1. Create a new text file and paste the text below into it:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[Registry Key]
"LangID"=dword:00000409
"KeyName"="D:\\SOME_FOLDER\\FSX\\"
3. Adjust the Registry Key parameter and the KeyName parameter as required for a particular simulator. The key is placed inside square brackets ( "[ ]" ). Here are some possible examples:
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FSX:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 - key name is "AppPath"
FSX:SE:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DovetailGames\FSX - key name is "Install_Path" or "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX - key name is "Install_Path" or "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0 - key name is "AppPath"
Flight Sim World:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Dovetail Games\Flight Sim World\1.0 - key name is "Install_Path" or "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dovetail Games\Flight Sim World\1.0 - key name is "Install_Path" or "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Dovetail Games\Flight Sim World\1.0 - key name is "AppPath"
Prepar3Dv1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D - key name is "AppPath"
Prepar3Dv2:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 - key name is "AppPath"
Prepar3Dv3:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3 - key name is "AppPath"
Prepar3Dv4:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 - key name is "SetupPath"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 - key name is "AppPath"
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4. Close the text editor and double-click the file - it will add a proper registry entry. Installer should now "see" the simulator even if it is not installed. Remember to place the EXE file at the path you have entered into the registry - some installers might check if the actual path is correct by searching for that EXE file.
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