Common effect files in all products

[SaltyDog]

HI,

I have both the F4J and the German Stuka installed and I also use a program called add-it-pro for P3D. That being said, using Addit pro I wanted it to remove the Stuka and it was merrily
wizzing along and it would come to a halt and showed a few so call common shared files in the effect folder and I had to click on the OK button for it to resume the task of removing and and
all files associated with the stuka. Getting back to the shared effect files, it looked like some of those effect files were being shared with the F4J - I don't remember the names of them but
I thought I saw the mivliz name preceding the rest of the effect files, I reinstalled the stuka and then used its removal tool to remove the stuka files. Some of the other effect files were just
common universal files that other 3rd party aircraft would use. But I thought I saw some milviz named effect files in the list.

So, I am wondering if I have to reinstall the F4J to possibly restore certain Milviz effect files that were removed when the Stuka was uninstalled? I keep thinking that perhaps I have to reinstall
the F4J but then I don't want to do something that is not necessary. Wish I had a log file so that I can compare the file contents vs F4J. Is that possible and how can I do that?

Thanks.

[JonathanBleeker]

Shouldn't be necessary but the next F-4 installers all have custom files.

[SaltyDog]

Shouldn't be necessary but the next F-4 installers all have custom files.

Custom files? You mean unique named files?

[SaltyDog]

Here is listing of files that addit pro did and did not remove when I uninstalled the Stuka. The ones that were not removed are listed. One of them Milviz Soung.gau was not. Is that file needed for the F4J?

http://www.byteforge.com/products/ap_p3d/index.htm



Not Processed:
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Milviz_Sound.gau was NOT removed because another addon depends on it. <<<<< I wonder if this is needed for the installed F4J on my rig?
Fx_vclight.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_vclightSTUKA.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_wake.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_spray.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_tchdrt.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_sparks.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_tchdwn_s.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_contrail_s.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_engstrt_jenny.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_engfire.fx was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_2.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_3.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_1.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_fireAdd.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_wake_3.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_wake_2.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_5.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.
Fx_smoke.bmp was NOT removed because another addon depends on it.

Also

MilViz Sounds Effects Master List.txt was removed. <<<< is this file unique to only the Stuka?

[N4GIX]

Milviz_Sound.gau was NOT removed because another addon depends on it. <<<<< I wonder if this is needed for the installed F4J on my rig?

MilViz Sounds Effects Master List.txt was removed. <<<< is this file unique to only the Stuka?

The Milviz_Sound.gau is used by all Milviz products.

The "MilViz Sounds Effects Master List.txt" is unimportant. It is simply a text file that lists the names and uses of the various custom sound files for human eye reference.

I will also mention that Milviz scripts custom uninstallers so that "common shared files" are left intact and not deleted willy-nilly, so I highly recommend not using a third-party program to uninstall Milviz products.*

* Edited to insert missing words in the last sentence, and clarify my intended meaning.

[SaltyDog]

I will also mention that (Stuka aside) write custom uninstallers so that "common shared files" are left intact and not deleted willy-nilly.

This is good to know.
Thanks

[Chuck Jodry]

The Stuka aside milviz_sound.dll installs files unique to the stuka , it will only overwrite with newer files as well , previous installs are updated.

Not being familiar with addit pro I gather its using the aircraft cfg to delete dependencies. The uninstaller provided does not remove any of the default or shared files you listed, the last installer included all versions in a universal.exe .

Best CJ