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Return to Misty Moorings (FSX/P3D/MSFS2020) => General Discussion => Topic started by: jsapair on July 04, 2017, 11:12:34 PM
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Last I saw he was in the grip of the ransomware pirates. Anybody heard from him since?
jsapair
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Whoa bleep ! When was this ? Dang, and other profanity.
Sue
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His last post was June 24. We can only assume he put his computer in the shop and is waiting for it to get fixed now. ??? :-\ ;)
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Got the system "erased", everything is GONE! and it looks like a completed re-install of 10 years of sim etc. files. ATM I did install FSX and it worked but realized I had let the installer put it at the 'default' location on the HD which is, as everybody knows, a NO-NO! Well I uninstalled using the DVD's and now it will not re-install no matter what I try. Ran pgms. that supposedly wipe everything out including registry. Noting shows when I look at C: but if I use file explorer I did get many instance of "FSX" files. Since then I have been running everything I can think of and ATM I have nothing showing any "FSX" files in Explorer. Yesterday after 16 attempts to install FSX I gave up. This morning I just started an install session again and it is saying "Removing applications" with 5 'progress blocks' showing in the progress bar. I've been here before and after 3 hrs. in never goes any further. We shall see today??........
After about 5 min. the DVD drive seems to be 'chattering' quietly like its trying to read the DVD but it seems to be having trouble. In the past there seemed to be indication of difficulty reading the FSX install DVD's and I suspect they have finally given up the ghost. Of course I'm not going to by 'new' FSX DVD's as the prices are now outrages. I'll plug away for awhile and see if anything can be made to work. If nothing suceeds I guess it will be P3D as the only option. I think that will mean purchasing the hundreds of dollars worth of FSX addons I had though and if thats the case I'm out of the simulator world for good. Either way it would be weeks getting everything back working l guess.
I waited 2 years after FSX was released to switch from FS9 and since then I have been constantly having to fight this version which M$ released unfinished in the first place. Just about to become a couch potato and watch TV in my final years. Can't get around without my walker or cane anymore and just fighting this dumbass program is tiring and time consuming.
Sure do miss all the great folks I've 'met' along the way with the sim but getting discouraged rapidly since the ransomware attack.
Funny thing about that I would have never tried to open the file in the e-mail except that my son does order things via FEDX etc. using my system so I thought I would see what the order was for and call him with the info. Wrong thing to do obviously.
Oh well back to the grindstone (but my nose is getting sore!!!)
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Patience Spud. We are all here to help you in anyway we can. Please just ask for help and take your time, you'll get back in that cockpit.
I know how discouraging this can be as I'm currently dealing with identity theft issues. Somebody made a $700 purchase at Macys.com by phone using my credit card. They used my first and last name, home address, home phone and social security number. I have Lifelock and they missed it. My credit union missed it. My wife caught it after we returned from Ohio when balancing the check book.
"Honey??, What did you buy for $700 at Macy's.com?"
Ah yes just love the world we live in today.
Brad
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Spud,
If you can't get your DVDs to reinstall FSX, try a system restore to the point that you had it installed into the default so called "no, no" location. Lot;s of people have no trouble running it from there. It was just recommended to install elsewhere because people were fighting permission issues. Also, if you have access to another computer with a DVD drive, see if that drive reads the disks. I've had instances of my drive not liking certain DVDs or CD, but a drive in one of my other computers has no problem with them. This will at least tell you if you have faulty disks or not. If they read fine elsewhere, post back and I can help you get them installed on your main system with a little trickery.
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Byte the bullet and get P3D v4. Stop wasting time. This should be an omen to you, "step into the present and forget the past!" OOM's are a thing of the past along with CTD if you do it right!
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Byte the bullet and get P3D v4. Stop wasting time. This should be an omen to you, "step into the present and forget the past!" OOM's are a thing of the past along with CTD if you do it right!
That would require a 64 bit operating system. Does Spud speak 64 bit? :-\
(oh ... and the $ to upgrade to the P3dv4 platform. Yikes! Let's just try to get him flying again, first.) ;)
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Since his system is pretty new he's most likely already 64 bit, but he said that he can't afford to upgrade all of his older addons if he went the P3D route.
