dll.xml errors

[jeansy]

Hello

Im having a few problems with my dll.xml

just recently, I lost all my addons in my addon menu with the exception of fsupic

Ive just dont 4 reinstalls and I still cant not get any of them to show

I can get the security warning when i flush out the fsx.cfg

am I missing something ? ive installed the sdk each time and ran sdk.exe but nothing

here is my dll.xml thus far

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>FSUIPC 4</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>FSCopilot</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\FSCopilot.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Instant Scenery</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>G:\Program Files (x86)\Instant Scenery\InstantSceneryFSX.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>HeliTraffic2009</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>G:\Program Files (x86)\Heli Traffic 2009\HeliTraffic2009.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>


im just after the payware addons instant scenery and helitraffic and the server program fsinn (fscopilot) to work

[BASys]

Hi Folks

Matt -
Please post your ADE-Check report (http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=SDK_Installation_%28FSX%29_-_Troubleshooting#Still_having_problems_.3F).



Have you run configsdk.exe in the SDK root ?



Suggest first getting the 3 SDK components to run.
They're all currently disabled.

Set them to -
<Disabled>False</Disabled>

Remove the 4 addon entries from your dll.xml.



1)
Launch FSX.
Does the Tools menu now load ?



2)
If YES -
Stop FSX,
then reinsert the first addon's entry into your dll.xml



Repeat 1) & 2)
till your tools menu fails to load.



PS
I note that two of your entries are -
<Path>G:\Program Files (x86)\WHATEVER</Path>
Is that drive letter correct ?
Is UAC blocking them ?



HTH
ATB
Paul

[jeansy]

thanks Paul for the assistance so far

here is the report as asked


************************************************** ***********************************************
Date of Report: 9/01/2012 7:42:52 PM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 1 (1.0)
OS Version: 6.1.7601 (64 Bit)
OS Language: English (Australia) => separator: '.'
Nodename: WINDOWS-PC
ADE installed: no
ADE Path: ADE not found
ADE Install Version: n/a
ADE File Version: n/a
ADE Info: n/a
FXS installed: yes
FSX Path: G:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\
FSX Version: 10.0.61637.0 (FSX-Xpack.20070926-1421)
FSX Trailing '\' Error: False
FX9 installed: no
FS9 Path: n/a
FS9 Version: n/a
FS9 Trailing '\' Error: False
RTM Simconnect: yes
SP1 Simconnect: yes
SP2 Simconnect: yes
FSX SDK installed: yes
FSX SDK Path: G:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\
FSX SDK Trailing '\' Error: False
BGLComp Version: 10.0.61637.0 (FSX-Xpack.20070926-1421)
BGLComp >= SP1: yes
Shp2Vec found: yes
.NET 1.1 installed: no
.NET 2.0 installed: yes
.NET 3.0 installed: yes
.NET 3.5 installed: yes
XML3 installed: yes
XML4 installed: yes
XML5 installed: no
XML6 installed: yes
FSUIPC/FS9 installed: n/a
FSUIPC/FSX installed: 4.754
Connected to FS9 ok: no
Connected to FSX ok: yes

[BASys]

Hi Folks

Matt -
Look at your paths below
from your ADE-Check and dll.xml files.

Line 1 is your FSX
Line 2 is your SDK
Line 3 is your SDK Tools path, relative to your FSX

See any discrepancies -

1 - G:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\
2 - G:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\
3 - ..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll

SDK Tools will never find FSX using that relative path.



Quick & dirty solution is
to correct your SDK Tools path's in your dll.xml,
from RELATIVE to ABSOLUTE.

e.g. Change your Visual FX tool's dll.xml entry to -
G:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll



Had you just reinstalled either the SDK or FSX ?




HTH
ATB
Paul

[jeansy]

Paul the Tower is being formatted to resolve the problem


i just tried to replica it on the laptop and no problems

so far all good on the laptop, the only thing different between the PCs are

tower runs 64bit win7 while the laptop runs 32bit win 7

the strange thing about it is, the 2nd time it happened, the tower was "as new" due to the PC format ( yes all updates were done before installing) and that time not installing the SDK

and both times it happened after installed the lastest orbx products

could 64bit win7 might be causing these issues?