Major FSX problems! [Archive]

calypsos

September 24th, 2010, 05:21

Hi guys, thought I would try a post here, as I am staring down the barrel of a full FSX re-install, crammed with expensive add-ons, some not backed up after a slave HD failure 18 months ago.

I run FSX plus acceleration and fly mainly in the UK with full Horizon Gen-X scenery and UK2000 vol 1 and 2 plus freeware sceneries (some of them made by me).

All was fine until I purchased UK2000 Vol3 yesterday. I installed it and 'de-activated' via the menu any duplicate freeware from northern UK. I visited two or three and had no problems.

The large size of the install made me decide to uninstall (via control panel) some seldom used aircraft and sceneries, none from the UK though.

On my return, some (but not all) Vol 3 airfields will not load (the sim crashes at 80% at 'auto-gen' and at others, earlier in 'terrain') at all . I then found a great many airfields (anywhere in the WORLD) now do this and the sim will crash if you even fly into certain areas wher the problem is! Uninstalling does not help either.

Before I have to spend days trying to do a complete new FSX install, does anybody have any thoughts???
My Windows re-set has not worked for years either, so that is not an option!

Smokey Joe

September 24th, 2010, 08:39

You might try rearranging the scenery layers in your scenery library. I had a similar problem with the Ozx freeware when I installed it on FTX NA Blue. It seems that the priority of the scenery can make a big difference on how well they load.

guzler

September 24th, 2010, 11:37

As Smokey said, I've had this before where my scenery .cfg file got all mixed up. I simply edited by hand to get it sorted and was fine after that.

calypsos

September 25th, 2010, 00:08

As Smokey said, I've had this before where my scenery .cfg file got all mixed up. I simply edited by hand to get it sorted and was fine after that.

Thanks guys, I tried to re-organise the scenery layers and deleted everything (in the sim library) except Horizon, UK2000 and default sceneries, but that has not helped. Some airfields (or areas?) are fine to visit in all 3 Volumes of UK2000, but most kill FSX at 80% of loading (autogen). I have set autogen at '0', but that does not help.

As far as the scenery.cfg is concerned, I am not sure what it should look like (except in numerical order) when it is correct.

There are a lot of areas marked 'FALSE' in the REQUIRED listing, is that good? Here is a sample of the first 10 layers...

[General]
Title=FS9 World Scenery
Description=FS9 Scenery Data
Clean_on_Exit=TRUE
[Area.001]
Title=Default Terrain
Texture_ID=1
Local=Scenery\World
Layer=1
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.002]
Title=Default Scenery
Local=Scenery\BASE
Layer=2
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.003]
Title=0000 Base
Local=Scenery\0000
Layer=3
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.004]
Title=0001 Base
Local=Scenery\0001
Layer=4
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.005]
Title=0002 Base
Local=Scenery\0002
Layer=5
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.006]
Title=0003 Base
Local=Scenery\0003
Layer=6
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.007]
Title=0004 Base
Local=Scenery\0004
Layer=7
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.008]
Title=0005 Base
Local=Scenery\0005
Layer=8
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.009]
Title=0006 Base
Local=Scenery\0006
Layer=9
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.010]
Title=0007 Base
Local=Scenery\0007
Layer=10
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE

ananda

September 25th, 2010, 06:35

Required=FALSE just means that you can inhibit that area in Settings/Scenery Library.

What do the last few layers in your scenery.cfg look like?

falcon409

September 25th, 2010, 07:17

. . . .The large size of the install made me decide to uninstall (via control panel) some seldom used aircraft and sceneries, none from the UK though. . . . . .
This may have nothing to do with what has happened to you, BUT, lol. . .I have noticed that when I delete addons from the control panel. . .that what the icon is labeled is not always what is being deleted/uninstalled. I have, on several occasions wanted to uninstall say an aircraft that I know I manually deleted some time ago and when I click to uninstall, it will say "you are about to uninstall "Orbyx NA Blue", lol. . .that's just one fictional example, but you get my drift. If you don't really pay attention to what it says before it uninstalls, you could find some addons missing and not have any idea why they're gone.:salute:

Roger

September 25th, 2010, 08:32

This may have nothing to do with what has happened to you, BUT, lol. . .I have noticed that when I delete addons from the control panel. . .that what the icon is labeled is not always what is being deleted/uninstalled. I have, on several occasions wanted to uninstall say an aircraft that I know I manually deleted some time ago and when I click to uninstall, it will say "you are about to uninstall "Orbyx NA Blue", lol. . .that's just one fictional example, but you get my drift. If you don't really pay attention to what it says before it uninstalls, you could find some addons missing and not have any idea why they're gone.:salute:

I have seen the same thing on my Vista, Ed...I wonder why that happens and if there's a way to correct it?

