Simviation Forum - Lost part of the panel

Apr 12^th, 2004 at 5:21am

Saitek Offline
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Hi everyone!
I have lost part of the panel to my planes. You know the little rectangle, which contains the inflight map, the radio stack, and the other things, - well it has gone. Sad

I don't want to put my system back, as I have been installing planes. I'm not sure when this happened, but it has affected all my planes.
Thanks.
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Ben

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Reply #1 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 7:17am

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Hi Saitek,

If by 'all' you mean your default a/c also:

Check your Gauges folder for 'Simicons.cab' . If it is missing you can recover it from the CD. (CD1\FS2002.cab)

Cheers,
Dave

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Reply #2 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 12:21pm

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Have you used a gauge cleaner program ???
These programs are notourious for removeing CAB files because they do not recognize them as a valid gauge. Becaus of the extionsion .cab and not .gau
If you used a gauge cleaner then you will more or likely find your CAB files in the backup folder it made.
If not it is on the cd you might want to check to make sure you are not missing other CAB files as well.

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Reply #3 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 1:55pm

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Quote:

Hi Saitek,

If by 'all' you mean your default a/c also:

Check your Gauges folder for 'Simicons.cab' . If it is missing you can recover it from the CD. (CD1\FS2002.cab)

Cheers,
Dave

Hi Dave! I know nothing about computers. I have the Gauges folder in front of me, and where do I look for what you have mentioned?

No Garymbuska, I have not used any cleaner.

Thanks everyone,
Regards,
Ben

Windows 7 Pro 64bit
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2 x 22" monitors
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Reply #4 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 1:58pm

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Hi again. I have just found it. Must have had my eyes shut. Embarrassed

What do I look for now? The semicons folder is there in the gauges folder.
Thanks
Ben

Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 2GHz
GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2) DDR2 6400C4 800Mhz
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
2 x 22" monitors
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Flying FSX with Saitek's pro flight range:
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Yoke and throttle quad
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Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 2:03pm

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Hi Ben. There are 2 types of gauge files used in FS2002. The old conventional GAU files & the new XML gauges. These are in CAB format & will look just like zipfiles. It's possible you deleted them by mistake. This was very common in the early days of FS2002.
SimIcons.CAB includes all the selection buttons for the pop-up windows used on the default panels.

You might not have Windows Explorer set to display file extensions. It will help a lot if you set the folder options so you can recognise different file formats. Read my Working with Windows article if you haven't already done so & set your Folder Options accordingly. http://www.simviation.com/lair/windows.htm

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Reply #6 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 2:05pm

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Hi again. I have just found it. Must have had my eyes shut. Embarrassed

What do I look for now? The semicons folder is there in the gauges folder.
Thanks
Ben

SimIcons.cab is a file, not a folder. It will look just like a zipfile.

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Reply #7 - Apr 12^th, 2004 at 2:38pm

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Ben. This is what CAB files look like on my system. I'm on WinMe & yours might look a tad different.

Another common problem with FS2002 was overwriting the default gps.gau with an earlier 3rd party gauge with the same file name. You could try extracting the original gps.gau from the CD. It should be in one of the CAB files on CD-1. These can be opened with WinZip in the usual way. Don't confuse these with the XML gauges which should not be unzipped.

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Reply #8 - Apr 13^th, 2004 at 1:00pm

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Hi everyone.
I am totally stuck. I know nothing about computers, and I barely can put on add ons. You need to be more simple when talking to a simpleton.
Sorry.
Regards,
Ben

Windows 7 Pro 64bit
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GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2) DDR2 6400C4 800Mhz
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
2 x 22" monitors
200GB Sata
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W

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Radio
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Auto-pilot
Yoke and throttle quad
Pedals

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Reply #9 - Apr 13^th, 2004 at 1:01pm

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Hi Ben. Mail me if you wish. I'm sure we can figure this out. Wink

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