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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FSX-STEAM EDITION USERS


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(This does not apply to FSX users who are not using the
STEAM EDITION of FSX.)

The developer of FSX-SE, Dovetail Games has elected not
to properly install a piece of FSX that is required in
order to maintain compatibility with products developed
using the original, retail version of FSX.

This item is called "SimConnect" and it comes in a couple
of different versions.  There are a number of reasons why
you might or might not already have SimConnect installed,
so we ask that you simply keep the following in mind:


If, when you first run this PMDG product you discover
that the aircraft doesn't appear to run, the cockpit
displays are not present, the buttons and knobs do not
work, the landing gear are retracted, the flight controls
do not work, OR if you know this is the first time you 
have run the PMDG software and you have never been
asked to activate your license key, chances are good
that Dovetail has failed to properly install simconnect
with your FSX-SE installation.

Correcting this problem is very easy!


1) Navigate an explorer window to this folder:

    <FSX:SE root folder>\SDK\Core Utilities Kit\SimConnect SDK\lib

    (By default the <FSX root folder> is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX)
     
2) Run the SimConnect.msi installer file inside the folder by double-clicking.
     
3) Navigate to this folder:

    <FSX:SE root folder>\SDK\Core Utilities Kit\SimConnect SDK\LegacyInterfaces

4) Inside this folder are three more folders that each contain a SimConnect.msi file - run all three of them.

Once you have all four steps completed, you should be all set!


If you require further assistance, please contact our support 
team at:

http://support.precisionmanuals.com


Happy Simming!
PMDG Simulations