Good luck with the FsX repairs Trevor.

harleyman

September 25th, 2010, 08:46

What a night mare....
sighs

good luck.......

calypsos

September 25th, 2010, 08:57

I am beginning to think I have lost all my autogen! Maybe that is the problem???

This was always seen near Oxenhope (my version) but the scenery file is stored in the Horizon Gen-X folder (on a different HD to FSX) so it should still show up near (but not close) the UK2000 version now installed (one of the few airfields I can use) as it extended several miles around the field. Now I have nothing!

Maybe something like the payware sceneries I un-installed (and I fear I may have forgotten to remove from FSX first) has removed the trees and/or houses that it was using?

A full re-install is now looking likely, I guess 2 years of heavy modification has finally taken it's toll on FSX. Goodness knows if I will ever get it all back though!!

Required=FALSE just means that you can inhibit that area in Settings/Scenery Library.

What do the last few layers in your scenery.cfg look like?

As far as I know, these should be active? All the default scenery should be live.

Here is the full .cfg....

[General]
Title=FS9 World Scenery
Description=FS9 Scenery Data
Clean_on_Exit=TRUE
[Area.001]
Title=Default Terrain
Texture_ID=1
Local=Scenery\World
Layer=1
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.002]
Title=Default Scenery
Local=Scenery\BASE
Layer=2
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.003]
Title=0000 Base
Local=Scenery\0000
Layer=3
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.004]
Title=0001 Base
Local=Scenery\0001
Layer=4
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.005]
Title=0002 Base
Local=Scenery\0002
Layer=5
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.006]
Title=0003 Base
Local=Scenery\0003
Layer=6
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.007]
Title=0004 Base
Local=Scenery\0004
Layer=7
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.008]
Title=0005 Base
Local=Scenery\0005
Layer=8
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.009]
Title=0006 Base
Local=Scenery\0006
Layer=9
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.010]
Title=0007 Base
Local=Scenery\0007
Layer=10
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.011]
Title=0100 Base
Local=Scenery\0100
Layer=11
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.012]
Title=0101 Base
Local=Scenery\0101
Layer=12
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.013]
Title=0102 Base
Local=Scenery\0102
Layer=13
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.014]
Title=0103 Base
Local=Scenery\0103
Layer=14
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.015]
Title=0104 Base
Local=Scenery\0104
Layer=15
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.016]
Title=0105 Base
Local=Scenery\0105
Layer=16
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.017]
Title=0106 Base
Local=Scenery\0106
Layer=17
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.018]
Title=0107 Base
Local=Scenery\0107
Layer=18
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.019]
Title=0200 Base
Local=Scenery\0200
Layer=19
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.020]
Title=0201 Base
Local=Scenery\0201
Layer=20
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.021]
Title=0202 Base
Local=Scenery\0202
Layer=21
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.022]
Title=0203 Base
Local=Scenery\0203
Layer=22
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.023]
Title=0204 Base
Local=Scenery\0204
Layer=23
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.024]
Title=0205 Base
Local=Scenery\0205
Layer=24
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.025]
Title=0206 Base
Local=Scenery\0206
Layer=25
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.026]
Title=0207 Base
Local=Scenery\0207
Layer=26
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.027]
Title=0300 Base
Local=Scenery\0300
Layer=27
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.028]
Title=0301 Base
Local=Scenery\0301
Layer=28
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.029]
Title=0302 Base
Local=Scenery\0302
Layer=29
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.030]
Title=0303 Base
Local=Scenery\0303
Layer=30
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.031]
Title=0304 Base
Local=Scenery\0304
Layer=31
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.032]
Title=0305 Base
Local=Scenery\0305
Layer=32
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.033]
Title=0306 Base
Local=Scenery\0306
Layer=33
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.034]
Title=0307 Base
Local=Scenery\0307
Layer=34
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.035]
Title=0400 Base
Local=Scenery\0400
Layer=35
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.036]
Title=0401 Base
Local=Scenery\0401
Layer=36
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.037]
Title=0402 Base
Local=Scenery\0402
Layer=37
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.038]
Title=0403 Base
Local=Scenery\0403
Layer=38
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.039]
Title=0404 Base
Local=Scenery\0404
Layer=39
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.040]
Title=0405 Base
Local=Scenery\0405
Layer=40
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.041]
Title=0406 Base
Local=Scenery\0406
Layer=41
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.042]
Title=0407 Base
Local=Scenery\0407
Layer=42
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.043]
Title=0500 Base
Local=Scenery\0500
Layer=43
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.044]
Title=0501 Base
Local=Scenery\0501
Layer=44
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.045]
Title=0502 Base
Local=Scenery\0502
Layer=45
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.046]
Title=0503 Base
Local=Scenery\0503
Layer=46
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.047]
Title=0504 Base
Local=Scenery\0504
Layer=47
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.048]
Title=0505 Base
Local=Scenery\0505
Layer=48
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.049]
Title=0506 Base
Local=Scenery\0506
Layer=49
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.050]
Title=0507 Base
Local=Scenery\0507
Layer=50
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.051]
Title=0600 Base
Local=Scenery\0600
Layer=51
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.052]
Title=0601 Base
Local=Scenery\0601
Layer=52
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.053]
Title=0602 Base
Local=Scenery\0602
Layer=53
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.054]
Title=0603 Base
Local=Scenery\0603
Layer=54
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.055]
Title=0604 Base
Local=Scenery\0604
Layer=55
