Help please

[videokid1969]

I am looking for a installer program that is free and works well to help me install planes, gauges, and the other stuff. I know how to drag and drop files but that is time draning, I would like to just do one click installs. Also I found 3 files in my aircraft folder, I need to know do this 3 folders belong in the aircraft folder. The folders are default, fsfsconv, and templates, I just need to know if they are to be there by default.

[Sir_Crashalot]

The three files you mentioned need to be in the aircraft folder so you better leave them there. About an installer, I haven't got a clue. I don't think there is something like that.

Good luck,

Crash

[Xyn_Air]

There are some add-ons that come with auto-install programs.  For example, all of the i_Fly add-ons I have ever downloaded come with an auto-install.  So, you may want to check your downloads to see if they have this feature or not.  Also, payware add-ons are more likely to come with their own auto-installers for their specific add-ons.

Beyond that, most add-ons are quite the custom jobs, especially if you are using freeware.  Most will require that you tweak with your files manually to greater or lesser degrees.  Furthermore, add-ons are developed by many various people and groups, and make use of many different techniques.  An auto-installer that manages all of those different variables without serious conflict is not feasible.

To lessen the effects of time drain, you may simply want to install just a few things at a time.  Instead of downloading and installing 100 new aircraft in a day, just try 1 a day.  Or, simply prioritize and download what you need/want when you are going to use it.

In the long run, to get the most out of Flight Simulator, you will need a bit of patience and time, and this includes installing add-ons.  It seems like a fair trade off to be able to have a simulator that is so readily open to add-ons in the first place, ne?

Good luck!

~ Darrin

[garymbuska]

I for one stay away from such programs as they do not all-ways do what you want them to do. There are several hanger programs out there that allows you to down load aircraft it then puts them in a folder and then you click on install or some other word and the hanger program will put it in FS for sounds great. But [glow=yellow,2,300]You know the old saying about something that sounds to good to be true[/glow] well it can apply here the problem with some of these programs is that when they install the aircraft they have a nasty habit of overwriting files and creating havoc with you game. Now mind you there are a few that actually work quite well. But the best way to handle downloading aircraft is to make yourself a folder outside of FS call it what ever you want then download all of your aircraft to that folder then it is just a matter of dragging the files over to FS. This is truly the best and safe est way to do this. Any other way and you could be taking a chance of running something in your game.  
 Just look at all of the post made here about problems when installing ad dons using some kind of a program or self installer. The only self installer programs I trust are the ones that come with payware software. 8-)