install error :(

[kopykopykopy]

Hey guys,

So I've been trying to install the demo for this awesome airport. But every time I try to, i get a runtime error right after it installs the V C++ runtimes install.  After that the install freezes (it says it is installing the addon manager to the dll.xml file).  Help please!  Thanks guys.

[virtuali]

Please specify the runtime error exactly.

[kopykopykopy]

So I start the installer and everything works great until it is installing the vc++ runtimes.  It installs those and then an error window comes up.  It says. "runtime error (at 115:172):  invalid class string".  I click ok and then another window pops up which says "list index out of bounds.".  After clicking ok for that, the installer freezes.  It says it is adding the addon manager to the ell.xml file, but I let it sit and nothing happens.

[virtuali]

It seems your DLL.XML or EXE.XML had an error or is corrupted somehow, and this is confusing the installer, please post the contents of both files, so we can check this.

Don't post the file content in a message. Instead, ZIP both files together and attach the .ZIP file to your message, using the "Additional options..." link on the forum.

your DLL.XML and EXE.XML are located at

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\FSX

[kopykopykopy]

I just checked, and I have no exe.xml file.  That is probably the problem.

[kopykopykopy]

Here is my dll.xml.

[virtuali]

Your DLL.XML doesn't seem particularly wrong: there's just an empty line after the first line with the xml version indication, it shouldn't be a problem but, you never know, try to remove it.

Not having an EXE.XML file shouldn't be a problem, a new file should be created.

[kopykopykopy]

Is it possible that maybe something is up with my scenery.cfg?

[kopykopykopy]

getting rid of the empty line didn't do anything.  hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[virtuali]

The scenery.cfg is another thing that, with syntax errors inside, might cause such error. We have some safeties in place to change against the most common errors but, it's just not possible to cover all possible corruptions, either made by hand-editing it, or by other scenery installers.

Try to post your scenery.cfg too. Don't post it, but ZIP it and Attach it to a post.

[kopykopykopy]

Here is my scenery.cfg.

[virtuali]

That's not your scenery.cfg, is the default scenery.cfg that FSX keeps in its root folder as a backup, which contains only default sceneries.

The real scenery.cfg is located here:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\FSX\Scenery.cfg, which translates to:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX\Scenery.cfg in Vista or Windows 7

or

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Microsoft\FSX\Scenery.cfg under Windows XP

[kopykopykopy]

Here it is.  I noticed the LAX addon way at the end.

[virtuali]

I'm still not sure that is your correct scenery.cfg, because it contains ONLY default sceneries + KLAX. Do you really have everything default, except KLAX ?

[kopykopykopy]

Yes.  This is my first addon.