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.056]
Title=0605 Base
Local=Scenery\0605
Layer=56
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.057]
Title=0606 Base
Local=Scenery\0606
Layer=57
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.058]
Title=0607 Base
Local=Scenery\0607
Layer=58
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.059]
Title=0700 Base
Local=Scenery\0700
Layer=59
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.060]
Title=0701 Base
Local=Scenery\0701
Layer=60
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.061]
Title=0702 Base
Local=Scenery\0702
Layer=61
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.062]
Title=0703 Base
Local=Scenery\0703
Layer=62
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.063]
Title=0704 Base
Local=Scenery\0704
Layer=63
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.064]
Title=0705 Base
Local=Scenery\0705
Layer=64
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.065]
Title=0706 Base
Local=Scenery\0706
Layer=65
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.066]
Title=0707 Base
Local=Scenery\0707
Layer=66
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.067]
Title=0800 Base
Local=Scenery\0800
Layer=67
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.068]
Title=0801 Base
Local=Scenery\0801
Layer=68
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.069]
Title=0802 Base
Local=Scenery\0802
Layer=69
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.070]
Title=0803 Base
Local=Scenery\0803
Layer=70
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.071]
Title=0804 Base
Local=Scenery\0804
Layer=71
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.072]
Title=0805 Base
Local=Scenery\0805
Layer=72
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.073]
Title=0806 Base
Local=Scenery\0806
Layer=73
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.074]
Title=0807 Base
Local=Scenery\0807
Layer=74
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.075]
Title=0900 Base
Local=Scenery\0900
Layer=75
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.076]
Title=0901 Base
Local=Scenery\0901
Layer=76
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.077]
Title=0902 Base
Local=Scenery\0902
Layer=77
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.078]
Title=0903 Base
Local=Scenery\0903
Layer=78
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.079]
Title=0904 Base
Local=Scenery\0904
Layer=79
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.080]
Title=0905 Base
Local=Scenery\0905
Layer=80
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.081]
Title=0906 Base
Local=Scenery\0906
Layer=81
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.082]
Title=0907 Base
Local=Scenery\0907
Layer=82
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.083]
Title=1000 Base
Local=Scenery\1000
Layer=83
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.084]
Title=1001 Base
Local=Scenery\1001
Layer=84
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.085]
Title=1002 Base
Local=Scenery\1002
Layer=85
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.086]
Title=1003 Base
Local=Scenery\1003
Layer=86
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.087]
Title=1004 Base
Local=Scenery\1004
Layer=87
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.088]
Title=1005 Base
Local=Scenery\1005
Layer=88
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.089]
Title=1006 Base
Local=Scenery\1006
Layer=89
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.090]
Title=1007 Base
Local=Scenery\1007
Layer=90
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.091]
Title=1100 Base
Local=Scenery\1100
Layer=91
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.092]
Title=1101 Base
Local=Scenery\1101
Layer=92
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.093]
Title=1102 Base
Local=Scenery\1102
Layer=93
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.094]
Title=1103 Base
Local=Scenery\1103
Layer=94
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.095]
Title=1104 Base
Local=Scenery\1104
Layer=95
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.096]
Title=1105 Base
Local=Scenery\1105
Layer=96
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.097]
Title=1106 Base
Local=Scenery\1106
Layer=97
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.098]
Title=1107 Base
Local=Scenery\1107
Layer=98
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.099]
Title=Africa
Local=Scenery\AFRI
Layer=99
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.100]
Title=Asia
Local=Scenery\ASIA
Layer=100
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.101]
Title=Australia
Local=Scenery\AUST
Layer=101
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.102]
Title=Eastern Europe
Local=Scenery\EURE
Layer=102
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.103]
Title=Western Europe
Local=Scenery\EURW
Layer=103
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.104]
Title=Central North America
Local=Scenery\NAMC
Layer=104
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.105]
Title=Eastern North America
Local=Scenery\NAME
Layer=105
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.106]
Title=Western North America
Local=Scenery\NAMW
Layer=106
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.107]
Title=Oceania
Local=Scenery\OCEN
Layer=107
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.108]
Title=South America
Local=Scenery\SAME
Layer=108
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.109]
Title=Oshkosh Aerial Photo
Local=Scenery\Cities\Oshkosh
Layer=109
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.110]
Title=St. Maarten
Local=Scenery\Cities\StMaarten
Layer=110
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.111]
Title=Rio de Janeiro
Local=Scenery\Cities\Rio
Layer=111
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.112]
Title=Las Vegas
Local=Scenery\Cities\LasVegas
Layer=112
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.113]
Title=Global, Generic & Vehicle Libraries
Local=Scenery\Global
Layer=113
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.114]
Title=Propeller Objects
Local=Scenery\Props
Layer=114
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.115]
Title=Reno
Local=Scenery\Cities\Reno
Layer=115
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.116]
Title=Istanbul
Local=Scenery\Cities\Istanbul
Layer=116
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.117]
Title=Longleat
Local=Scenery\Cities\Longleat
Layer=117
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.118]
Title=Berlin
Local=Scenery\Cities\Berlin
Layer=118
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.119]
Title=Edwards_AFB
Local=Scenery\Cities\Edwards_AFB
Layer=119
Active=TRUE
Required=TRUE
[Area.120]
Title=Addon Scenery
Local=Addon Scenery
Layer=120
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE

