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Nov 26^th, 2008 at 8:06pm

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some of my addon aircraft just stop the fsx, after load terrain. load those problem aircraft ok, load terrain ok but when step into the game screen on runway. those( not only one and not everyone) aircrafts will stop the fsx and when i press esc key, the fsx drop to desk.
I did a system restore one day before and I did install Aero H-1b1.1 anyone know what happen to my fsx? I am still trying other addons
please help me on this trouble. i really don't want to reinstall my whole fsx and addons
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Reply #1 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:55pm

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If you used system restore than any thing added past the date you went back to will be lost. When you completed the system restore it should have given you a list of files it renamed. Look through your aircraft folder for any file with a number in parentheses at the end like this B747.air(2) You can try removing the number but any aircraft that you had to install with a installer program will have to be reinstalled. What you should have done was to back up your files before you used system restore. Now you can go back to where you were before you used system restore but than you would also have the reason as to why you used system restore as well.

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Reply #2 - Nov 26^th, 2008 at 11:04pm

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garymbuska wrote on Nov 26^th, 2008 at 9:55pm:

If you used system restore than any thing added past the date you went back to will be lost. When you completed the system restore it should have given you a list of files it renamed. Look through your aircraft folder for any file with a number in parentheses at the end like this B747.air(2) You can try removing the number but any aircraft that you had to install with a installer program will have to be reinstalled. What you should have done was to back up your files before you used system restore. Now you can go back to where you were before you used system restore but than you would also have the reason as to why you used system restore as well.

thank you so much, Garymbuska
I need more knowledge on computer and FSX. please illuminate me
question one, what do you mean the aircraft folder? like the b747-400 in the simobjective/ airplane?
question two, where is the ???.air file located?
question three, before I restore, which file or folder in FSX should be backed up?
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Reply #3 - Nov 27^th, 2008 at 4:41am

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bin801 wrote on Nov 26^th, 2008 at 11:04pm:

question one, what do you mean the aircraft folder? like the b747-400 in the simObjects/ airplane?
question two, where is the ???.air file located?
question three, before I restore, which file or folder in FSX should be backed up?
sincerely

1. Yes

2. It's in the SimObjects/'Aircraft' folder, named 'Aircraft'.air

3. That's for the pros to answer...

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Reply #4 - Nov 27^th, 2008 at 7:05pm

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abut backing up your fsx folder so you don't lose addons upon reinstall, you should backup:

-effects folders
-gauges folder
-textures folder
-sounds folder
-simObjects folder
-scenery folder

and all subfolders found inside those

this should cover all folders where most kinds of addons may install themselves
however this is a very general guideline... some addons (especially payware) also create folders of their own and may install modules as well, so you might want to check your addons and see which is installed where, so you don't lose any files

as Meck said, the pros here at SimV might answer this question better than i can

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Reply #5 - Nov 29^th, 2008 at 4:26am

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Meck and HarvesteR, thank you for your teaching. With these detailed information from you, I won't do stupid thing like this again. even I know more space of my hard drive will be occupied:( thank you!
and BTW, about this time, I reinstalled them. but some of them still will freez the screen before the textures for outside buildings and Vcockpit get loaded. the Vcockpit structure is loaded ok. then freeze how come? do you have any suggestion? what happen? and how to ?
thank you anyway!!

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