? Can't download planes out of the blue.

[ARKIEFLYER49]

Tried to download a plane, as I have many times, now this message pops up.
"This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app, or if one is installed, create an association in the default app setting page". Well shut the front door. What the Double Hockey Stick!!!!! I do think I need some help with this, Sometimes Stupid is as Stupid does!

 

[technoid]

Try right clicking on the swap page download link and choose "Save Link As".

 

[ARKIEFLYER49]

Did that but when I try to " Save Link As" still not working?

 

[technoid]

Hum.. Dunno, that always works for me.

 

[Bill Stuntz]

You don't "use an app" to open the file from the Windows desktop. Windows itself has no idea what to do with a .rfx file. Simply save the file to your download directory. Then run RF & tell it to import the file. Under RF8 it's under "Simulation...Import"

 

[technoid]

Yes, are you trying to "download" the plane from the Swap Pages OR Import it into RealFlight "after" you downloaded it? You mentioned trying to "download" it so I assumed you mean you couldn't download a plane from the Swap Pages.

 

[ARKIEFLYER49]

Download from Swap Page

 

[technoid]

Download from Swap Page

Thanks. I'm not sure why you can't download it that seems like an internet browser issue.

 

[Bill Stuntz]

I'm confused. The only way I can get a similar message is to left-click the download link, select my downloads directory as the location, & then try to execute the downloaded .rfx file. The same behavior occurs no matter which browser I use. Are you maybe trying to download it directly into the RF program directory? But that should give you a different "can't save it here" type message, but would keep it from actually downloading. Are you SURE it isn't downloading... maybe into an unexpected directory and you just haven't found it? That seems unlikely, but I can't think of any way you could get the message you said you get unless the file actually downloads & you try to execute the .rfx file.

 

[asj5547]

Download and save the file, pay attention to where the download is saved to. (That is where you have to browse to, so you can import it) picture#2.

 

[asj5547]

If you are using the new style menu, then follow these steps to get you to the select file popup screen.