Couatl menu disappeared?

[Scottn92]

ah my bad, thanks very much for the help, Restarted pc, turned on antivirus and everything is working fantastic, you truly have a great product, the wait was worth it and I look forward to updates!

thanks again

[JaJatheJetPlane]

ok I tried the above but no joy.  I have "addon manager" but not "Couatl powered products"   I don't understand

If you are sure to have done everything exactly, including this

- Uninstall GSX. Reply YES when asked if you want to remove the Addon Manager and the Couatl Engine. Reply YES to both questions. DON'T skip this.

Have you noticed if you have been asked permission to run the Couatl script engine when you launched FSX after reinstalling it ? If you are not sure, do it again from the start and note this.

Hi Umberto, yes I was asked permission to run the Couatl Script Engine and Addon Manager.

[virtuali]

Hi Umberto, yes I was asked permission to run the Couatl Script Engine and Addon Manager.

Ok, we need to activate the Simconnect diagnostic, to see why it doesn't start:

Open Notepad, and copy the following text:

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[SimConnect]
level=errors
console=1
RedirectStdOutToConsole=1
OutputDebugString=1
; file=c:\simconnect%03u.log
; file_next_index=0
; file_max_index=9


Save the file as SIMCONNECT.INI in this folder:

Documents And Settings\YOUR LOGIN NAME\Documents\Microsoft Flight Simulator X Files

At the next FSX launch, you should see a text window with diagnostic messages: the FIRST 10 lines or so are important: you should try to note what they are saying.

[afireinside1988]

Hi there!

I have the same problem too. Purchased GSX on release date, installed it and all worked perfectly. But the next day, the couatl-menu went away from the add-on-menu.
Starting the couatl.exe manually brings the menu-item back and all works normally.
Reinstalling GSX as noted in this thread (with deactivated antivir etc.) doesn't help to solve the problem.
The Simconnect Diagnostic Output stays empty, th eonly text which is shown is:

"0.00000 SimConnect version 10.0.61259.0"

This is my dll.xml:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
  <Descr>Launch</Descr>
  <Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Addon Manager</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>bglmanx.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>ObjectFlow_W52.dll</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>E:\FSX\ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_W52\scenery\ObjectFlow_W52.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>ObjectFlow_1WA6.dll</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>E:\FSX\ORBX\FTX_NA\FTX_AA_1WA6\Scenery\ObjectFlow_1WA6.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>VistaMare Core</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>VistaMare\ViMaCoreX.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>PMDG HUD interface</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>PMDG\DLLs\PMDG_HUD_interface.dll</Path>
    <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
    <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\FSX SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\FSX SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>..\FSX SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Captain Sim Menu</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>Captain_Sim\Captain_Sim.b757.menu.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Captain Sim 757 Sound</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>Captain_Sim\757\cs.sound.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>FSUIPC 4</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

and this is my exe.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
  <Descr>Launch</Descr>
  <Filename>exe.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Couatl</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>fsdreamteam\couatl\couatl.exe</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

Nothing changed at this two files since first installing of GSX. The onyl problem seems to be to start the couatl.exe at fsx-startup.
Hope my discription helps to solve the problem, 'couse I would love to use GSX without those problem, it's a great product!

[virtuali]

Maybe there isn't enough diagnostic, try to change

level = Errors

into

level = Normal

in the Simconnect.ini file, and see if there's more info. Note that it might scroll very fast, you can use the "Pause" key on the keyboard to pause it.

[JaJatheJetPlane]

Hi Umberto, yes I was asked permission to run the Couatl Script Engine and Addon Manager.

Ok, we need to activate the Simconnect diagnostic, to see why it doesn't start:

Open Notepad, and copy the following text:

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[SimConnect]
level=errors
console=1
RedirectStdOutToConsole=1
OutputDebugString=1
; file=c:\simconnect%03u.log
; file_next_index=0
; file_max_index=9


Save the file as SIMCONNECT.INI in this folder:

Documents And Settings\YOUR LOGIN NAME\Documents\Microsoft Flight Simulator X Files

At the next FSX launch, you should see a text window with diagnostic messages: the FIRST 10 lines or so are important: you should try to note what they are saying.

"0.00000 SimConnect version 10.0.61259.0"  - This is also what I get when I start up FSX

[virtuali]

"0.00000 SimConnect version 10.0.61259.0"  - This is also what I get when I start up FSX

Please, try to do what I've said in my last message.

[JaJatheJetPlane]

I still get the same line

[JaJatheJetPlane]

0.00000 SimConnect version 10.0.61259.0

[DiBarkis]

"0.00000 SimConnect version 10.0.61259.0"  - This is also what I get when I start up FSX

Please, try to do what I've said in my last message.

This is what I get (see screenshot), and then I get a fatal error for fsx

[JaJatheJetPlane]

Umberto,

I tried again and this time I got something. These are the first couple lines:


0.00000 SimConnect version 10.0.61259.0

2.63790 Exe Launched:  Path= "fsdtreamteam\couatl\couatl.exe"  CommandLine=""  Version="2.0.0.2290

Then it has some stuff about my Saitek Pro Flight Panels and then EZCA.

After doing this, i'm getting that runtime error again with the Visual C++


Thank you for the help

[JaJatheJetPlane]

Umberto I just tried running FSX as Administrator and this is what I get:

[virtuali]

Umberto I just tried running FSX as Administrator and this is what I get:

Reboot Windows and try again, and always allow the module to run, it usually fix itslef after a reboot.

[JaJatheJetPlane]

  It Works!

I can't thank you enough for your great service

Thank You!