Some news about the reported bug here (but still no solution, please help), for "Life" MFD not showing up in the MFD list:
I could reproduce the bug with a fresh install of O2016 on a new computer. Indeed, Orbiter's log has listed a "code 126" cause for the MFD not loading. From Windows documentation, this relates to the Visual C++ Redistributable not being installed but it was actually. Uninstalling then re-installing does not solve the problem (while other apps that need this C++ runtime are ok with it). Then, I am pretty sure that either there is a conflict between .dll installed by C++ runtime (vc_redist...) and the one already in Orbiter (for instance msvcp71.dll and msvcr71.dll at Orbiter's root), or I accidentally requested an option during the compilation like C++ /clr. For instance, I recompiled a former addon with VS2019 / v142 C++ packages: the previous addon works fine on the fresh Orbiter and the recompiled addon appears in the list on the Launchpad but does not load when selected (code 126).
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Nothing at all really; tested on a fresh install as well (160828 + D3D9 R4.25) so there was no 2nd page on MFD to speak of, still no joy.
same here. LifeMFD doesn't show up in the MFD list.
I could reproduce the bug with a fresh install of O2016 on a new computer. Indeed, Orbiter's log has listed a "code 126" cause for the MFD not loading. From Windows documentation, this relates to the Visual C++ Redistributable not being installed but it was actually. Uninstalling then re-installing does not solve the problem (while other apps that need this C++ runtime are ok with it). Then, I am pretty sure that either there is a conflict between .dll installed by C++ runtime (vc_redist...) and the one already in Orbiter (for instance msvcp71.dll and msvcr71.dll at Orbiter's root), or I accidentally requested an option during the compilation like C++ /clr. For instance, I recompiled a former addon with VS2019 / v142 C++ packages: the previous addon works fine on the fresh Orbiter and the recompiled addon appears in the list on the Launchpad but does not load when selected (code 126).
references:
- code 126 in Orbiter's Log + MS procedures
- C++ /clr compilation option in VS-2019
- redistributable dll