I don't know why this has happened but I can't access the default map in FSX.
When I click to bring it up nothing happens, the reason I want it is sometimes I like to fly a seaplane so I slew the icon on the map to the desired spot.
Also I use it the same way to do a water afcad, I slew the aircraft to the desired spot and move it around to get the right point to start to make the afcad.

I don't want to have to re-install FSX, that would be my very last option, in fact I would do without it rather than do that, so any ideas please?

Col.

Do you think it is the map itself or something else?
If you think it is the map you could try unarchiving a copy of it from the original install media.
The file you want is map.datand it is in the Uires folder.

Might be worth copying it from a backup first if you have one.

Hi Steve,

I looked on my FSX Gold disks but couldn't find the map or the Uires, it is probably hidden inside one of the zips.

In the Uires folder in my sim I have Map.DAT 17,236kb dated 12/06/2006

Col.

Well I copied the Map.dat from FS9 as it seemed to be the same, but still no joy.
I did get round it by slewing in the sim and using Plan-G, I could see the aircraft icon on that map.

Col.

OK it sounds as if some xml or setting has got screwed.

What i would do is try renaming the FSX.cfg and then letting it build a new one.
IF that fixes the problem then you can compare the old one and the new one and start to copy things back across, like your joystick settings.