Aquilam 0 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I have been using SIMstarter NG just fine since September, however after installing this latest version I keep getting this error when trying to set an takeoff airport: --------------------------- SIMstarter NG | startPos read runways.xml --------------------------- CRITICAL ERROR: Reading < C:\aerosoft\SIMstarter NG\data\userprofiles\FSX\runwaysNG.xml > caused a error. This can be caused by a faulty 'runways.xml' file. Problem: Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 1391009, position 12. Do you want to run MakeRwys again? Please restart SIMstarter NG after that. --------------------------- Yes No Cancel --------------------------- Any suggestions? I did uninstall this latest update and reinstalled an earlier version, but SIMstarter still crashes when it tries to run MakeRwys. I also deleted the runways.xml file and let SIMstarter NG create a new one, but the problem remains. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilam 0 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 This problem only happens when SIMstarter NG attempts to load airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Capt. PERO 398 Posted December 2, 2016 Developer Share Posted December 2, 2016 Please post your file: C:\aerosoft\SIMstarter NG\data\userprofiles\FSX\runwaysNG.xml our double check the bad character in Line 1391009, position 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilam 0 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thank you for the response. I finally fixed the issue by going to http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html and downloading and replacing MakeRwys.exe in the FSX-SE main folder. For some reason the existing MakeRwys.exe had today's date, while the MakeRwys.exe downloaded from Dowson's page is dated 23 September. Did SIMstarter NG install a different version of MakeRwys.exe with this latest update? Thanks again for a fantastic product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airernie 7 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Hi, I just did a compare using Notepad++ on the makeRwys.exe that was included with the latest version of SIMstarter (1.0.4.1) and the one listed on Peter's site and they appear to be a binary match.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Capt. PERO 398 Posted December 2, 2016 Developer Share Posted December 2, 2016 Strange. In general it will only replaced if the existing makeRwys.exe is older (lower version count) then the one in SIMstarter NG. Anyway - it's working for you now. :O) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilam 0 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yep, it doesn't make sense to me. I appears that somehow my MakeRwys.exe became corrupted, but I have no idea how. Thanks again for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfox 2 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I have the same problem, i.e. I get the above mentioned message when I try to set a starting position. But Aquilam's method did not solve it. SIMstarter causes a CTD whenever I try setting a starting position. I run the latest version 1.4.1. My setup: FSX-SE is running on a Windows10 system. runwaysNG.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Capt. PERO 398 Posted December 30, 2016 Developer Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi Felix, which Line and Position causes the error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Capt. PERO 398 Posted December 30, 2016 Developer Share Posted December 30, 2016 Okay. Please use this new file. Your Scenery Name: "FlyLogic_KFP4_LSGN Neuchtel" caused the problem. Please try to use normal characters only. Download your new runwaysNG.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfox 2 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Wow, thanks a lot, Pero! I was not aware of it, that I had used special characters. Your SIMstarter NG is simply amazing (I had happily used your freeware version in the past). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Capt. PERO 398 Posted December 30, 2016 Developer Share Posted December 30, 2016 I am happy when you are! All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbi 0 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Thanks, I got the same Problem, solved by this threat Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Capt. PERO 398 Posted January 10, 2017 Developer Share Posted January 10, 2017 Perfekt. Do you have a copy of the "old" scenery.cfg? I would like to understand which character is crashing NG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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