V5 or V6 License?

Since you setting up a 'fake' registry for tricking addons into thinking Prepar3D v5 is installed, insert license information for Prepar3D v5 in this. 🙂 
Also why I inserted possible licenses relating to Prepar3D v5 as options. 😉

Hope you found it helpful.

Edited July 6, 2023 by anden145

[Ray Proudfoot 8,980]

5 hours ago, adam77 said:

I am doing a Twitch stream on Wednesday 6th of July

The 6th is a Thursday. 😉 Today.

[adam77 63]

2 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

The 6th is a Thursday. 😉 Today.

hahaha Ive been testing too much with v6, dont even know what day it is LOL 

[adam77 63]

5 hours ago, djw4250 said:

Adam I am really interested in your method, but while you were talking to people and clicking around your screens I got lost and left behind I'm ashamed to admit. 

There was a lot there for me to learn, given the right opportunities.

So can I ask for a simple list of the steps to follow for this way of doing things?
 

I havent even streamed yet. I will be showing how to do it easily during the stream today starting at 3PM. 

[turbomax 3,287]

56 minutes ago, adam77 said:

today starting at 3PM.

Kiribati time I assume.🤣

I think he means your license type, not the license number.

In OrbX central I selected P3Dv5 for the OrbX-library. 

This is what I entered into the registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5]
"License"="Professional" 
"SetupPath"="E:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v6"

......................................

and

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5]
"Installed"=dword:00000001
"AppPath"="E:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v6"

....................................

somehow OrbX Central is still looking for a scenery.cfg in the P3Dv5 location and reports:

Edited July 6, 2023 by turbomax

[adam77 63]

@turbomax,

Sadly you cant install two versions of the same sim in, I still use v5 and so therefore cant use it to install into v6, so I use v4 and it works fine. 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Ray Proudfoot
Large quoted post removed.