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by 233SQN
13 Mar 2016, 18:32
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Thx found it now....I have 3 CFG files... "old Scenery"....." Playsims VFR Gen X update install back up"... and "scenery" A snapshot of "scenery" shows: Area.145] Title=UK2000 VFR Airfields Volume1 local=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\UK2000...
by 233SQN
13 Mar 2016, 17:05
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Well I have found a more likely looking Scenery file, but i had to search to get it, it's in C/ Program data/Microsoft /FSX. However I can only find it by searching.... I can't get to it directly.... is this a hidden folders thing?

I'm using Windows 10...
by 233SQN
13 Mar 2016, 14:05
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

The plot thickens.... Here's my current scenery cfg: [General] Title=FS9 World Scenery Description=FS9 Scenery Data Clean_on_Exit=TRUE That's all it says!! My old one looks like this (just the first few entries): [General] Title=FS9 World Scenery Description=FS9 Scenery Data Clean_on_Exit=TRUE [Area...
by 233SQN
13 Mar 2016, 11:23
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Just checked my folder properties and they are exactly the same as Airspeed's.... same size and same number of files...
by 233SQN
13 Mar 2016, 11:19
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Thanks everyone for your ongoing interest and support!! The manual for Vol 1 says for a fill installation would will require 30Gb…. And that’s the size of the folder it has created so I’m assuming all is installed ok. Now a new possibility… Before I scrapped my old PC (Win 7 with FSX SE) I removed t...
by 233SQN
12 Mar 2016, 21:46
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

It’s sooo frustrating!!!! Today, after numerous failed attempts (and buying a brand new copy of Vol 1 South…. Only £5 on Flighstore which didn’t cure it either) I finally got all 4 CDs to install without hanging up and no missing file messages. The scenery is all there…. All 29Gb of it, I checked. B...
by 233SQN
12 Mar 2016, 15:17
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Thanks Dave… I’m not entirely sure what I’m looking at though! I have tried manually installing one area only as a trial… failed dismally!! Here’s what I did in case anyone can spot what I’m doing wring… Went to addon scenery box, add area Went to Playsims folder (inside are two folders “VFR Gen X” ...
by 233SQN
12 Mar 2016, 13:36
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Ok... now trying to install them!! When I navigate to the playsims folder i see folders for .6 photo, 1.2 photo etc. I assume I layer them in the same order in in the FSX add scenery window as they sit in the playsims folders? I also have anew folder "vectors" which doesn't seem to appear ...
by 233SQN
12 Mar 2016, 12:29
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Re: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Breakthrough!

Just got all four disks installed for the south!! But got a message saying that I need to enable them manually in the scenery library, not perfect but I haven't got this far before!!
by 233SQN
12 Mar 2016, 11:16
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?
Replies: 27
Views: 6508

Is there another way of installing VFR Scenery?

Hi all I’ve just bought a new PC and trying to reinstall all my old software, but I’m struggling with the Playsims VFR Gen X version 3 Vol’s 1 and 3. Before i give up totally I'm trying again to install them, and have just bought a brand new boxed Vol 1 just in case the disks were knackered but its ...