Greetings Paul:> I've just done a search for the file acars.exe on my PC. First searched
> in c:\windows\system32, then the whole of C, then all the other hard
> drives.
>
> No Trace!!
ACARS 2.0 and above no longer use a .exe file. It's all contained in an ActiveX component.
> It never occurred to me to search for the file before. What installs it
> and where do I get it from?
When you login the ACARS routine is called. It looks for ACARS on your system. If it doesn't find it, it'll automatically try and download and install it. The user needs to click yes to any messages that appear for it to install properly.
To see if you have the ACARS control file:
1. Right click on Internet Explorer
2. Select Properties from the right click menu
3. Click Settings... under the Temporary Internet Files section
4. Click View Objects... button
5. Look for ACARSX Control version 1,1,22,15
If you have the current version, there's something on your system blocking it from running. Do you wait a minute or so for ACARS to launch and connect? Sometimes due to lag time it can take a while.
Other than that, do you have Norton System Works installed? It's been known to muck with your windows system files and cause things to cease working.
Ben
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