kmanning

26 minutes ago, micstatic said:

I turn it off in control panel under devices.  I don't use it, so no need installing.  Over the years having it installed has been linked to things like mouse stutters and/or various performance issues.  Probably fine to leave on, but I'd rather not since I don't use it. 

You're not specifying what audio driver, or drivers you're referring to. You're using the word it. 

Okay, I see now. But I'm using the regular audio output and it's the Realteck High Definition Audio. But in the Sounds Properties window, it lists 4 Nvidia High Definition Audio, and they all say the same thing, so why are there 4 of them listed? I'm think about switching to the Nvidia High Definition Audio driver since it's a much later driver than the Realteck. The Realteck is very old and it days back to 2015. But I guess I could check and see if there's an updated Realteck driver.

Ken.

I have a question concerning the Nvidia audio driver and the Realteck audio driver. I've noticed that when I download and install a graphics driver from Nvidia, it also comes with the Nvidia audio driver, and I never understood why an audio driver would come with a graphics driver download. I already have the Realteck audio driver on my computer. So, my question is that will these 2 audio drivers cause a conflict? Or is the Nvidia audio dirver a separate audio driver that has nothing to do with how Realteck works? I was wondering if I need only one or the other.

Ken.

Is anyone going to reply to my question? It;s been 5 days and I still have not heard anything.

Ken.

Hi,

I went to run the PMDG Operation Center to check for updates and it's no longer there. I normally go to Start, All Programs, PMDG Simulations, and PMDG Operations Center. When I clicked to launch it, a message popped up and said that the Operations Center had been moved or does not exist, and I have not moved it or done anything with it. When it  prompted me rather to delete it or not, I went ahead and deleted it because it would never open it anyway. Then I found out that the Operations Center can be found in the Programs File (86) folder and it was empty. I don't understand why I got this message in the first place, but how can I get it re-installed? 

Ken.

I don't understand what's happening but my jetways are no longer displayed in the KBHM scenery, and I have not switched the jetways. I've re-installed the KBHM airport but they still do not show up at all. I have the latest version of SODE. What's the problem?

Ken. 

37 minutes ago, GHD said:

Thw list is created by reading the scenery.cfg when IS3 is loaded.

 

Yes, but that does not explain my question. I need to know how I place my bgl in IS3, and where to place it. I placed the bgl in the Addon Scenery folder in a folder named KCLT New Terminal. In this folder are the sub-folders Scenery and Texture. If I go and add the scenery to the scenery library, that scenery object cannot be edited by IS3. So, I don't add it to the scenery library. But I'm supposed to be able to find it in the list and add that scenery object using IS3. Apparently, I'm not  placing the blg in the right location, and I need full details about how to do this, not just in a few words. 

Ken.

I received an e-mail regarding an update on the Ultimate Ground Crew X. When I click on the links, it opens the MS Edge browser for Windows 7 and says it cannot reach the page, and I know the site is not down because I can get to it in internet explorer. I can click on any of the 4 links and they do not work. When the browser opens after clicking on the link www.fs2crew.com in the e-mail, this is what shows in the http browser window:

 http://sendy.fs2crew.com/l/djqO892892WlD9qU956JNs2ARg/k4TElsP763bXv4qT5AzJ1MEQ/UOm7C8920ArP9xtoHMAqt6mQ

I find this to be strange. When I remove the http://sendy., then I get the 404 error, the page was not found. If I remove, or delete everything past .com, and it only shows www.fs2crew.com, it works. So, why is it that there are additional strings and characters that do not belong? It claims I need to disable my firewall or antivirus but that is not the problem, because I've already disable them and still have the same problem.

Ken.

10 hours ago, vortex681 said:

@kmanning - further to what SteveW said, with the sim running, right-click the small speaker and select "Open Volume mixer" from the pop-up menu. There should be a volume control for the sim. Make sure that it's as high as it will go - it will be limited to the device volume in the left-hand column which controls the maximum volume of your system.

I'll check that as well.

Ken.

5 hours ago, SteveW said:

Ken, another thing can happen to sound when various programs use sound leaving it not right after use. Try rebooting and go straight into P3D to see if starting up fresh changes anything. Also in Task Manager start up section, you can try disabling certain items to see if affecting the sound and reboot again. Also an addon could feasibly do something, so try a different aircraft and without certain addons if you have anything in the mix.

