If you have RealFlight G4 installed along with G3/G3.5, and performing a G4 online update made your G3 Launcher disappear, perform the following simple steps to repair it:
Obviously this was a bug. It is fixed now, and G4 online updates you perform in the future will not affect the G3 Launcher.
- Insert your RealFlight G4 disk #1. (Yes, G4 disk.)
- Exit the Installer or Autoplay prompt if they appear.
- Navigate to D:\Common Files\KnifeEdge (where "D:" is the letter of your CD/DVD drive).
- Locate the file LAUNCHER.EXE (not LauncherHelperG4.exe).
- Copy LAUNCHER.EXE into your C:\Program Files\Common Files\KnifeEdge directory (assuming "C:" is your main hard drive).
- Right-click the LAUNCHER.EXE in C:\Program Files\Common Files\KnifeEdge and select Properties.
- If the file is read-only, clear that checkbox.
- Click OK.
Obviously this was a bug. It is fixed now, and G4 online updates you perform in the future will not affect the G3 Launcher.