SBuilderX x64 Install

[AirCoaster]

Hi gang,

I am having a bit of a problem installing SBuilderX on my Windows XP Pro x64 system. SBuilderX looks for an install of FSX, and I am pretty sure it is looking for it in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ directory, not really sure, but it never finds what it is looking for. I have two installs, one registered, and one not, one in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\ (registered), and the other in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ (not registered) directories. Still no joy with the program starting. I also tried adding the registry information manually for the install at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\, which is the x64 directory for programming, not the WOW directory thinking that the SBuilderX was looking specifically for C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X, and not just for any install of FSX in any directory. SBuilderX doesn't allow you to select the install directory, or at least the version I have doesn't. I have FSX Deluxe SP1, and FSX SDK SP1 install in both locations.

I was wondering if anyone has a clue what I could do to get SBuilderX installed properly.

[ScruffyDuck]

You might want to ask over on the SBuilderX forum on www.ptsim.com. I do know that SBuilderX looks for a registry entry for FSX but I am not sure which or where.

This works fine when it can find it but is not so helpful when it can't

[AirCoaster]

Jon, I think I got my answer from Luis, I am just not sure I understand all the coding he present for me to follow. I will try tonight to get things going.

[ScruffyDuck]

I think this is also mentioned in a post on fsdeveloper.com and someone showed how to fool SBX. Maybe it is the same that Luis gave you. This is one of the reasons that I have manual settings in my tools. It has been suggested a couple of times that I read the registry instead which is great until it goes wrong!