I jsut downloaded this program and it looks very neat except I pu it into my FS 9 secenry folder and does not come up in the Create a  Flight......it appears that clouds show up in textures as well........if anyone has some ideas on what I diid whorg , pls reply......located in Mpls , Mn. so if other Simmers are local we could converse via telephone cause I think I may have screwed up more than one of these downloads........cheers   RRL

I think that I can translate Afi0yz, however, since the post isn't clear, I'm not real certain that I can get it right.

Apparently B42L8 downloaded a set of Add-On Cloud Textures.  It was also inferred that they were copied into the (possibly) Main FS 2004 Scenery folder.

In my opinion, B42L8 should have first unzipped the new cloud textures into a temporary folder (i.e. Temp) in the Main FS 2004 Directory.  Then they should have opened the new clouds (Temp) folder to see what's inside.  He/She should then write down which files are included.  B42L8 should then open the FS 2004 Main Textures folder and create a new folder called Backups, then Cut and Paste the old cloud textures (which names correspond to the new files) into this new Backups Folder.  

Next B42L8 should Copy and Paste the new cloud files (from the Temp folder) into the Main FS 2004 Textures Folder.  Then delete the new files from where they were unzipped (Temp folder or wherever).

This way if B42L8 does not like the new cloud Textures he/she can go back and replace them with the old texture files.

I gather from B42L8's post that he/she somehow was under the impression that they could activate the new cloud textures from the Create a Flight?  I think that B42L8 maybe was referring to the Scenery Library on the FS 2004 Main Opening Menu?  The post was not very clear, however, since these are new textures you do not need to activate them in the Scenery Library.  If they are installed in the Main FS 2004 Textures Folder correctly you should just be able to start up FS 2004 on any flight and the new files will be automatically activated.

Sorry B42L8, however, I'm in Dallas, TX and nowhere near Minneapolis, MN.  But if you need further assistance with any other issues that you're having with FS 2004 you've come to the right place!

I for one will be happy to help.

Thanks for you specific answers , you are correct in your assumptions, I did unzip the cloud to a separate folder but did not backup, so will do that.......a;so the download stated it was for FS 2004 Scenery, so that is where I pasted it, but in looking at the texture folder there were cloud files in there so that was confusing.......I think best approach now is to uninstall this whole program and start over..thanks also for info on where the clouds appear, thought  we needed to enter a specific weather setting.........this flight sim stuff is addicting but it certainly helps to know the way around the computer    thanks to all

Mostly correct B42L8.

If I wish to modify my FS 2004 Textures I put the old *.bmp files into a Backups Folder under the Main FS 2004\Textures directory.  I don't delete them.  I downloaded a set of modified cloud textures a long time ago and installed them as per my directions above.  I backed up my original FS 2004 cloud textures. My FS 2004 original cloud textures are still in my Main FS 2004\Textures\Backups directory.

If you have your new cloud textures in the Main FS 2004\Textures directory you should be OK.  Does this work?

Yeaaah -- I see what you did.  Okay, If memory serves correctly you should have only one sub-folder under your Main FS 2004\Textures directory.  I have mine named Backups.  This is where I keep all of my old texture files.

The individual *.bmp files for the new cloud textures should be Copy/Pasted directly into your Main FS 2004\Textures directory.

Here's the way it should look when you view it through Windows Explorer:

Main FS 2004--|
                       |__Texture--|
                                           |__Backups Folder (inside are old *.Bmp files)
                       |__cirrus_broken01.bmp
                       |__cirrus_broken02.bmp
                       |__cirrus_broken03.bmp
                       |__cirrus_broken.bmp
                       |__cirrus_few01.bmp
                       |__cirrus_few02.bmp
                       |__cirrus_few03.bmp
                       |__cirrus_few.bmp

See ?  The *.bmp files are just under the Main FS 2004\Textures directory.  They are not inside another folder.

So you may want to open one of those extra folders that contain the new cloud textures and click Edit in the main Windows Explorer menu, then click Select All.  The files will all turn blue, gray, brown, etc. (according to what your highlight color is).  Right click on any one of these highlighted files and then left click on Copy.

Next go "up" one Windows Explorer level by clicking on the folder icon with the green arrow pointing up.  This should put you into the Main FS 2004\Textures directory.  Now right click on any open space and left click Paste.  You may get a window to appear which states something to the effect that "The files that you are copying are already here -- do you wish to Overwrite"?  Click the button Yes to All.

Once you have placed the new files into the Main FS 2004\Textures directory I would then delete all of the other sub-folders (except the one which contains your old cloud textures of course).  This will eliminate confusion.  You should have everything fixed up from here.