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Spud, get FSX on STEAM. All your addons will work just fine, just point the installers at the Steam install. FYI, don't let STEAM install in the default location either. Pick a drive with lots of room, and do F:\Steam or something like that. Avoid "Program Files". Works fine on my Win7 64 bit system.
Sue
http://store.steampowered.com/app/314160/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_X_Steam_Edition/ OR
https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Flight-Simulator-Steam-Boxed-Code/dp/B00V84CZEG/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_63_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5THP2E2W2H9AR5B2XRYV
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Yikes, something is afoot, Watson. I would have to agree with Ualanis's idea of trying to go back to where FSX originally tried to install in the C: Program Files, X86, etc. Are the installation files there, Spud? I think it's imperative to get the darned thing installed anywhere it wants to install and change it later. Just thinking.
jsapair
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I have to agree with Sue. My latest reinstall-trial of fsx boxed costed me hours, days, weeks of frustration. As I was also not feeling so happy with P3D either, I made the switch to Steam. And I am glad I did. Until now all my old stuff works (touch wood) and it runs very stable, much better than fSX Boxed ever did. Some things only seem to run when they are installed under the Steam "shell", but that is only a small inconvenience when Steam is installed on a drive with enough space.
Success....
Marcel
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I would go with Sue and marc. If you are happy to wait keep looking at steam and see if they do an offer I paid about £4 which is about $ 6 or 7.
You could also call Microsoft customer support and see how much they would replace the disks for. Although the Last time I tried it, I found it cheaper and easier to just get another set.[ If you have to call the republic of Ireland they were charging 25% VAT ]
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Steam = $15 + shipping on Amazon. Pretty cheap.
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Guess I'd go along with BBQSteve and recommend p3Dv4 - especially with a new system.
I went through about the same ordeal about 6 months ago when I got my new system and couldn't get FSX Acceleration to install - bought p3d and super glad it turned out that way.
But then I'm only 75 so what do I know... :)
Bob
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Spud, they're worried about you over at Bushpounders. I took the liberty of telling them about the ransomware, and wipe. Here's a link, figuring you might need it.
Sue
http://bushpounders.proboards.com/
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Can't use Restore as the only date available is two days ago. My system was wiped clean and all HD's reformatted after ransom ware problems.
Had not considered FSX Steam but it is a possibility. Not sure If my ORBX scenery (approx 30 payware) will D/L or work if I go that route. I have not even attempted to get PFJ and other sim scenery to install as the sim isn't working.
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Spud, they're worried about you over at Bushpounders. I took the liberty of telling them about the ransomware, and wipe. Here's a link, figuring you might need it.
Sue
http://bushpounders.proboards.com/
Thanks Sue, I'm back on that site but like one other time I can't find the URL for the Old Timers forums we are both a member of. Could you give me that URL?
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8) OrbX works just fine with FSX Steam. URL-
http://z8.invisionfree.com/FSVeteransclub/index.php?act=idx
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Has Spud disappeared for good? Just wondering if anyone's heard from him lately.
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Has Spud disappeared for good? Just wondering if anyone's heard from him lately.
I was just thinking about him yesterday. He has been away far too long. :'(
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8) Got an email. Computer was back in the shop. Lost mouse and keyboard response. He's fine. Told him I sure hope they warrantied that!
Sue
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If I didn't know better that after all of his problems, crashes, HDD failures, OS system issues etc., it sounds like he bought a lemon. OUCH!
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I was thinking the same thing. That's why I build my own.
Sue
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Ditto. That way I have no one to blame but myself when things go south and then fix them myself.
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The computer isn't a lemon. Its been flawless for over 5 years before I was dumb enough to get the ransomware. The second trip was a problem with inputs so that was a computer problem. Just one of those disastrous PITA things that not having a good backup will happen when you least expect it.
In any case I'm hopefully back for awhile.
:'(
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Welcome Back!!
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Welcome back, Spud! 8)