Alternate Real-World Weather server?

[EMatheson]

Is there a better free real-world weather provider for FS9? I am flying from my local airport with real-world weather - the skies are clear, the wind still - which is very odd considering that it has been gusting hugely and snowing heavily for the past hour and has been overcast since 3PM yesterday!

[dogknot]

FSMetar. It works great. Freeware.

http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/fsmetar/

[Daveroo]

FSMetar. It works great. Freeware.

http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/fsmetar/

i tried this program...wont work on my version of vista...seems a runtime file is missing and can only be included by the program maker...file name is msinet.ocx ...i looked and looked finally found where it cant be installed by the end user (me)....stinks...i really hoped this would work for me...

[dogknot]

Yes, that does stink. Another MS/Vista shortfall.



MSINET.OCX, a Visual Basic run-time does not ship with Windows Vista. Check
this:
Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx
Therefore the application manufacturer has to bundle the runtime along with
the software.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft


The last two posts on this page are "maybe" workarounds....if you're brave enuff to try them.
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/72823-msinet-ocx-one-its-dependencies-not-correctly-registered-2.html

[Dangerousdave26]

I don't know if you can put it in your folder but msinet.ocx should be in your C:\WINDOWS\system32 of course that is on XP not vista but if Vista has a Windows\system32 folder but if you do you should be able to add it.

[Cazzie]

I leave it to Active Sky 6.5 payware, well worth the dinero. It's for FS2004, but with the same FSUIP module in GW3, it'll work there too. And I use its METAR engine rather that REX's in FSX, though I use REX texture Themes. With the FSUIP 4.0 module in FSX, it works better and quicker than REX's engine. Doesn't take six or more minutes to load either.

Caz

[JSkorna]

Or wait until Active Sky Advanced is released soon.