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Hi,
I can't get the drop down menu to activate.

I've followed your FAQ on the subject. I'm running FSX with SP2, I've installed Accu Feel as Administrator and I've loaded the new .dll
You suggest having a look at the dll.xmll. I can find a dll.xml file but not an dll.xmll file. The dll.xml file contains no reference to any AccuFeel files.
In the FSX/modules directory, both Accufeel dll files are there.

Any ideas??

Your A2A Spitfire runs brilliantly on my system.

Regards,

Peter W
Running FSX on Win 7 64 bit

That was a typo (fixed). The dll.xml is correct.

If you have no entries, then that is likely the reason you are not seeing the menu. Open the troubleshooting sticky here:
viewtopic.php?f=89&t=28627

And paste this in your dll.xml:

<Launch.Addon>
<Name>A2A Feel</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\A2A_Feel.dll</Path>
<DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
<DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
</Launch.Addon>

<Launch.Addon>
<Name>AccuFeelMenu</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>Modules\AccuFeelMenu.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>

Scott.

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Hi Scott,

Thanks for the advice, but it still does not load. I pasted the text into the dll file, rebooted, but no difference, there is no pull down menu. When I run FSX it does not prompt me regarding the new dlls.

The file I've modifed is: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\dll.xml
and its content is now:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="WINDOWS-1252"?>
-<SimBase.Document version="1,0" Type="Launch"> <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>A2A Feel</Name> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Path>Modules\A2A_Feel.dll</Path> <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName> <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName> </Launch.Addon> -<Launch.Addon> <Name>AccuFeelMenu</Name> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad> <Path>Modules\AccuFeelMenu.dll</Path> </Launch.Addon> </SimBase.Document>

Any other suggestions?

Regards,

Peter

Hi Scott,

Just a thought, but might the problem be due to the fact that FSX on my PC is on the D drive, so your AccuFeel dlls are in:
D:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules, where as the dll.xml is on the C drive?

Regards,

Peter

Hmm, I also have my install on my "D" drive.

The FSX installation drive is not the reason. In most cases it is the corrupted DLL.XML file


@Dexdoggy

Please send the contents of your DLL.XML file in your thread (viewtopic.php?f=89&t=28715)

@PeterW
I get no menu with your DLL.XML file either because it is corrupted. There are unwanted hyphens. If I remove the first one (see the red minus mark?)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="WINDOWS-1252"?>
-<SimBase.Document version[...]

I get the menu. Try ro remove that hyphen (and maybe others too) and report back, please.

regards
ROB

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Hi Rob,

Thanks for your help. I'm struggling to find the unwanted hyphens. I think that it might be easier if you send me your modified dll.xml file.

Can you please send it to peter[at]addicks.fsnet.co.uk

My current file is shown below:

Regards,

Peter

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<?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>A2A Feel</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>Modules\A2A_Feel.dll</Path>
<DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
<DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>AccuFeelMenu</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>Modules\AccuFeelMenu.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

Hi Rob,

I've just about run out of ideas regarding the problems with the dll.xml file. As you can see from the above file, there are no hyphens in it, but FSX does not load your addon with that file.
I tried cut & pasting the file in the above post (the one with the hyphen), and then edited out the hyphen, but that did not work. I've tried putting in the full path name for your two dlls, but that did not work either.

Help!!

Regards,

Peter

Hi folks,

Accu-Feel might get confused if you are not logged in as Administrator.

I had the same above problem on my XP machine.
Using your very detailed instructions I found the dll.xml in my ..Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX\ (resp. ..\Administrator\Anwendungsdaten\Microsoft\FSX\ as it's a german windows version) directory and it did NOT contain any Accu-Feel lines. Adding them did not change anything for my FSX - still no "Add-ons". As I'm not using the administrator login but another name, using full admin permissions, I checked the respective directory for the application data: all the necessary files were there, but NO dll.xml !!!
So, I copied the one from the other directory, manually added the Accu-Feel lines and there it is: the Add-on menu in FSX.

Hope I could contribute something useful to this friendly community.

Greetings from Hannover/Germany!
Thomas

LandWithoutFlaps,

Thanks for that suggestion. Peter, let us know if that works for you.

Scott.

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Hi Guys,

Just to let you know that I solved the problem, with help from Rob.

His suggestion was to download and install FSUIPC, and to see how my FSX installation reacted. FSUIPC spotted that my FSX installation was not properly registered in Windows. It also offered to make the necessary correction to my registry, which I allowed it to do. Once installed, there was an 'Addons' tag in the FSX main screen, with FSUIPC being the addon. So I un-installed Accufeel and re-installed it, and everything now works fine.

I had noticed that whenever I added any extras to FSX, it never knew where FSX was installed, which in retrospect was probably due to FSX not being correctly registered.

I'm running FSX on a newish Chillblast computer. They pre-installed FSX for me so that the computer would be optimally set up. I don't know how they did the installation, but clearly, they missed a step. Other than that minor glitch, the computer is fantastic and runs your Spitfire, plus Horizon scenery for SE England, with frame rates over 75!

Thanks for your help,

Peter