Why are the UK2000 and Horizon products not listed here? They show up as the top layers of my scenery library and are outside 'add-on scenery' in the main FSX folder and another HD respectively?

cajj1

September 25th, 2010, 09:50

Where is the scenery.cfg you are looking at located? As far as I know the FSX installer creates 3 copies - one in the FSX root folder, one in C:\Documents and Settings\your_name\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX and one in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX (assuming you are using XP). The last one C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX is the active one that FSX uses. If you haven't already, have a look at that one your Horizon VFR entries are probably in there.

Good luck!

warchild

September 25th, 2010, 09:56

Perhaps reinstall the scenery you deleted and see if it comes back???

calypsos

September 25th, 2010, 13:09

Hi guys, I found the 'other' scenery .cfg (in the data application/ms/fsx folder) and it is a real mess! The numbers are all over the place, sometimes leaping over 100 in the order number. Should I try and re-order manually or will (like the FSX cfg file) the sim make a new one on starting up, if I delete it?

Here is the messy section....

[Area.115]
Title=Addon Scenery
Local=Addon Scenery
Layer=120
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.138]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area1 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area1\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=134
[Area.139]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area1 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area1\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=136
[Area.140]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area1 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area1\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=137
[Area.141]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area2 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area2\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=139
[Area.142]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area2 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area2\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=141
[Area.143]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area2 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area2\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=143
[Area.144]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area3 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area3\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=145
[Area.145]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area3 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area3\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=147
[Area.146]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area3 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area3\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=149

[Area.149]
Title=Reno
Local=Scenery\Cities\Reno
Layer=115
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.150]
Title=Istanbul
Local=Scenery\Cities\Istanbul
Layer=117
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.151]
Title=Longleat
Local=Scenery\Cities\Longleat
Layer=116
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.152]
Title=Berlin
Local=Scenery\Cities\Berlin
Layer=113
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
[Area.153]
Title=Edwards_AFB
Local=Scenery\Cities\Edwards_AFB
Layer=114
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE

[Area.157]
Title=marine stat
Local=Addon Scenery\marine stat
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=153

[Area.164]
Title=UK2000 Bristol Xtreme
Local=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\UK2000 scenery\UK2000 Bristol Xtreme\
Active=TRUE
Layer=154
Required=FALSE

[Area.166]
Title=UK2000 belfast Xtreme
Local=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\UK2000 scenery\UK2000 Belfast Xtreme\
Active=TRUE
Layer=155
Required=FALSE

[Area.167]
Title=UK2000 Gatwick Xtreme
Local=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\UK2000 scenery\UK2000 Gatwick Xtreme\
Active=TRUE
Layer=156
Required=FALSE

