I actually thought that the ASCII problem was fixed, but apparently there are still problems -.-
In order to understand why is still not working, we need your actual UserCfg.OPT file, located here:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache
ZIP IT ( important!!! ZIP IT, please ) and Attach it to a post.
Plus, GSX updates all the time. Even if I then load the offline installer over it, the same files are always downloaded and the update button is always visible in the installer
Nowhere we ever said the Update button is supposed to disable itself, it's not an indication if you are updated or not, it just a button you click to request an "Update check", so it's always active.
The Live Updater is always 1 of 37 and closes at some point.
You are not supposed to see all steps performed, until you have *ALL* FSDT products, for all simulators, all installed at the same time. If you have only 1 product installer, only 1 product will be updated.
When restarting, the same files are always downloaded.
Please clarify which files are always downloaded, because this might not be an indication of the problem. As explained in several other threads, at least two files, the Airport Services and the jetway Scenery files ARE supposed to be downloaded over and over, because we found it's faster to always download them than checking if they are updated or not (because those two are made of many small files)
If you see files other than these two being downloaded over and over, and always the same, then you need to use only the Offline installer.