Hi Steve,

I tried flying one of the PMDG aircrafts last night and the sounds were okay. Apparently, it must have been one of the other addon aircrafts, but I don't remember which one. So, it's not outside the sim, as a stated the first time. I'll be trying several of the aircrafts and see which one it is when I get a chance. When I come across that aircraft, I'll post it here.

Ken.

20 hours ago, SteveW said:

A lot of modern monitors with speakers use that method so a separate cable isn't required to connect them up like we do with a 2.1 setup or something like that plugged into the output from the soundcard or the motherboard sound socket.

Yes, the 2.1 or better is what I prefer.

20 hours ago, SteveW said:

Going back to your thinking maybe the sounds have changed since. Check out the sounds control panel. Have a play with the default outputs, and check there for changes that may have affected the sounds like bass cutoff frequency as an example.

I've checked that and everything seems to look okay there. I may not be correct as to when the sounds have changed, but I've noticed that, for example, when I switch from the cockpit view to spot view, the sounds remain the same, and doesn't have the louder and outside sound effects. I even hear sounds that doesn't sound normal, kind of like low level background noise. I have the same problem in both FSX and P3D, so that seems to suggest something outside the sim.

Ken. Manning

20 hours ago, Dave_YVR said:

Nothing to do with if your monitor has speakers or not. The Nvidia audio drivers are used to provide audio through the hdmi out on your videocard. The RealTek drivers are for your motherboard's onboard audio. They are independent of each other.

Thanks for clarifying that. I didn't think it had anything to do with rather one has a monitor speaker or not. So, the Nvidia audio drivers are independent of the Realtek, so I shouldn't be concerned about this driver being installed and conflicting with Realtek.

Ken.

1 hour ago, kpan said:

I always thought the HD Audio drivers were for your monitors speakers.  Which I never use.

You're probably correct. I didn't think about monitors having speakers because I never use them either. For the past few years, Nvidia has been including audio drivers in their graphics cards downloads, and I don't recall seeing that included in the older graphics cards I had. Maybe it depends on the type of graphics card one has installed. I always thought that the video and audio signals go to their respective hardware, that it, video signals go to a graphics card, and the audio signal goes to an audio hardware, rather that be an onboard audio on the motherboard, or an audio card like Sound Blaster. I just wanted to be sure that having these 2 audio drivers are not conflicting each other. That would be like having 2 video drivers installed on your computer, and you don't need but one.

Hi,

I've been wondering about this for some time, and I wonder if these could cause conflicts. I have the Nvidia video graphics card Ge Force GTX-960. I've noticed that every time I download a new driver for my graphics card, it includes the Nvidia HD Audio driver. But I also have the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver, which has been installed on this computer for years. I've noticed that the sounds have not been the same in FS and I'm wondering if it's because I have 2 audio drivers installed on this system, and they're causing conflicts. Do I need to uninstall the Nvidia audio driver? It's strange to me why a video graphics card would have an audio driver in the first place, and it seems to me they should be separate drivers.

Ken. Manning

I just installed the 747-8 and after it installed, it opened the Operation Center and I had a notification saying that there's an update for the 747-8. Every time I click the OK button to update the aircraft, it crashes, or stops working. I get the message saying that 747-8update.exe has stopped and need so close. What is the problem here now? It seem to me that this file is corrupted. I've installed the latest version of the 747-8 and there's no reason for this to be happening.

Ken.

13 hours ago, SteveW said:

Even though not having instructed the P3D installer to do anything, it plastered the files in wrong locations, for some reason. Most likely what I call finger trouble. I have finger trouble every day and have to go back and do something again, no big deal.

Hi Steve,

You may be right there. This is actually the first time it ever happened to me, but I re-installed the program and everything went well.

13 hours ago, SteveW said:

What I can see in this discussion is some believe the Windows operating system is somehow incorrect in design, some believe Prepar3D and FSX are incorrect by design. They are wrong.

So, you're saying that Microsoft, P3D, and FSX are not incorrectly designed? When you say THEY are wrong, are you referring to PMDG and LM as well. These are just some of the places where I got my sources.

Ken.

20 hours ago, Reader said:

I would agree that the answer that you took issue with was not to your specific question but to the more general observation that you added to your first post.

