MAKING A NEW INSTALLATION
1) Before installing WidevieW 2002, please make sure that all the conditions discussed in the "Hardware and software requirements" section are fully accomplished.
2) In order to run, WidevieW 2002 requires that "wideviewlt.dll"
and "widevutil.ext" are installed into the FS's MODULES
folder and that "wideviewlt.ini" is placed into the
FS's main folder (the folder where fs*.exe is present).
Just unzip the files and copy them in the appropriate folder. In regard to the
"wideviewlt.ini", two example ini files are supplied: they are "server_sample.ini"
and "client_sample.ini". The first, is a basic configuration
file that can be used on a server PC, while the second is suitable for a client
PC only. Just copy the appropriate ini file (depending on the role of the current
PC) into the FS's main folder, then RENAME IT to "wideviewlt.ini".
WARNING: if your Windows is configured for not showing the file's extension,
you will NOT see the ".ini" extension, and renaming the file manually
will create a ".ini.ini" file !!! For this reason, please make sure
that your operative system is configured for SHOWING the file's extension.
3) In the "main_folder.zip" file I've included a patched version of the FS's English.fll file. This file can be used on the clients in order to remove the annoying "Simulation Paused..." and "Slew" message from the screen. The installation is quite simple: first, MAKE A BACKUP COPY of the current English.fll file (it is installed in the FS's main folder), then replace it with the patched version. This file must be used ONLY with the ENGLISH version of FS2002 and doesn't work under Windows XP. Please contact the author if your FS2002 is in a different language.
4) WidevieW 2002 also requires that FSUIPC.DLL is correctly installed into FS's modules folder. I've tested this version of WidevieW with FSUIPC 2.78 and later. FSUIPC.DLL is NOT supplied with WidevieW. If you don't have it, you can download it from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html
5) In the client PCs open the FSUIPC configuration window (ALT M F) and turn off all the options. The only useful ones are Wind transitions (if enabled in the Server), allow gusts, wind shear sharp (if in the Server), and apply attempted white-out fix. The others should all be off, otherwise FSUIPC will interfere with the weather that wideview is trying to duplicate. (Thanks to Peter Dowson for the info).
6) Repeat the above steps for each PC of the network.
DIRECTORY'S STRUCTURE
LOCATION
|
FILE NAME
|
PACKED INTO
|
NOTE
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FS's main folder | wideviewlt.ini | main_folder.zip | rename one of the supplied sample INI file depending on the role of the PC. |
english.fll | main_folder.zip | for English simulator ONLY ! (removes the SLEW message) Not for Windows XP ! | |
FS's modules folder | wideviewlt.dll | modules_required.zip | |
widevutil.ext | modules_required.zip |
Remember to check if FSUIPC.DLL is already installed. If not, please install and configure it (not supplied with wideview --- check on http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html )