Rob,
NOTE: I am not using "Program Files" location for Prepar3D - just C:\P3Dv4
OK - I keep looking - I went to the Windows directory in a Folder called WinSxS\InstallTemp (I did a search for Simconnect.dll) and I found the elements of the attempts to install with SimConnect.msi :
in C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20180221123821299.0
msvcm80.dll,
msvcp80.dll,
msvcr80.dll
x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.42_x-ww_0de06acd.cat
x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.42_x-ww_0de06acd.manifest which looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<noInheritable></noInheritable>
<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC80.CRT" version="8.0.50727.42" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"></assemblyIdentity>
<file name="msvcr80.dll" hash="2a0d797a8c5eac76e54e98db9682e0938c614b45" hashalg="SHA1"><asmv2:hash xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:dsig="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><ds ... :Transform Algorithm="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:HashTransforms.Identity"></dsig:Transform></dsig:Transforms><dsig:DigestMethod Algorithm="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" ... ash></file>
<file name="msvcp80.dll" hash="cc4ca55fb6aa6b7bb8577ab4b649ab77e42f8f91" hashalg="SHA1"><asmv2:hash xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:dsig="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><ds ... :Transform Algorithm="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:HashTransforms.Identity"></dsig:Transform></dsig:Transforms><dsig:DigestMethod Algorithm="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" ... ash></file>
<file name="msvcm80.dll" hash="55e8e87bbde00d1d96cc119ccd94e0c02c9a2768" hashalg="SHA1"><asmv2:hash xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:dsig="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><ds ... :Transform Algorithm="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:HashTransforms.Identity"></dsig:Transform></dsig:Transforms><dsig:DigestMethod Algorithm="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" ... ash></file>
</assembly>
in C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20180221123821291.0
Simconnect.cat,
Simconnect.dll, (File Version = 10.0.61637.0)
NOTE: I thought we were trying to install 10.0.61259.0??
Simconnect.Manifest which looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"><assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect" version="10.0.61259.0" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="67c7c14424d61b5b"></assemblyIdentity><dependency><dependentAssembly><assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC80.CRT" version="8.0.50608.0" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"></assemblyIdentity></dependentAssembly></dependency><file name="SimConnect.dll" hashalg="SHA1" hash="c6a3b28294d3bf97b7388c82ef88e1acd37bd40f"><asmv2:hash xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:dsig="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><ds ... :Transform Algorithm="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:HashTransforms.Identity"></dsig:Transform></dsig:Transforms><dsig:DigestMethod Algorithm="
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" ... </assembly>
and in
C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20180221123821346.0
8.0.50727.42.cat
8.0.50727.42.policy
which looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<!-- Copyright © 1981-2001 Microsoft Corporation -->
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity type="win32-policy" name="policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.CRT" version="8.0.50727.42" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"/>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC80.CRT" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="8.0.41204.256-8.0.50608.0" newVersion="8.0.50727.42"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>