All of these quotes DO NOT suggest that I said my opinion was correct but I simply disagreed!!!! I don't have time to argue the facts and you're just putting my quotes out here to prove your point, which YOU HAVE NOT!!!!!!!

You 3 say, or claim that your' views are correct, and I can say that my views, or opinions are correct, which are backed by sources!!!!!!!! The views I received here contradict the sources I have!!!!!!! I have new for you!!!! Those folders got misplaced, even though I instructed the install to install in C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar 3Dv4!!!!!!!!! I well remember what was entered, and I just simply removed the Program Files from the box. I NEVER instructed the installer to install to the C directory directly, as YOU claim as evidence!!!!!!!! Stop trying to prove that you got the upper hand here by using my quotes that YOU DO NOT understand, and you DO NOT have the upper hand here!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ken

16 hours ago, Reader said:

You have made it clear that your opinion is the only correct one.

NO, YOU 3 are the ones who keep suggesting that your opinions are correct, and forcing the issue. I did not say that my opinion was correct. The things I said here, and talked about, came from the people who design the software and the addons, which were PMDG and Lockheed Martin. But you 3 have done nothing but run around it, what they have said, and keep suggesting that your views, or opinions, are correct. I'm not the one who is doing it. So, it seems to me that there are different opinions on this, and they say one thing and you 3 say something else. I'm going with what they say.

16 hours ago, Reader said:

Since you are not open to that suggestion, trying to convince you otherwise is similar to banging one's head against

a brick wall, a painful and pointless thing to do.

The average person is not going to interpret that as trying to convince someone of a topic. That can go both ways regarding convincing someone. I've stated what was factual and said by these companies and y'all just go around it, and what you 3 say contradicts what these people have said,

Ken. 

18 hours ago, kevinfirth said:

I'm sorry Ken, but when you have the experience and credibility to match Steve's, I'll consider your views on a equal footing. 

Hey, it's doesn't matter to me rather you consider my views or not, and why do you find it necessary to suggest that my experience and knowledge is not as credible as Steve's?

18 hours ago, Reader said:

The best thing to do when banging your head against a brick wall is to stop.

What do you mean by "the best thing to do when banging your head against a brick wall is to stop?" This has no meaning and does not explain what you're talking about.

Ken.

8 hours ago, pete_auau said:

to  the  op  why didn't  you just  use  the  client  and  content  update

Because I wanted the Full Install and that's what LM recommends. The Client and Content updates are for advances users. It was not just a minor update. When they come out with a later version, one should download the Full Install, unless you have a slow internet connection, the one may need to use the Client/Content.

Ken.

38 minutes ago, Reader said:

@kmanning,

everything you wrote in your second reply further evidences that you had an existing

installation at C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar 3Dv4 and chose instead, whether deliberately

or not, to install to C:\

I am not sure why you asked for advice, if your intention was to decry it.

I will limit my reply to writing that I am please that you have sorted it out.

That's correct. That's where I've always installed P3D, in C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar 3Dv4. What I was mainly referring to, in regard to the location of my program, is to keep my program out of the Program Files folder, but I did not mean to install the program to the C drive directly. I posted here because of the way the program got installed incorrectly for some reason. You're using a word that most people do not know. What is decry?

Ken.

55 minutes ago, SteveW said:

Perhaps when you took out the 'program files' in the path you left an odd character in there or two backslashes something like that confused the installer.

The sim will work fine in your folder, but you have to make sure you check addons one by one. Don't install more than one at a time and check each as you go..

I've thought of that and that's possible. The sim is installed correctly now, and I have no problem installing the addons.

Ken. 

28 minutes ago, SteveW said:

...Ken wanted to know why LM place P3D where they do seemed odd to him. That lead to an explanation and why some addons need permissions in the stock location Program files. Seems the entire discussion is mis-interpreted.

You do not know what you're talking about. You are the one that is mis-interpreting the discussion. These problems did not exist because I chose to install P3D outside the Program Files folder. Lockheed Martin states that you can install P3D into another folder, and I know what I'm talking about here. Even Developers like PMDG and others recommend P3D being installed outside the Program Files folder. This is where all of the write permission originates, and I see that some disagree with you. I for one know what I'm talking about.

Ken.