FloridaGuy Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I am a P3D v2.2 owner and do not have FSX on my machine. I installed P3D_FTX_NAPNWDEMO_200.exe since it is supposed to be compatible with P3D. The install went smoothly except for the installer complaining that "there is no FSX entry found in the Registry". As a result the installation of FTX Central did not complete properly. When I fly from any of the airports located within the demo coverage area the scenery rendition is excellent, as advertised. However, when I fly from within to beyond the coverage area the default scenery looks terrible and never seems to recover. I understand that FTX Central is supposed to circumvent this problem by allowing the user to switch back to default scenery when leaving the coverage area. Is there some way to enable FTX Central for a P3D-only setup? Thanks, Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdrichmond Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Greetings Warren, Unfortunately there may be a slight misunderstanding here. FTX Central allows the user to MANUALLY switch between the demo area and the default region BEFORE you start P3D. It doesn't change the textures "on the fly" within the sim. Having said that, sometimes you can kludge the installation process by making a copy of the P3D.exe file and then renaming it to FSX.exe. You might be interested to know that the full FTX Pacific Northwest package, w/P3D v2.2 installer, is only US$23.42 at the Flight Sim Store..... Well worth the cost in my humble opinion. I run P3D 1.4 for all the US stuff that hasn't been converted yet and 2.2 for the rest of the world. Hope this helps. Respectfully, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaGuy Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Thanks Brian, that clears it up. I may try the kludge just to see what happens. Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Just spend the 23 dollars imho - you get more bang for your buck than you realize in the long run.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksort Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 With P3d v2.2 and the NW Demo installed will I need to uninstall the Demo before upgrading to the full NW version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hi there, yes, you need to uninstall the demo first. Since the uninstaller probably won't work with P3Dv2 you can follow the steps for a manual uninstallation here: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/30377-uninstalling-na-regions-a-quick-guide/ Obviously, the main folder would be "Prepar3D v2\" not "FSX\". Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksort Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Thank you, I was busy updating my signature when you replied.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksort Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I just followed the instructions and I found 3 files within the FTX_NA folder and they are not named the same as you had posted. FTX_AA_3W5 FTX_AA_KORS FTX_AA_S43 Am I lost! Should I try the migration tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hi there, sorry but I don't know how to uninstall software that got installed with a migration utility; it's not supported by Orbx. Perhaps other users with EMT can offer advice. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksort Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Thank you again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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