User manual

DodoSim 206 FSX User Manual

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5 TROUBLESHOOTING

5.1 INSTALLATION

“I’ve installed it and many of the gauges just show blank black circles and a lot of the switches

in the 2D cockpit are missing. What’s wrong?”

It is almost certain that you have a corrupt SimConnect installation caused by an old version of the

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005) runtime libraries, upon which SimConnect depends, that broke

backward compatibility. This was corrected in later versions, starting with VCRedist version 3079, dated

October 2008.

Important note: You may be mislead into assuming your SimConnect installation is operating correctly

because the problem may only manifest itself when complex aircraft or other SimConnect add-on

applications specifically try and open a Simconnect connection using the FSX SP2/Acceleration

SimConnect.dll. Other add-ons may request a connection using an older version of the

dll, (i.e. RTM or

SP1), which may work without error.

The first thing you should do to try and correct it is to download the latest version of the VS2005 re-

distributable package from Microsoft and install it, ensuring the version number is 3079 or later. Note

that you will require the VS2005 re-distributable package even if you have a VS2008 (or later) re-

distributable installed because SimConnect specifically requires the MSVCRT80 dynamic link libraries

(dlls.)

If this fails to fix the problem then Pete Dowson, author of the popular FS add-on FSUIPC has published

a procedure on his forum that details the steps required to repair the installation, which can be found

here: http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=58095&sid=aec2b8d1e07fd9c1c46f3a9306771355

Important note: DodoSim accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or validity of instructions given by

third parties, nor any corruption to your system caused by following them, accurately or not.

DodoSim has produced a small test application which can be used to verify proper installation and

function of the SP2/Acceleration SimConnect.dll that is available on our website.

“I’ve tried installing it and it doesn’t appear to work and I can’t find it in my FSX installation path.

Why?”

It could be that the installation path to FSX in your system registry is incorrect. When installing the

DodoSim 206 FSX, ensure that the path points to the root of your FSX installation, i.e. “C:\Program

Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X”

“I’ve installed it in Microsoft ESP and it doesn’t work. Why?”

The DodoSim 206 FSX is not compatible with Microsoft ESP. For a compatible version, please contact

DodoSim and enquire about licensing costs for commercial applications.

“I’ve installed it to a non-standard location and it doesn’t work. Why?”

The configuration files contain relative path references to default sounds and textures. The paths

assume that the DodoSim 206 FSX is installed in the default “SimObjects\Rotorcraft” directory. To

install it into a non-standard location, first install it into the standard location before moving it manually.

5.2 STARTING

“Every time I try and start, the temperature shoots up the moment I press the starter. What’s

happening?”