Is it possible to....

djnocturnal · Post by **djnocturnal** » 13 Mar 2008, 21:20

I was just thinking, is it possible to have two installs of fs9 on one pc? if so i would think they would have to be on different drives but i dunno...the reason i ask is because i would like to have a version of fs9 for a retro version and a current version. Would it be possible to share the addon scenery folder & aircraft folder so i wouldn't have to install some of the addons twice like UT USA.
I think this would be fun to have a 70's version of fs9! maybe even 70's & 80.

nickblack423 · Post by **nickblack423** » 13 Mar 2008, 21:31

Hmmm Im not sure it would be possible, as FS looks for the FS9.cfg file in your documents. Its possible that that could be the same though I'm sure for both versions. It'd be worth investigating.

Nick

djnocturnal · Post by **djnocturnal** » 13 Mar 2008, 21:43

you would think there would be some way to change where fs9 looks for the cfg file...there has to be a way...I will find it lol.
actually maybe your right, it should be able to use the same one...but i think it would need to be installed on a different drive tho.

flyingscotsman39 · Post by **flyingscotsman39** » 13 Mar 2008, 22:22

If FS9 looks for the cfg in your documents folder, then if you create a new user account to log in with purely for your retro version that might work.

Fastair · Post by **Fastair** » 13 Mar 2008, 23:00

I'm liking where this is going, please let us know how you get on...

Regards

gsnde · Post by **gsnde** » 13 Mar 2008, 23:00

The problem is that only one reference to the FS9 installation can exist in the registry. Many FS related tools depend on the path entry here.

So if you have two drives, and this is not a computer for other work as well, the better approach is to install two instances of Windows with one FS9 installation each.

Cheers,
Martin

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 13 Mar 2008, 23:10

...or you can run any FS from one simple batch, injecting any of the two pathes into Registry ...

djnocturnal · Post by **djnocturnal** » 14 Mar 2008, 01:57

RipPipPip wrote:...or you can run any FS from one simple batch, injecting any of the two pathes into Registry ...

please explain, i really want to do this. so i would only need one install of fs9 and some how have two registrys?

djnocturnal · Post by **djnocturnal** » 14 Mar 2008, 02:01

here is some info i found at avsim:

I found the easiest way to have these multiple instances was
to copy the original to new location and then change the name
of FS9.exe to "FS9_NEW.exe", of example...any name of your
choice will do.

In your "Documents and Settings\username\Applications\Microsoft\FS9"
folder make a copy of FS9.cfg. Rename this copy "FS9_NEW.cfg".

I keep seperate logbooks for each of my installs so in my "My
Documents\Filght Simulator Files" I have "Logbook.LOG", "Logbook_clean.LOG",
"Logbook_Europe.LOG" and "Logbook_USA.LOG". To have these seperate
logbooks just specify the name of your choice in the FS_xxxx.CFG
file under , LOG_FILE=LOGBOOK_Europe , for instance.

I have four shortcuts pointing to the appropriate FS9 EXE so I
can go from one to the other without having to log off/on to
change identities. This would be a real hassle for me as I have
so many other programs installed under my "main" identity that
trying to duplicate the environment for an alternate identity
is just not the way I wanted to go.

And for those addons that do not have a flexible installer and INSIST
on using the registry pointer to the FS9 installation, there is
a little program called "FS9_Registry_Repair.exe" that will let
you switch that pointer at will so you can install to one or the
other of your instances of FS9.

So, in review...copy FS9 to your new location. Change the FS9.exe
name to whatever you wish. Create a copy of FS9.CFG and rename it
the same as the renamed FS9.exe. Edit that CFG file to specify
a new logbook name, if you wish, then create a shortcut to the
new installation. Fire it up and customize it as you wish. It
will have it's own Scenery.cfg file located in the new installs
root directory ( where the reneamed FS9.exe is located ) so you
can enable/disable scenery elements without affecting the other
installation.

As I mentioned, I went a step further and created a common set
of folders for scenery and panel stuff so that the 4 installs
could use any or all of the same elements as the others.

The Scenery.CFG file for FS9 allows you to specify the path to
your addon scenery...it doesn't need to be in the same directory
as FS9. Also, when panel/sound CFG files use "alias=" to point
to fsfsconv or some other folder, you can enter a full path name
there. In your case, you might just keep your initail FS9 install
intact and point the new install to the "Addon Scenery" and "fsfsconv"
folders as needed, to save disk space.

lewis · Post by **lewis** » 14 Mar 2008, 11:51

Yes, it is posible. I have 2 FS9 installed in my PC, one for my local civilian aviation with all the local add ons just of the surrounding areas and one for military stuff, that is where I place all the MAIW and all military scenery I install. The "Flights" list will have both of the sims flights saved, so you just have to remember which flight is in which Sim. program.
Had to do this because of a lot of scenery was installed on my local area and it would stall the simulation a lot. Now, I can fly locally with no problems of memory or too much details.
Lewis

Is it possible to....

Is it possible to....

Two FS on one PC