Unable to connect....never happened before???

[davecat]

All of a sudden I am unable to connect via my networked laptop.   Have not had any problems until today.  Simconnect file is fine and in the correct directory.  Using FSX.  A snipit of log file error messasge below.....log file is huge, but this error appears throughout.  I keep getting timeout message.

The only change I have made system wise was uninstall FS9.  The first line of log file notes FS9 as installed??

8:02:34 PM FS9 is installed
8:02:34 PM FSX is installed
8:02:34 PM FSX database is built
8:02:34 PM Selected data set is FSX
8:02:38 PM Starting map
8:02:39 PM Initialisation complete.
8:02:42 PM  DEBUG: count=4
8:18:18 PM PlanG constructor
8:18:18 PM executableFolder: G:\Plan-G
8:18:22 PM Starting Plan-G, build 0.9.0.411
8:18:22 PM Selected data set is FSX
8:18:28 PM Starting map
8:18:28 PM Initialisation complete.
8:18:29 PM Initializing Jump List
8:18:29 PM Clearing progress bar
8:18:29 PM Checking PLN file registration
8:18:29 PM Error while unregistering file association: Access to the registry key 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pln\OpenWithProgIds' is denied.
8:18:29 PM Error in RegisterFileAssociations: Access to the registry key 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Plan-G' is denied.
8:18:29 PM Error initialising Jump List: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Plan_G.PlanG.CheckFileRegistration()
   at Plan_G.PlanG.InitialiseJumpList()
8:18:34 PM  DEBUG: count=8
8:18:42 PM  DEBUG: count=3
8:19:17 PM  DEBUG: count=3
8:19:26 PM  DEBUG: count=8
8:20:40 PM  DEBUG: count=1

Hope you can help,
Dave

[tim arnot]

This is Windows 7 yes? It seems that in uninstalling FS9, you've removed the FS file type registrations. This will affect things like the jumplist, and opening a plan by double-clicking it (as well as filling the log with error messages), but shouldn't have an effect on Simconnect. It thinks FS9 is installed because the registry entries for it are still present.


Another thought, have you changed the 'run as' permissions for Plan-G?

[davecat]

Yes, laptop is Windows 7.  Didn't change permissions....apparently was working without running Plan G as Administrator. Played around some more, made Plan G run as administrator, still same timeout error...not recognising that FSX is running on the host??  Any other thoughts?  I miss my Plan G!

Still seems to be coming back to FS9 uninstall....that is the only mod I have made system prior to this issue cropping up.

[davecat]

Tim, corrected things....works fine now.  Keep looking and looking.....noticed my Host computer address in the Simconnect file and Plan G didn't match perfectly.  How one got changed is beyond me. :)

Back up and running, with what I think has got to be one of the best freeware products available!

Dave