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I have downloaded a few real crash add ons, exhaust for my c-130, and others. They tell me to copy and paste to the aircraft config file for that aircraft. Now I am not very PC literate when it comes to writing files and ect. When I go into my aircraft (specific plane) folder, I fing a cfg.file but it says windows can not open this file. ?????

How in the world do I get this to work?
Any takers.................

Choose the program from a list and open it with Notepad...

open the .cfg file using notepad it should have directions in the zip files u download on were to paste the code at

OK,assuming you have WIN XP you can open and modify aircraft and panel CFG files by configuring a program from windows to open it.
it very simple and worked for me...(maybe there are other ways to do it)
right click on the CFG file will open a new window which will ask you "open with..." in which you have to choose "notepad". after you open the CFG with notepad you can change the CFG file.
Tell me if it worked for you.

well, once again the vetrans teach the PC newbie !!! Thank you all very much. It is so nice to find a forum where help is readily and "FRIENDLY"

thanks again

Open it up with Notepad




(Sorry, couldn't resist. Several other people have already replied with the same answere, so why not another )

Open it up with Notepad

"Already been posted".  ;D