aivlasoft Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Dear Steam users, because I had to create a Windows 10 compatibility version of EFB 1.x, I thought that it is a good idea to make it also compatible with the Steam edition of FSX. To make EFB 1.x compatible with the recently launched Steam edition, we need to know some information about how Steam is working. We already have collected some of this information but you as a Steam user could help us to verify whether the information is correct. Thank you!There are four areas of interest, each of them might be different, depending on whether there is already an FSX installation on that system (dual installation), or not (single installation), and whether that systems runs a 32bit or 64bit operating system. We have figured out that Steam writes the following registry keys, which are used to determine the installation path of the flight simulator.1a) Windows 32bit versionHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0\1b) Windows 64bit versionHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0\1c) it might be that there are also such keys (I'm not sure) ...HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSXHKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0\2) Flight plans are saved as follows:2a) single installation"C:\Users\<yourname>\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files" whereas the term "Files" is different depending on the language of the installation2b) dual installation"C:\Users\<yourname>\Documents\Flight Simulator X – Steam Edition Files"3) Scenery.cfg path:3a) single installation"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX"3b) dual installation"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX-SE"4) Running processThe running process is named "fsx.exe" and is the same name as for the original FSX Please help us and verify these information on your computer, It is much appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLlasa Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 * Windows 7 64 Bit * FSX Box was installed but removed with 'Wise Program Uninstaller' which catches many left over files/folders reg keys, but may be relevant if there are left over folders or keys * FSX Steam single instance installed * Ran FSX_Registy_Repair.exe - changes default reg keys Here are the keys and folders i have (from what i can find) 1b) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 1c) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition 2 - i have both but only FSX:SE installed "C:\Users\<yourname>\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files" - This one seems to be the active one "C:\Users\<yourname>\Documents\Flight Simulator X – Steam Edition Files" 3) Scenery.cfg path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\scenery.cfg C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX-SE\scenery.cfg "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX" All appear to be actively updated when i make changes 4.) Processes fsx.exe located: "<install location>\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\fsx.exe" fsx.exe requires that the steam client (steam.exe) be running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curts Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 From a guide in the Steam app. These are the normal paths. Folder locations: 64-bit FSX Steam Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX 32-bit FSX Steam Install Path: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX Appdata Location (For Users who only Installed the Steam Edition): %appdata%\Microsoft\FSX\ Appdata Location (For Users who Installed the Steam Edition and Disc): %appdata%\Microsoft\FSX-SE\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curts Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I found this thread at fsdeveloper.com. http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/registry-keys-fsx-fsx-se-p3dv1-p3dv2.432633/ /Curt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbarnes Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Windows 10, Upgraded from 8.1, FSX:SE only, 64bit 1b: Correct, though 'Microsoft Games' is actually spelled with a lower case g - 'Microsoft games' (I know it is case insensitive - just trying to be detailed ... ) 1c: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX : Not present, though "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DovetailGames" is present HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0\ : Not Present 2a: Correct. 3a: Correct 4: Correct Brian C. Barnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aivlasoft Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 @all, thank you very much for your help. I have tried to get together all this information and have implemented it in the latest version 1.6.0. Now we will see whether it works . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG_Flyer Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Hello Steam Edition Users, Have any of you tried the 1.6.0 Release Candidate build to see if it gives some progress with Steam compatibility? The download links and release notes are in this post - http://aivlasoft.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/2016-windows-10-efb-compatibility-version-160/#entry11545 Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumnersd Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I try to download v.1.6 but get error, File not found. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aivlasoft Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 There is a new version 1.6.1 available, read here: http://aivlasoft.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/2016-windows-10-efb-compatibility-version-160/page-2#entry11597 And in a short time there will be another new version 1.6.2 available. We try to provide new versions as soon as errors have been fixed, but we cannot say whether there are still other exceptions which are not yet discovered ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aivlasoft Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hi all, this is the download link of the latest public beta version 1.6.2. Please report any anomalies herein. Thanks. http://www.aivlasoft.com/DPYZHbwca65FnjabRYHbf0pL8/AivlaSoft.Efb.Setup_v1.6.2.exe.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumnersd Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 When I run data provider it doesn''t see scenery.cfg files, all paths look good. any suggestions? thanks s. sumner am running1.6.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumnersd Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 scenery cfg problem solved. just have the font issue. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG_Flyer Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 That is good to know S. Sumner - the "font issue" seems to be beyond our reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloraj Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 In the Navigation Data tab, in the EFB Data Provider Settings, what should the Navigation data folders for Microsoft FSX: Steam Edition be set to for Navigraph FMS Data? I dont's see an Aivlasoft folder in ....\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX Regards, Raj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbarnes Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Getting a problem that I hadn't seen before, though it may not be new. When connected to VATSIM, and route has been activated. I wish I had a screen shot of the error message, but it is something like 'Error encountered getting VATSIM data. Invalid index'. I click on 'Ok', and a few seconds later it pops up again. I finally just left the message box up - everything else was still responding and I finished the flight just fine. If it happens again, I'll try to get a screen shot of it. Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG_Flyer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 In the Navigation Data tab, in the EFB Data Provider Settings, what should the Navigation data folders for Microsoft FSX: Steam Edition be set to for Navigraph FMS Data? I dont's see an Aivlasoft folder in ....\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX Regards, Raj Hi Raj, That depends on where you've downloaded your Navdata to. I have an FSX installation in F:\FlightSim\ and a P3D installation in L:\Prepar3D\ My EFB points to a shared location - C:\Navdata\AivlaSoft I update my Navdata there, and both my EFBs know and use it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG_Flyer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Getting a problem that I hadn't seen before, though it may not be new. When connected to VATSIM, and route has been activated. I wish I had a screen shot of the error message, but it is something like 'Error encountered getting VATSIM data. Invalid index'. I click on 'Ok', and a few seconds later it pops up again. I finally just left the message box up - everything else was still responding and I finished the flight just fine. If it happens again, I'll try to get a screen shot of it. Brian. Brian, Email that to me and to Urs the next time you see it! Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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