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Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 4:08 amby jonny typhoon
Hi
Can somebody tell me how to save reconfigurations to aircraft. For example,FINAL CRASH program,i open the aircraft CFG file using notepad,edit the aircraft CFG file to enable visual damage in the Lear jet (default) and i can't save it. It won't save.Does anybody know whats going wrong?
Cheers
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 4:32 amby Fozzer
...make sure the Flight Sim isn't running in the background whilst you are trying to alter the .cfg File!
Close down the Sim first.....then open the .cfg File and do the alterations
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(Don't forget to back-up the original File)...
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Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004... 8-)...!
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 5:14 amby Opa
The only edits I have been able to save while FS2004 is running is to panel.cfg files. That is a a great time saver!!
The sim must be shut down before edits to the aircraft.cfg and/or the FS9.cfg file will be saved.
At least that is my experience using FS2004 with XP.
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 8:28 amby JBaymore
And if you do a "save as", you can inadvertantly end up changing the nature of the file to something other than the plain txt format. Then it will not work.
best,
...............john
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 8:44 amby Nav
[quote]The sim must be shut down before edits to the aircraft.cfg and/or the FS9.cfg file will be saved.
At least that is my experience using FS2004 with XP.
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 9:02 amby Fozzer
[quote][quote]The sim must be shut down before edits to the aircraft.cfg and/or the FS9.cfg file will be saved.
At least that is my experience using FS2004 with XP.
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 9:35 amby Nav
[quote']..........and re-loading the Aircraft again to observe the effect....[/quote]
I guess that was the point I was trying to make, Fozzer mate............
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 10:02 amby Fozzer
..........and re-loading the Aircraft again to observe the effect....
I guess that was the point I was trying to make, Fozzer mate............
There you go, Nav...
Lots of useful tips for our Jonny to go on with... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!
Always full of gems of useful knowledge on our Sim V, to read and digest...
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Paul....G-BPLF...FS 2004...and Gauging the Weather....
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Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Mon May 04, 2009 11:01 amby dave3cu
Are you running Vista? Vista's security 'protects' .cfg and other files that are within the ..\Program Files\.. folder.
This is hearsay as I run XP which doesn't impose such 'nonsense'.... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
Right click on your Notepad shortcut and you should find an option to run as administrator. From Notepad, open the .cfg file, edit and save.
Another method some use is to move the .cfg file to your desktop, edit and then move the file back.
As always, back up any file(s) before editing.
Dave
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Tue May 05, 2009 2:58 amby jonny typhoon
Thanks for all your advice guys,you're all very helpful.
I did as said and still i get the message (after clicking 'save') ''cannot create bla bla.Make sure the path and file name are correct''.
8-)
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Tue May 05, 2009 3:13 amby Hagar
If you're using Vista try dave3cu's second suggestion. Paste the CFG file to your desktop before opening it in Notepad for editing. Then exit Notepad, saving changes when prompted, before pasting the file back where it came from.
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Wed May 06, 2009 4:30 amby jonny typhoon
Okay,thanks.I am using Vista BTW.
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Wed May 06, 2009 4:33 amby Hagar
Okay,thanks.I am using Vista BTW.
Thought so. Editing files on your desktop should work. Please try it.
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Wed May 06, 2009 9:41 amby Fr. Bill
In Windows Explorer, highlight your ..\FS9 folder, right-click, and edit the Permissions to allow "Full Access" with "Administrator Rights."
If you ever decide to completely reinstall FS9, do yourself a HUGE favor and do NOT install it to the default \Program Files location!
Instead, install FS9 to its own, unique folder such as:
C:\FS9
or even D:\FS9 if you have a second hard drive or partition...
Re: Notepad,not saving aircraft CFG...?!
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Thu May 07, 2009 4:43 amby jonny typhoon
Okay.Thanks for your advice.
Bloody Vista!