rollercoaster12 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I reinstalled FSX: SE in a different drive to fix a separate problem (nothing with Orbx) and then reinstalled my Orbx scenery. However I now have a new problem: whenever I attempt to configure my base pack for lighting, I get the error message "No installed simulator was found on your system! FTX GLOBAL Light Configurator will now exit!". I assume this is an issue where the configurator is looking for FSX in the wrong drive, but there is no way to tell the configurator where to look (and no way to set a path to the simulator/install spot anywhere on Orbx central which I find extremely strange). I tried using the FSXRegUtility fix outlined in another forum post but that did not work. Supposedly after the fix I would have an option to choose between simulators in the Orbx Central app, but I did not. Why is my pay ware add-on not working and how do I fix this? There is little to no support I could find on the Internet other than the FSXRegUtility "fix" on this problem. A lot of threads asked the same question but had no answer. Please help, it would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Hi, welcome to the forums Have you run your FSXSE since you moved it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoaster12 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Yes it works just fine, as well as the Orbx scenery I have. Everything is working other than lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Are you trying to run the lights config from within Orbx Central Global base config, or from a previous desktop shortcut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoaster12 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 I've tried running the lights config from within Central and from within the actual files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sawatzky Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Then you better try the registry tool again then restart your PC. Please use the FSX Registry Utility found at this link https://www.tweakfs.com/store/free_tools.php and use the "Set Path" option and point it to your FSXSE installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoaster12 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Still does not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoaster12 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 I also just reinstalled everything including the sim, reset the sim path again, it's still showing the same error message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoaster12 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Great support. Suggesting that I do the same fix that did not work and then ghosting the thread when it doesn't work (surprise!). Thanks. I can't wait until flight sim 2020 comes and I won't have to deal with these awful 3rd party support systems for something like this. What a waste of money, honestly. Inb4 this gets deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hello, thanks for your considered input. The Lights Configurator does indeed follow the registry entry but apparently, it does not see the registry entry for FSX Steam Edition if it is installed in compatibility mode. The solution suggested by Doug changes the registry entry of FSX Steam Edition to that of FSX, even if the user has installed it in compatibility mode. Here are three scenarios, to show you how the Tweak FS Utility works and that it does work. In each case, I have deliberately caused an error message, so that you can see what the Configurator is trying to do. Here is my actual FSX installation, G:\FSX Here is a randomly chosen location, to illustrate that the Tweak FS Utility does work and that the Lights Configurator sees the change. Finally, here is the actual location of FSX Steam Edition on my system to show you that the Lights Configurator can indeed be made to see FSX Steam Edition. Here is the Lights Configurator with all FSX Registry entries removed. Here it is with the FSX Registry entries restored, using the Tweak FS Utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henkka65 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Thank you! I did as instructed, then repaired my path through the Orbx Central, and all was well again. Thank you for a good help forum. I love your products! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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