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Sir, it is no big deal. AS launcher is part of the addon, it can be installed optional. It takes 5 seconds to do its job I'd rather you redirect your resources to the future Sincerely Johan

To Mr Mathijs, I uninstalled the scenery , redownloaded it today from my account and reinstalled it using this installer There is no difference with the installer I had stored on my NAS. The same message pops up at the end of the installation. I hoped that the use of AS Launcher was left out of the installation routine, because this product (AS Launcher) is not supported anymore It is probably semantics , I realise that the word activation is associated with an active internet connection during install and a validation server running. Which is not the case. I should not have used it this way in my previous post. It gave a wrong impression. Johan

Okay thanks, I will check in my account for a more recent version Johan

Hi, I am also on fsx gold. The installation routine of dangerous airports ended with a message that the scenery needs to be activated. You have to run additional the Aerosoft Launcher. It finds dangerous airports automatically. Marks it in red. After selecting the addon in the launcher, it does some things offline with the scenery. Afterward you are good to go in fsx. Hope this helps Johan

Hello, Here is a small update. I am opening a new topic because the one from februari is closed. I hope this is oke. As part of a new clean installation, I today installed.Mega Airport Paris CDG for FSX again (DVD version). I noticed that one can nowadays download an update file through the support database, that removes the invisible objekt collisions on the airport. Maybe one small remark. Only a small issueAt the end of the update, the installer launches a VimaCore-module-installer. Unfortunately it replaces a newer version, which it shouldn't do. Thank you aerosoft that you are still supporting this older scenery. Regard Johan

It is hard not to worry. I do know now that it is possible. Especially my last attempt with clean installation of OS and no drivers installed, makes me confident I can showcase this file wiping on every combination of hardware, any place any time... So everyone is hereby invited for a demo Sir, Appreciate the effort (adding a function that simply prevents touching other files). Thank you and your team However , this file wiping thing is far too intriguing to let go Johan

Just downloaded the bronco installer again , using the Mirror World option. The file is now also the latest version (283 521 688b created 28 feb 2018) Aerosoft, you must be doing something?

Do I have to be worried now, each time i run an installer that my flightsim files will be deleted? Clearly , downloading, unzipping and running successfully an installer is no indication that there CAN go something wrong?

Sir, with respect. That is not good enough explenation for me. I do have here 2 versions of your installer. One deletes all files under the flightsim folder, the second (283 521 688b created 28 feb 2018) is oke

Just downloaded the bronco installer from my DL-account again. (Mirror EU) Everything is okay now. No problems anymore. No deletion of files I notice that the file has been changed and the creation date is rather recent For your information: the file downloaded through Mirror World is still the old one ( AS_BRONCO-X-FSX_P3D_FSXSTEAM_V121.exe 283.521.944 18.08.2017 09:00 ) I am very curious now as what did happen?

This is weird. Just finished installing Win7Pro sp1 , fsx Deluxe Edition on a clean hdd (created 2 partitions). Nothing else installed Hell, I did not even install graphics driver and motherboard drivers. (No network connectivity) Just copied the bronco installer through a USB stick to this 3rd machine. And again all files under de root folder of the flightsim disappear during copy process of installer. This brings me back to the beginning of my post. The installer must be compromised in one way or another

You have not by any chance implemented a new kind of DRM technology? STEALTH technology better than the other company Sorry, could not resist. Most certainly NO offence meant. I know you are all working very hard and even looking into this issue. (Probaly a one in a million) I also must admit that, allthough I am eager to get airborne again and leave this behind me, I am intrigued. I found the spare harddrive here, I do have another copy of Win7. I will make a clean OS install + FSX and run your installer. It will be with a 3rd combination of hardware I have not decided yet for a new win 10 installation on the main gaming PC. Keep up the good work and THANK YOU everybody

Yes Sir I can. File size and creation date are exactly the same

Okay, thanks

Here is a small update. Today I spent some time uninstalling every flightsim addon (Scenery/aircraft/tools) and almost all programs not related to flightsimulation. I did run a registry cleaner and made a clean install of MS FSX. I ran the bronco installer and again it triggered the disappearing of all files in the root-folder of FSX. I took some screenshots of every fase of the installer with windows explorer showing the files of FSX installation folder. As you can see at the end of installation the bronco is installed. The files disappear during the copy process when the progress indicator is ±halfway. I restored the files from the flightsim folder, started FSX and all seems to be working okay , incl bronco. (=Work around ) Ran the installer with UAC turned off, same result And just to check , I ran the installer on another PC (Other hardware components). The anomality there also exists. The two PC's have one common factor. They are both on Win10 Pro V1709 B16299.248 And again, only this installer triggers the anomality. All other addons install normally. I am not a software engineer and running out of options here. I do have a spare drive, so I'll install Win7 and try it again. It is odd that only this installer triggers the anomality. There must be a difference with other addon installers MD5 checksum of AS_BRONCO-X_FSX-P3D-FSXSTEAM V1.12.zip = 1f6e8a56cf768d7c157c456eb87488cf Just guessing