Be Warned, Be Very Warned..............

😳 Strange, I deleted FSX aswell and didn't have any problems.

Good luck with the reinstallation - I hope it goes without problem for you 👍

i gog damn hate it when that happens! I have so many downlaods that i will surely not remember them all. Lucky i have them all saved in a temp folder somewhere wich isn't really temporary anymore lol

Thanks for the warning

By any chance, did you run any program that "fixes" the registry after you installed the demo?

Did you use the uninstall or the control panel.

CrashGordon wrote:

By any chance, did you run any program that "fixes" the registry after you installed the demo?

I ran Registry Booster ( http://www.liutilities.com/products/registrybooster/ ) whilst I had FSX demo installed (which isn't now) if that makes a difference to proceedings.

😉

99jolegg wrote:

CrashGordon wrote:

By any chance, did you run any program that "fixes" the registry after you installed the demo?

I ran Registry Booster ( http://www.liutilities.com/products/registrybooster/ ) whilst I had FSX demo installed (which isn't now) if that makes a difference to proceedings.

😉

I just suspect that there was a registry entry that pointed to the wrong directory. How it got that way is open to debate. The registry was never designed to be human-readable. 😞

CrashGordon wrote:

By any chance, did you run any program that "fixes" the registry after you installed the demo?

I did'nt no CG, I suspect that what you said in your next post could be the culprit.............
"I just suspect that there was a registry entry that pointed to the wrong directory. How it got that way is open to debate. The registry was never designed to be human-readable".

RadarMan wrote:

Did you use the uninstall or the control panel.

The control panel.

I have FS9 reinstalled now, but it will take me awhile for my add-ons etc.
Anyway, lesson learnt I suppose. 🙄

I just uninstalled the Demo and thanks to your warning took extra care.

How odd that you should get an FS9 Error message when the Dem4km.bgl is obviously required by the Demo.

Though it doesn't seem to make any sense, I backed up the file in question prior to de-installation and found that there are actually 2 files with the same name - just different in size - 3,932 KB and 7,861 KB respectively, each one in a different Scenery folder.

Uninstalling via the Start Menu uses the InstallShieldWizard and appears to be doing a thorough job. It did leave a dozen or so empty folders behind in the My Programs directory - deleted.

To be on the save side, I turned off my modem and disabled my antivirus - finally restarted the computer.
Now comes the test
-- fired up fs9 -- and everything is in place 😀

Thanks for the warning anyway!! Better safe than sorry.

I have yet to get the demo but worth remembering. I have copied my FS folders and placed them in multiple places over two HD's. You never know!

I've just been looking at the advanced FSX package and its mouth-watering. I better get saving because I'm sure my system wont take full advantage of it.

So tell me, what was the last time everyone backed up their FS directory?

I realize that some of them are quite large, but if you use FS often, but don't back it up, who can you blame but yourself, when something goes wrong.

I think I'm just going to burn a Dbl. Layer DVD of all the Fs2004 files I have.

CrashGordon wrote:

So tell me, what was the last time everyone backed up their FS directory?

I realize that some of them are quite large, but if you use FS often, but don't back it up, who can you blame but yourself, when something goes wrong.

Never 😕

I've installed and uninstalled FSX a couple of times, without that result. But since doing that, I have found that I cannot access Windows XP Update, computer just stops, and I have to use Task Manager to Stop the action that is out of action. 😂 😂

But can't find out whether there is any connection to FSX, or what else may be causing the problem. When trying to Update, the only message received once, was Access Denied. ❓

Reading this topic i decide to un-install FSX too just to check what will happens.
I dont took any extra precautions and choose to un-install it from Control Panel.
I fire up FS9 with no problems at all and untill now i hadnt notice any other problems.

First of all, unlucky mate. I was going to download FSX demo but then decided not too as it would slow down my computer, and frame rates would be very low. A similar thing happened to me when I downloaded a freeware scenery add-on for Málaga; it gave me very low frame rates and after removing it my FS9 cocked up completely, for which I reinstalled it. Reinstalling FS9 isn't much of a hassle but getting all the liveries, payware and all add-ons is a Pain in the Ass.