Need some help installing ORBX NZSI

[ThinkingManNeil]

Hi All;

Not sure if this topic has already been covered previously in another post but I'll ask anyway. I purchased the ORBX FTX NZSI disc some time ago but I'm only getting around to installing it now into my FSX setup on my PC. Thing is, I have a separate, dedicated drive - "D" drive - for all my flight sim stuff and the ORBX disc wants me to do it only on the main C drive. I installed FSX into the C and then tried to simply transfer the files from FSX on C over to the D drive FSX folder. Can anyone tell me how to do a relatively straightforward and painless direct installation of NZSI into my D drive FSX?

Thanks in advance,

N.

[Ian Warren]

Hey Neil , been a while since i installed my ORBX but all FSX is on 'D' drive , i'm very sure on installation it search's for the FSX directory but if not before continue with install when its going to load to the 'C' Drive simple edit to the drive D:/Progra......

[toprob]

Orbx will only install within FSX. So if you installed FSX on D: drive, then Orbx will install there. However if you installed on C: drive and then shifted it, then you are always going to have problems getting stuffed installed properly. I'd uninstall FSX and reinstall on D:.

However a quick fix for some installs isto run a FSX registry repair tool -- just search for 'fsx registry fix'. This lets you change the registry to point to your moved install.

The other way is to use Symlink. I think this is talked about on the Orbx forum. This lets you fool Windows into thinking that a folder is in a different place.

[AlisterC]

FSX registry repair tool I recommend: http://www.flight1software.com/files/FS_Registry_Repair.exe
Free from Flight1

[Ian Warren]

Orrr , The messy way to install is let it install on the 'C' then drag it across to the 'D' with the issue many have with the ORBX switch's that don't always work then give you the option to install it manually which is also not a bad idea , it may use a little HD space but it fix's a lot off outside problems thus keeping your FSX intact .

[ThinkingManNeil]

Hi Guys;

When I initially installed FSX a year or so ago I did so by installing it directly into the D-drive and did so without any issues. When I picked up ORBX NZSI some months back and tried installing it directly into FSX on the D, the NZSI installer said it couldn't find FSX on the C-drive. I then installed FSX on to my primary C-drive with the hope that I could transfer the NZSI files over to the FSX installation on D, but it wouldn't go over cleanly. Now, when I just tried to re-install it again the NZSI installer would only allow me to install it into an aircraft file folder for Rick Piper's Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat found in the FSX installation on the primary C-drive for some bizarro reason. The NZSI installer will not allow me to edit it to select the D-drive.

Any suggestions?

N.

[Ian Warren]

Neil , I may be of help shortly since d/loading this New World texture package from ORBX , see how go in the next hour so .

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 27 2013,5:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Neil , I may be of help shortly since d/loading this New World texture package from ORBX , see how go in the next hour so .

Maybe follow my idea and let it create a ORBX folder then drag or copy the contents across .

[toprob]

QUOTE (ThinkingManNeil @ Jul 27 2013,3:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi Guys;

When I initially installed FSX a year or so ago I did so by installing it directly into the D-drive and did so without any issues. When I picked up ORBX NZSI some months back and tried installing it directly into FSX on the D, the NZSI installer said it couldn't find FSX on the C-drive. I then installed FSX on to my primary C-drive with the hope that I could transfer the NZSI files over to the FSX installation on D, but it wouldn't go over cleanly. Now, when I just tried to re-install it again the NZSI installer would only allow me to install it into an aircraft file folder for Rick Piper's Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat found in the FSX installation on the primary C-drive for some bizarro reason. The NZSI installer will not allow me to edit it to select the D-drive.

Any suggestions?

N.

It sounds like a messed up registry, so I think running the registry fix would be your best bet.

[ThinkingManNeil]

Well, sad to say things aren't working ZNSI-wise. First, I have to mention that I was mistaken in saying that when I installed it from the disc that it was installing into the Aeroprakt A-22 aircraft file in the FSX setup on the primary C drive. What it actually installed itself into was C:/Users/Neil/a22. All the files that I assume were supposed to have been downloaded from the disc were there (scenery, weather, effects,scripts, FTX_ORBX, etc.) and I then dutifully transferred them into what I thought would be the appropriate files and folders in FSX over on the D-drive. I booted up FSX and added the various scenery files to the scenery library in what seemed to be a logical order, and then signed off, and re-booted to check the results. I first selected to take a hop out of Wanaka but noted that it was offering only a single airstrip and one parking spot near the fuel pumps, so that didn't seem to bode well as I know Wanaka's busier and more developed than that, so I chose my favourite SI go-to airfield, Mandeville, and got into Ant's DH.82A Tiger Moth. I did notice that there were hangars, vehicles, and people around that are not seen in the default scenery, but immediately upon getting airborne I was faced with a horrific and confusing mish-mash of landclass polygons that looked anything but reasonable or normal. Unfortunately, I didn't take any screenshots to illustrate the problem, but trust me, it wasn't the scenery one expects of the SI.

One other thing of note. When I ran the installer - which sent everything into the C:/Users/Neil/a22 folder - it came up with a screen telling me to activate some "FTX_something" and to select "Oceania" but when I did so it came back with a flag saying that it couldn't find the a22 file.

I have, again, removed all of the ORBX NZSI files from my system. I'm eagerly awaiting the release of Alabeo's Piper PA38 Tomahawk 'cause I'm reasonably confident I'll get that to work with little trouble, having happily purchased and used their software before; it'll go some ways to alleviate the frustration I'm feeling now as NZ has been the one place I've wanted to spend most of my time with FSX in. There's a dearth of scenery for much of Canada - my home base - with very little in Ontario in particular.

N.

