Tom Orle
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Nov 20, 2007, 5:09 PM
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"Iain Smith" <iainsmithdotrugbyatbtinternetdotcom> wrote:
>Tom, I have done this but you have to uninstall and re-install in order to
>get correct registry entries. However, you only have to install the "out of
>the box" sim and then bring your add-on scenery and aircraft files across
>(plus any other FS folders that have been changed such as gauges, sound,
>textures, etc.) It's relatively painless but make sure you do a Custom
>install not an Express otherwise it defaults to installing in the C drive.
>
>Bear in mind that some of your add-on aircraft may not work properly, mainly
>some of the more complex payware models, which you will have to re-install.
>Also, you will have to go in to the scenery library and add in manually each
>of your sceneries. HTH.
>
>Iain
There's a little bit more to it, Iain.
He first needs to save the FSG.CFG file as well as the .WX and .FLT
files for any flights he had created.
First he needs to save his current fs9.cfg file by going into the
'Documents and settings/*username*/application data/microsoft' folder
on the 'C' partition and renaming the FS9 folder to something else
like FS9old. (I don't know if that folder is different in Vista)
He needs to do the same with the 'Flight Simulator Files' folder in
the 'Documents and settings*/username*/My documents" folder. That's
where the .WX and .FLT files for saved flights are kept.
Then reinstall a new copy of FS9 onto D, as you said, using the custom
install. This sets up the registry entries for D.
Then copy the FS9 from 'C' right over the newly installed FS9 on 'D',
replacing everything.
Since the new install created a new FS9 folder in the above directory,
he should now delete it and rename the FS9old folder he renamed above
back to FS9.
And then rename the renamed 'Flight simulator Files' folder back also.
Simple ... 
-=tom=-
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