[Area.169]
Title=UK2000 heathrow Xtreme
Local=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\UK2000 scenery\UK2000 Heathrow Xtreme\
Active=TRUE
Layer=157
Required=FALSE
[Area.173]
Title=Guadeloupe
Local=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Addon Scenery\Guadeloupe
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=158
[Area.174]
Title=Martinique
Local=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Addon Scenery\Martinique
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=159
[Area.116]
Title=VFR GenX Snowdon 3D Demo v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Demo
Active=FALSE
Required=FALSE
Layer=121
[Area.117]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area1 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area1\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=122
[Area.118]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area1 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area1\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=123
[Area.119]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area1 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area1\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=124
[Area.120]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area1 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area1\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=125
[Area.121]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area2 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area2\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=126
[Area.122]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area2 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area2\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=127
[Area.123]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area2 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area2\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=130
[Area.124]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area2 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area2\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=133
[Area.125]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area3 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area3\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=140
[Area.126]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area3 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area3\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=146
[Area.127]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area3 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area3\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=150
[Area.128]
Title=VFR GenX Vol2 Area3 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume2\Area3\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=152

[Area.129]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area1 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area1\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=128
[Area.130]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area1 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area1\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=129
[Area.131]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area1 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area1\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=131
[Area.132]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area1 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area1\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=132
[Area.133]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area2 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area2\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=135
[Area.134]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area2 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area2\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=138
[Area.135]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area2 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area2\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=142
[Area.136]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area2 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area2\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=144
[Area.137]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area3 2.4m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area3\2.4m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=148
[Area.188]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area3 4.8m Mesh v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area3\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=162
[Area.189]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area3 1.2m Photo Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area3\1.2m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=163
[Area.190]
Title=VFR GenX Vol3 Area3 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume3\Area3\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=164
[Area.297]
Title=UK_ANO_FSX
Local=Addon Scenery\UK_ANO_FSX
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=165

[Area.342]
Title=VFR Scotland 60cm Day scenery
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume4\0.6m Photo
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=166
[Area.343]
Title=VFR Scotland 4.8m terrain mesh
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume4\4.8m Mesh
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=167
[Area.344]
Title=VFR Scotland scenery airports
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume4\Airports
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=168
[Area.345]
Title=VFR Scotland 60cm Night scenery
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume4\0.6m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=169
[Area.148]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area1 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area1\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=151
[Area.176]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area2 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area2\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=160
[Area.177]
Title=VFR GenX Vol1 Area3 2.4m Night Scenery v2.0
Local=F:\VFR-Gen-X-2.0\Volume1\Area3\2.4m Night
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=161
[Area.360]
Title=static library
Local=Addon Scenery\static library
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=170

[Area.371]
Title=UK2000 VFR scenery Volume1
Local=UK2000 scenery\UK2000 VFR scenery Volume1
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=173
[Area.372]
Title=UK2000 VFR Scenery Volume2
Local=UK2000 scenery\UK2000 VFR Scenery Volume2
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=172
[Area.373]
Title=UK2000 VFR Scenery Volume3
Local=UK2000 scenery\UK2000 VFR Scenery Volume3
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=171

Roger

September 25th, 2010, 13:23

FSTscenery.exe may solve the problem. Can't remember where I got it from but a Google should find it. Found the link

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~smgreenwood/downloads/fsscenery.zip

calypsos

September 25th, 2010, 13:53

Thanks Roger! I just edited all by hand, but that is a handy little tool!

It made no difference to my problem :crybaby:, I notice that the sim fails at 69% on default and 80 on Gen X VFR scenery and the MS report (which cannot be copied and pasted, thanks for nothing MS) says the problem lies in a terrain.dll.

I have looked into putting back what I un-installed and found that some were on a HD I lost about 18 months ago, trying to track purchases and getting new DL's may be more trouble than a re-install, and it may not cure the problem.
I guess, this thread may become..

What is the best way to re-install FSX without losing all your add-on goodies!

ananda

September 25th, 2010, 13:58

The problem is that the {Area.nnn}s should be consecutive. You have a gap before

[Area.360]
Title=static library
Local=Addon Scenery\static library
Active=TRUE
Required=FALSE
Layer=170

Using the program from the link Roger posted should fix it.

George

Edit. In fact you have several gaps.

Roger

September 25th, 2010, 14:19

calypsos

September 26th, 2010, 00:21

Well actually the FsX repair tool worked for me a year or two back funnily enough suggested by ananda (post above this one). It gave me a little work to do with backed up aircraft.cfgs but other than that it was fine. Insert Disk 1 and follow instructions to the letter.

Hi Roger, is this the 'un-install/repair option offered when you run disk 1 of FSX or another programme?

Thanks George, but as I said I did the re-listing by hand, what I posted was the messed up one. I'll run that prog anyway as it cannot make things worse.

Roger

September 26th, 2010, 03:31

Yes.