PS. Please don't think that I blame any of these frustrations on anyone here in the forums or with anyone at FTX/ORBX. Whatever problems have arisen with this are likely due to my distinct lack of computer savvy. I'm also having to deal with an illness right now that is causing me considerable physical discomfort...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (ThinkingManNeil @ Jul 28 2013,6:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

All the files that I assume were supposed to have been downloaded from the disc were there (scenery, weather, effects,scripts, FTX_ORBX, etc.) and I then dutifully transferred them into what I thought would be the appropriate files and folders in FSX over on the D-drive. I booted up FSX and added the various scenery files to the scenery library in what seemed to be a logical order, and then signed off, and re-booted to check the results. I first selected to take a hop out of Wanaka but noted that it was offering only a single airstrip and one parking spot near the fuel pumps, so that didn't seem to bode well as I know Wanaka's busier and more developed than that, so I chose my favourite SI go-to airfield, Mandeville, and got into Ant's DH.82A Tiger Moth. I did notice that there were hangars, vehicles, and people around that are not seen in the default scenery, but immediately upon getting airborne I was faced with a horrific and confusing mish-mash of landclass polygons that looked anything but reasonable or normal. Unfortunately, I didn't take any screenshots to illustrate the problem, but trust me, it wasn't the scenery one expects of the SI.

Are now we are getting somewhere , I think i no exactly what you have watery tiles through specific areas, the fix was easier for me, I simply re-installed again X3 , you are the sixth person that has had this problem to my knowledge, some just gave up and others pulled there PC apart , I wonder if you can reinstall now you have re-directed the folders ?

Neil , This shows 'Register Repair' and ORBX switch's have a glitch somewhere and they don't always work . If you were to buy a brand new system it would work fine but the Ole PC's can really flip a lid if adding or taken out or building on it .

[ThinkingManNeil]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 27 2013,5:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are now we are getting somewhere , I think i no exactly what you have watery tiles through specific areas, the fix was easier for me, I simply re-installed again X3 , you are the sixth person that has had this problem to my knowledge, some just gave up and others pulled there PC apart , I wonder if you can reinstall now you have re-directed the folders ?

Neil , This shows 'Register Repair' and ORBX switch's have a glitch somewhere and they don't always work . If you were to buy a brand new system it would work fine but the Ole PC's can really flip a lid if adding or taken out or building on it .

Hi Ian;

I tried re-installing NZSI into the C-drive and then physically dragged the various folders over to FSX in the D-drive and into the various folders where I thought everything belonged. It wasn't just the water textures that were screwed up; EVERYTHING was a mess. I've never been to New Zealand myself, but I'm a fan of the country and own more than one pictorial book (as well as wall calenders and scenic wallpaper on my PC) and I all I can say is it didn't look anything like photo's of NZ I've seen or even remotely like ORBX's own screenshots of the scenery. As for fixing registry errors, that may as well be Greek to me, and physically opening up my PC is a non-starter. My luck is bad enough as it is...

N.

BTW. I went over to the ORBX site to see if I could access some technical support only to find I can't get direct support via e-mail; only by posting a topic in their forum. Something I'm apparently not allowed to do for reasons umknown to me...

[toprob]

QUOTE (ThinkingManNeil @ Jul 29 2013,3:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi Ian;

I tried re-installing NZSI into the C-drive and then physically dragged the various folders over to FSX in the D-drive and into the various folders where I thought everything belonged. It wasn't just the water textures that were screwed up; EVERYTHING was a mess. I've never been to New Zealand myself, but I'm a fan of the country and own more than one pictorial book (as well as wall calenders and scenic wallpaper on my PC) and I all I can say is it didn't look anything like photo's of NZ I've seen or even remotely like ORBX's own screenshots of the scenery. As for fixing registry errors, that may as well be Greek to me, and physically opening up my PC is a non-starter. My luck is bad enough as it is...

N.

BTW. I went over to the ORBX site to see if I could access some technical support only to find I can't get direct support via e-mail; only by posting a topic in their forum. Something I'm apparently not allowed to do for reasons umknown to me...

That isn't going to work just dragging folders across, as the installer does more than just copy files, it looks for existing files to shift around and renames a lot of stuff to disable it. Which is why you really need to make sure that the registry is correct. This isn't at all difficult, and requires absolutely no computer skills, except how to download and run a program and how to find your FSX folder.

These are the steps:
click on Alister's link above to download the tool -- I'll repeat the link here to make things simple.
Run the downloaded file.
Click on 'Repair FSX registry path'
A file browser window will open, browse to your CORRECT fsx.exe, which is on D: drive from the sound of it.
Click on 'open'
A message should say that it is all fixed.
Close the tool.

[ThinkingManNeil]

QUOTE (toprob @ Jul 28 2013,11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That isn't going to work just dragging folders across, as the installer does more than just copy files, it looks for existing files to shift around and renames a lot of stuff to disable it. Which is why you really need to make sure that the registry is correct. This isn't at all difficult, and requires absolutely no computer skills, except how to download and run a program and how to find your FSX folder.

These are the steps:
click on Alister's link above to download the tool -- I'll repeat the link here to make things simple.
Run the downloaded file.
Click on 'Repair FSX registry path'
A file browser window will open, browse to your CORRECT fsx.exe, which is on D: drive from the sound of it.
Click on 'open'
A message should say that it is all fixed.
Close the tool.

Hot damn, Toprob! IT WORKED! New Zealand now looks like the green and pleasant land it should be! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to you, Ian, and Alister for your suggestions, patience, and encouragement. I was just about ready to pack it in on ORBX, but you guys have made me one very happy camper!

N!

[Ian Warren]

Sweet sorted , Just to point out .. Yes can can drag files across , ive fixed many others with a similar issue and the tho good FS_Registry dose not work .

Fact is your running so sweet a banana with icecream on top