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Bug Non standard install location....

Discussion in 'SimTools Pro & Entertainment Version' started by traveltrousers, May 30, 2017.

  1. traveltrousers

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    Most games work but the few that require you to copy the wow64 dll wouldn't patch properly or pick up the data from Eve and Elite until I reinstalled simtools to it's standard directory (I had it in C:/ProgramFiles/Simtools2.1)

    So, a frustrating hour or so but it seems ok now.
    traveltrousers, May 30, 2017
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    Yes been a problem that I had honestly forgot about

    @yobuddy is there any chance you could incorporate the GetBaseAddress.dll and wow64.dll in the next update to Simtools so they get installed at the same time ?

    No one would have a problem with the dll's not being in the correct place for the 64bit memory hooked plugins :)
    SilentChill, May 31, 2017
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  3. traveltrousers

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    The wow64 file gets installed, but it's 42k or so, the Elite replacement is only 9k so that's also an anomaly....
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    Hmm never looked at the size, don't know why they are different.
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  5. yobuddy

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    @SilentChill ,
    That would make it easier for sure.
    Where does the files (GetBaseAddress.dll and wow64.dll ) come from.
    I just need to check their licenses to make sure I can include them in the next release.
    yobuddy
    yobuddy, May 31, 2017
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    wow64ext.dll is already included, is that different from wow64.dll?
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    My guess is the path is hard coded in the plugin itself.

    For future plugin writers, when installing SimTools, it creates a Path.ini file in this folder.
    "C:\Users\(you user folder)\AppData\Local\SimTools"
    This way any app can get the location of SimTools when needed.
    yobuddy
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    So we just need GetBaseAddress.dll added I think.
    Can you think of anything else that needs added?
    It there also a 64 bit version of GetBaseAddress?
    yobuddy, Jun 1, 2017
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    There is just the one that we have now.
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    Getbaseaddress is only needed because of non-64bit app. There's no need for a 64 bit dll by definition ;)
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    LOL :blush
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    do you have to put wow64 dll in system32?
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    Put it into your Simtools installation directory.
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    here the error message when i open simtool with starwars squadrons pluging


    [​IMG]
    lysa elec, Mar 22, 2023
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