A brand-new issue for me

[rallymodeller]

The issue, as far as I can tell, has to do with my new computer. A couple of weeks ago my old comp ate itself (two blown capacitors on the motherboard, but I digress). In any event, I am now running Windows 7, after eight years with XP.

Most aircraft, payware included, seem to run fine. However, when I try to load the DC-9s, I get the following:



Never seen this before. I have the entire folder in which FS is located set to run in XP SP3 compatibility mode, and security for that folder is basically turned off. The Caravelles work great; the 727s seem to work as well, it's just the DC-9s. I have reloaded the core file pack several times to no avail.

Help! I want to fly Tony's beautiful Air Canada Iron Knuckes!

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

There are no issues with any of the HJG DC9´s .... or any of the other HJG aircraft which are currently available .... in a WINDOWS 7 environment and FS2004 .... so far as i´m aware !

I can confirm this from personal experience because our Camilo LUENGAS has just intalled WINDOWS 7 .... and FS2004 (and FSX too) .... and over the past few weeks we have been transferring data/aircraft files for "all" HJG aircraft from the PC I use here in Colombia over to his new PC (installing everythig into FS2004 only) in order to avoid having to download and install everything right from scratch.

Provided all of the necessary aircraft files .... gauges and modules "in particular" .... are installed in the correct FS destination folders then you should have no problem at all.

In respect the message you´re seeing .... and apparently in relation to the HJG DC9´s only .... the only time I´ve ever seen a message like this was when I assisted someone, in person, whom had tried to install the HJG/HILMERBY/CARTY DC9 panel components, but, whom had made a mistake when installing the DC9 PANEL GAUGES/CORE FILES package .... which resulted in the 2 supplied DLL files going to the same FS directory folder rather than their intended seperate destination FS directory folders.

I "assume" you may be intending to use the HJG/HILMERBY/CARTY DC9 panels .... and .... that you "might" have made the same inadvertent error too !

If this be the case .... then I want you to undertake the DC9 panel installation procedure "again" .... strictly in accordance with the following advice and which is also consistent with the recommended installation instructions which accompany all panel related files for the HJG DC9´s.

1. All DC9 panels should be installed inside your
"FS9 FSCONV" folder .... and the PANEL.CFG file within the default PANEL folder which acompanies your DC9 Aircraft Base Pack/s then "aliased back to the FSCONV folder and the appropriate DC9 panel".

2. Install all DC9 PANEL GAUGES inside your FS9 "GAUGES" folder.

3. Install all DC9 PANEL SOUNDS inside your FS9 "SOUND" folder .... not the default SOUND folder which accompanies you DC9 Aircraft Base Pack/s

NOW HERE´s THE IMPORTANT PART .... WHERE SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO GO WRONG ....

4. There are 2 DLL files supplied for use with these DC9 panels and these are named as follows ....

- FSSound.dll

- GaugeSound.dll

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY AS FOLLOWS ....

Install the FSSOUND.DLL file inside the FS9 "MODULES" folder .... but .... instaly the GAUGESOUND.DLL file inside the "FLIGHT SIMULATOR 9" folder.

If both DLL files are installed within the same FS MODULES folder then , from what I´ve seen and fixed previously, it will result in the HJG DC9´s not loading past the MSFS Aircraft Selection Preview Menu as well as a message similar to that which you´re currently getting.

WE´RE NOT DONE YET EITHER BTW ....

5. Locate your FS9.CFG file and then add and save the following edit to the bottom of this CFG file .... if you haven´'t already done it ....

[OLDMODULES]
FSSound.dll=1

I encourage people to "copy & paste" this edit, "as-is" above, to their CFG files in order to avoid the possibility of typos should they edit manually.

I wouldn´t mind supposing that the DLL bit of this advice is possiibly where you might have gone wrong .... and that it´s what might possibly be causing your particular problem.

Again .... I can confirm, from recent experience, that there are no apparent issues in regard to any of the HJG aircraft, panels/gauges, sounds, textures, and effects files being installed in FS2004 and in a WINDOWS 7 environment.

Mark C
BOG/COL

[hitperson]

is UAC (user account control) enabled?? there may be an issue if the file is read only.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Those files shouldn´t be "READ ONLY" .... if unziped directly from any download comming from "HERE" .... but .... if he had his data stored on a CD, and then transferred it across to his new PC .... from there .... then it´s possible that it could have defaulted to "READ ONLY" because even I, myself, have been caught a couple of times like that in the past.

I don´t think that´s the root of his problem though .... but .... you´re right in that it´s another thing he could/should at least also check.

I´m still betting on the possibly of a misplaced DLL file being the cause of his problem .... because I know this can result in a message similar to the one he´s apparently seeing at the moment.

Mark C
BOG/COL

[Alejandro]

I had this message with another panel recently. The problem is easy: each .gau file has some instruments inside. For example, this is one line of the Extra 300 panel:

gauge00=Extra-300!G-Meter,2,96

The meaning is: "Inside the Extra-300.gau, use the G-Meter instrument in the coordinates 2,96"
The problem you found is due to two panels with the same gau name BUT with different instruments inside. When one of the panels tries to find the lost instrument, it gives the message.
The solution was gave you by Mark

Alejandro

[rallymodeller]

Switching the files from "read-only" seemed to do the trick. Works fantastic now, thanks!

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

You didn´t by, any chance, have your files stored on a CD before transferring them across to your new PC .... by any chance did you.

That would explain their reading as, or defaulting to, "READ ONLY" files.

That´s the only way I could make this happen .... for me !

I´m just curious !

Mark C
bOG/COL

[hitperson]

Jun 7, 2011 23:41:44 GMT aerofoto - HJG Admin said:

You didn´t by, any chance, have your files stored on a CD before transferring them across to your new PC .... by any chance did you.

That would explain their reading as, or defaulting to, "READ ONLY" files.

That´s the only way I could make this happen .... for me !

I´m just curious !

Mark C
bOG/COL

depends on operating system, i found with Vista that anything in program files was automatically set to read only (a nightmare for running mods) so you have to run everything as an administrator, disabling "user account control" on the other half reverted them back to normal and problems went away.

[Mike Monce - HJG]

I had a very similar computer issue... new computer and running W7 now for at least 4 months with no problems. HOWEVER, I've found for many planes I had to do a reinstall to get them to work rather than just copying my backup into FS. It's a pain, but I'm running the HJG DC9's with no problems at all. I'm also not running any XP emulator settings; just straight W7, though FS is under the Programs(X86) folder rather than the regular Programs folder.

Have to say, W7 is really great.

Mike

[Dan K. Hansen]

Same here