Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 9, 2019 at 07:25 PM Posted October 9, 2019 at 07:25 PM i am using FSXSE and after installing, it can't detect the sim. Message: No supported flight simulators were detected! Please ensure you have FSX or P3D installed correctly! vPilot will now exit. Version: 2.3.1 I have used vPilot before, but i now have a new PC and i installed it again on my new PC. This has never happened to my old PC. Can anyone help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:01 PM Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:01 PM I made some minor changes to the way sims are detected in version 2.3.0. I'd like to find out if those changes are causing this problem. Can you please install a previous version and let me know if it detects your sim? You can use this link to get the previous version: http://vpilot.metacraft.com/[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ets/Files/Installers/vPilot-Setup-2.2.2.exe Note that when you run this version, it will prompt you to upgrade to 2.3.1, but you will need to say No to that upgrade, then let vPilot run as normal, and then let me know if it detects your sim. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:08 PM Author Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:08 PM Unhandled exception: Unable to obtain public key for StrongNameKeyPair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:13 PM Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:13 PM You need to run it as an administrator. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:27 PM Author Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:27 PM It also has the same problem. The last version i installed on my old PC is 2.2.?, and it doesn't ask me to update the client and it connects fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:30 PM Author Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:30 PM Maybe this is a problem with SimConnect, is there a link for the compatible version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:47 PM Posted October 9, 2019 at 08:47 PM SimConnect isn't required in order to detect the sim. Did you do a normal full install of FSX:SE on the new PC? (You didn't just copy the folder from the old PC, right?) Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 9, 2019 at 09:07 PM Author Posted October 9, 2019 at 09:07 PM it's a full install. I also did a full install to the old pc and it works well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 9, 2019 at 09:16 PM Posted October 9, 2019 at 09:16 PM In order to detect a valid sim, vPilot checks for several things. The first is the install path in the registry. For FSX:SE, the registry key it looks for is: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX Within those keys, it looks for any of the following keys: install_path AppPath SetupPath If any of those keys are found, it checks to see if the value of the key points to a folder that actually exists and contains the FSX.exe file. It also checks to be sure the fsx_se.CFG file exists. That file is in the application data folder, which you can open by entering the following string into a Windows Explorer address bar: %appdata%\Microsoft\FSX-SE If the cfg file is found, and the install path is found and contains the exe, then it considers it a valid installation. Can you check for the above items and let me know what you find? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 10, 2019 at 09:52 AM Author Posted October 10, 2019 at 09:52 AM the fsx_se.cfg is in the AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX-SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 10, 2019 at 09:54 AM Author Posted October 10, 2019 at 09:54 AM Where can you find the install path for FSX registry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Blackburn Posted October 10, 2019 at 01:27 PM Posted October 10, 2019 at 01:27 PM In the registry. Note that messing with the registry can cause bad things to happen. LOOK, don't touch is the key. Click start, run. Type regedit. Start drilling down the paths as shown by Ross above. Report back your findings. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 10, 2019 at 03:47 PM Author Posted October 10, 2019 at 03:47 PM The AppPath is in Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0 Nothing is found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE FSX_SE.cfg exists in the corresponding AppData folder The FSX installation location is C\Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition (i know it's a weird path, but this is exactly the same path where I installed FSX in my old computer and vPilot connects fine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 10, 2019 at 03:58 PM Author Posted October 10, 2019 at 03:58 PM (edited) Also this registry path worked for my old computer (I don't know if the apppath changed since this is the same installer I used in my old computer) Edited October 10, 2019 at 07:35 PM by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 10, 2019 at 06:00 PM Posted October 10, 2019 at 06:00 PM Okay, so that explains it ... the registry path is completely different. I'll need to update vPilot to look for that new registry key. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted October 10, 2019 at 11:18 PM Posted October 10, 2019 at 11:18 PM Give this version a try: http://vpilot.metacraft.com/[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ets/Files/Installers/vPilot-Setup-2.3.2.exe This version supports that registry path. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Lau 1461982 Posted October 11, 2019 at 12:35 PM Author Posted October 11, 2019 at 12:35 PM It works now, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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