gwhess Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Because my Versions folder disappeared, I reinstalled all ORBX products. After the reinstallation, I had problems with elevations, trees in the water and on the airports, water where land should have been, and buildings between the runways. No matter what I did, I was unable to solve the problem. I ran the Vector Configurator several times to no avail. Therefore, I decided to delete all ORBX products and start fresh. My first product I installed was ORBX Global 140. I installed the ORBXlibs as requested by FTX Central, then started FSX to check the scenery. Much to my dismay, I still have a problem with trees and buildings. I don't know what else to do, short of reinstalling FSX, which I hope won't be necessary. Thank you, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Standard questions. 1- Did you install the latest library files ? 2- Did you after installing the library files, open FTX Central, and apply "Global" as your active area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 5 hours ago, Penzoil3 said: Standard questions. 1- Did you install the latest library files ? 2- Did you after installing the library files, open FTX Central, and apply "Global" as your active area? 1. Yes I did. 2. Yes, I applied Global, even though it showed it was already active. Currently, Global is the only ORBX scenery I have installed. Thank you for your suggestions. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenToad Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Has your scenery been Ok without any ORBX products installed, i.e. after you have deleted the ORBX stuff and before you reinstalled FTX Global Base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 No, which makes me think that I may have to reinstall FSX. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenToad Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't know if the FSX installer has a repair option. If so, you could try that first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 11 minutes ago, TheGreenToad said: I don't know if the FSX installer has a repair option. If so, you could try that first. I'd stay away from the repair option and go with a complete reinstall. The FSX repair option has been known to cause more problems than it solves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 When I was searching for similar problems to see how they were resolved, it seems that there was a post by Holger advising against using the repair option. I may just bite the bullet and go for the complete reinstall, as I think that will be my only solution. I appreciate everyone's input. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 If I do perform a reinstall of FSX, when I reinstall my ORBX scenery, is it better to re-download it from the Flight Sim Store rather than use what I have backed up on my thumb drives? Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Unless there is some reason to suspect faulty downloads, I wouldn't think re-downloading would be necessary. After your FSX re-install, install your Orbx stuff one by one and test to see if everything runs ok. For example, install Global first and then the Orbxlibs and then test a default aircraft to see if everything looks ok. You'll find out quickly if Global is causing the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 OK, thanks Stewart. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 OK, I just reinstalled FSX and Global 1.40. Tested the sim by flying the default 172 out of Seattle-Tacoma International. Everything good so far. I would like to keep this support request open, if possible, until I have a chance to reinstall my other ORBX products over the next couple of days. Thank you, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 I have installed Vector, the PNW Demo, the Tasmanian Demo, and NA PNW plus the related patches and everything was good. I just installed NA PFJ and got an error message when I opened FTX Central stating, "Terrain.cfg has no [LandClasses] section". I ran the latest ORBXlibs again but that didn't correct the error. I downloaded NA PFJ again from the Flight Sim Store and installed it, but got the same error message. There is a Service Pack 004 for PFJ on the support page, but since it is dated April, 2014, and I purchased PFJ on 6/28/14, I don't think I need that. I guess I need help again! Thank you, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 After my last post, I decided to do a search for this problem and tried Holger's method of making a backup copy of the terrain.cfg file and then pasting it into the main FSX folder, overriding the existing file. Unfortunately, that did not solve my problem. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 You have both the PNW demo and the payware PNW both installed?? Maybe that's a source of the problem?? Holger's solution should have worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhess Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 I misread Holger's instructions. Tried it again and everything is OK now. Thanks, and sorry. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Glad you got it sorted. Sometimes a second try does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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