June 1, 20242 yr I will post a better explanation of the problem in a while - ProcMon64 is showing that everything is working as it should - except for using the wrong UserCfg file (off Drive C rather than I) When I start the sim (in safe or normal mode) I see the error message: You are missing packages that are essential to run Microsoft Flight Simulator. Please update the application and try again. This is a Steam installation and Steam has verified the integrity of the folders and files. The Steam Library is at I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator (as shown by browse local folders in Steam). The MSFS UserCfg file (found in I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator) is NOT used when I start the sim via Steam but does contain the line: InstalledPackagesPath "I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator\Packages" When Steam starts the sim it creates a NEW folder: "C:\Users\svmir\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator" and puts a UserCfg file in it that says: InstalledPackagesPath "C:\Users\svmir\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages" That appdata\roaming cfg is Identical to the one on the I: drive except for it pointing at the C drive. The MSFS folder on the C drive (newly created when Steam starts the sim) contains a folder structure identical to that on Drive I. But, there is no executable or any .dll files. Edited June 1, 20242 yr by TacomaSailor AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D / MSI X870 Tomahawk Mobo / 64 GB DDR5 memory / RTX 4070 Super with 12 GB VRAM / AORUS FO48U 4k display NVMe for Drive C, an NVMe device dedicated to Flight Sim 2024 and a separate NVMe device for Flight Sim 2020 and an NVMe dedicated to 500GB of addons managed by AddonsLinker / 1 GB Comcast Xfinity Internet connection / HP Reverb G2 / Tobii 5 Head & Eye Tracking
June 1, 20242 yr Close MSFS. Edit that line of text in User.cfg file on the C drive with notepad to point to the correct folder and then boot up MSFS and it will now use the correct folder, i.e. the one on the I drive. Edited June 1, 20242 yr by Fielder 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
June 1, 20242 yr Author 2 hours ago, Fielder said: Close MSFS. Edit that line of text in User.cfg file on the C drive with notepad to point to the correct folder and then boot up MSFS and it will now use the correct folder, i.e. the one on the I drive. I have done that and the sim runs to Installation Manager where I see the "missing packages" error message. My only option at that point is to QUIT I am going to close this thread because I have found the error message is due to a different problem. Once I solve that I will go back to why the sim reads from Drive C for UserCfg.opt but every other read is from the steam library on Drive I Edited June 1, 20242 yr by TacomaSailor AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D / MSI X870 Tomahawk Mobo / 64 GB DDR5 memory / RTX 4070 Super with 12 GB VRAM / AORUS FO48U 4k display NVMe for Drive C, an NVMe device dedicated to Flight Sim 2024 and a separate NVMe device for Flight Sim 2020 and an NVMe dedicated to 500GB of addons managed by AddonsLinker / 1 GB Comcast Xfinity Internet connection / HP Reverb G2 / Tobii 5 Head & Eye Tracking
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