Gollum Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I am unable to download BOB . I hope that I have attached a picture of the problem if you can help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Are you dowloading, unzipping and THEN installing ? You can't run it from the download page. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hi Sue . Thank you for your response ; What I am doing is going to the ORBX page selecting to download BOB and following the instructions, yes trying to install . What should I be doing ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That error indicates you're trying to install to a simulator that the installer does not support, you'll have to wait for the new installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks Bruce . I am using FSX steam , I just thought everything was compatible , but I can wait . Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If you have only FSX Steam Edition, that installer should have worked. I guess that you have somehow set it up as FSX:SE(in parallel with FSX:boxed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hi Nick , I only have FSX steam installed but in FTX I am given the two options of FSX and FSX Steam , I have learnt from previous mistakes to now select the FSX option . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If the installer can't find FSX, you can use the FSX Registry Utility from this page to set the correct registry entry. You can also remove the option to start FTX Central for FSX Steam Edition. You should be able to remove the FTX Central start menu if you use the Registry Editor to delete the Dovetail Games entry from here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\DovetailGames When you have browsed to the DovetailGames entry at that location, right click on DovetailGames and select delete. Don't touch anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hi Nick , Thank you for your response , At the risk of sounding old, adjusting the FSX Registry scares me because I don`t understand it . I will have a go at most things but I am unlikely to mess about with it just for the sake of getting BOB , but I appreciate your response . I have just downloaded Vashon Island without any problems and its the airfields that I couldn't do without. Thanks to all who responded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hi Nick I have finally bucked up the courage to try and sort this out , using the tool I can find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE but there isn't any WOW643Node/microsoft but there is dovetailGames . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Do you have a 64 bit or 32 bit operating system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hi I have 64bit windows 7 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I am assuming, perhaps wrongly, that you are using the Windows Registry Editor. Then you must have HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW643Node\microsoft There are numerous other entries in there apart from Dovetail Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hi Nick I bet that I am doing something wrong !! but hopefully i have attached what I can see. I am in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and am looking for WOW643 but cannot see it . Whats my problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I would suggest that you close the microsoft path and look down to the bottom of the software list. If you're not sure, it will do no harm to leave it as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hi Nick , I have the distinct feeling that I don`t have a clue what I am doing , so perhaps Bob will be best left alone. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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