[danimalhanke]

Vista you say? everything is in the "users" sub-folder of your IL2 install.

But to make life the following is the text of the 2 files. Then put these in your "users" folder making default.ini read only.

File #1: Call it all.ini and past in the following.

• doe John Mad Doe
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  File #2: call it default.ini and past in the following.
  
  [HotKey move]
  JoystickDevice0 AXE_U = -power
  JoystickDevice0 AXE_X = aileron
  JoystickDevice0 AXE_Y = elevator
  JoystickDevice0 AXE_RZ = rudder
  
  [HotKey pilot]
  Z=RudderLeft
  X=RudderRight
  W=Boost
  V=AIRCRAFT_FLAPS_NOTCH_DOWN
  Shift Z=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_R_0
  R=Radiator
  Shift X=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_R_0
  I=AIRCRAFT_TOGGLE_ENGINE
  G=Gear
  Ctrl Z=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_R_MINUS
  F=AIRCRAFT_FLAPS_NOTCH_UP
  Ctrl X=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_R_PLUS
  B=Brake
  N= AIRCRAFT_STABILIZER
  Ctrl T=AIRCRAFT_DROP_TANKS
  Equals=AIRCRAFT_POWER_PLUS_5
  9=Power90
  8=Power80
  7=Power70
  6=Power60
  5=Power50
  4=Power40
  3=Power30
  2=Power20
  1=Power0
  0=Power100
  Slash=AIRCRAFT_RUDDER_CENTRE
  Shift 4=Step90
  Period=AIRCRAFT_RUDDER_RIGHT_1
  Shift 3=Step60
  Shift 2=Step30
  Comma=AIRCRAFT_RUDDER_LEFT_1
  Shift 1=Step0
  Shift 0=StepAuto
  Down=ElevatorDown
  Right=AileronRight
  Up=ElevatorUp
  Left=AileronLeft
  Space=Weapon2
  Shift Up=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_V_0
  Shift Left=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_H_0
  Joystick3 JoystickDevice0=Weapon3
  Joystick2 JoystickDevice0=Weapon2
  Joystick1 JoystickDevice0=Weapon1
  Joystick0 JoystickDevice0=Weapon0
  Ctrl Down=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_V_PLUS
  Ctrl Right=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_H_PLUS
  Ctrl Up=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_V_MINUS
  Ctrl Left=AIRCRAFT_TRIM_H_MINUS
  Underscore=AIRCRAFT_POWER_MINUS_5
  Enter=Weapon0
  Backspace=Weapon1
  NumPad-=AIRCRAFT_POWER_MINUS_5
  NumPad+=AIRCRAFT_POWER_PLUS_5
  Alt Space=Weapon3
  
  [HotKey gunner]
  MouseLeft=Fire
  
  [HotKey misc]
  T=toggleSmokes
  A=autopilot
  Ctrl L=cockpitLight
  Ctrl E=ejectPilot
  Ctrl D=cockpitDim
  M = pad
  BackQuote=chat
  S = onlineRating
  
  [HotKey aircraftView]
  C=changeCockpit
  F1 = CockpitView
  Ctrl F1 = CockpitShow
  Shift F1=cockpitAim
  F2 = OutsideView
  Shift F2 = NextView
  Ctrl F2 = NextViewEnemy
  F3 = OutsideViewFly
  F4 = PadlockView
  Shift F4 = PadlockViewFriend
  F5 = PadlockViewGround
  Shift F5 = PadlockViewFriendGround
  U = PadlockViewNext
  Y = PadlockViewPrev
  NumPad-0 = PadlockViewForward
  F6 = ViewEnemyAir
  Alt F6 = ViewEnemyDirectAir
  Shift F6 = ViewFriendAir
  F7 = ViewEnemyGround
  Alt F7 = ViewEnemyDirectGround
  Shift F7 = ViewFriendGround
  F8 = OutsideViewFollow
  Shift F8 = NextViewFollow
  Ctrl F8 = NextViewEnemyFollow
  Delete = fov30
  End = fov70
  PageDown = fov90
  
  [HotKey SnapView]
  NumPad-4=Snap_m2_0
  NumPad-3=Snap_3_0
  NumPad-2=Snap_0_m2
  NumPad-1=Snap_m3_0
  Pov225 JoystickPov0=Snap_m3_0
  Pov270 JoystickPov0=Snap_m2_0
  Pov315 JoystickPov0=Snap_m1_0
  Pov0 JoystickPov0=Snap_0_2
  Pov45 JoystickPov0=Snap_1_0
  Pov90 JoystickPov0=Snap_2_0
  F9=SnapPanSwitch
  Pov135 JoystickPov0=Snap_3_0
  NumPad-9=Snap_1_0
  NumPad-8=Snap_0_0
  NumPad-7=Snap_m1_0
  NumPad-6=Snap_2_0
  Pov180 JoystickPov0=Snap_0_m1
  NumPad-5=Snap_0_2
  [HotKey PanView]
  NumPad-4=PanLeft2
  NumPad-3=PanRight3
  NumPad-2=PanDown
  NumPad-1=PanLeft3
  Pov180 JoystickPov0=PanDown
  Pov225 JoystickPov0=PanLeft3
  Pov270 JoystickPov0=PanLeft2
  Pov315 JoystickPov0=PanLeft
  Pov0 JoystickPov0=PanUp
  Pov45 JoystickPov0=PanRight
  Pov90 JoystickPov0=PanRight2
  Pov135 JoystickPov0=PanRight3
  NumPad-9=PanRight
  NumPad-8=PanUp
  NumPad-7=PanLeft
  NumPad-6=PanRight2
  NumPad-5=PanReset
  
  [HotKey orders]
  Escape = deactivate
  Tab = activate
  0 = order0
  1 = order1
  2 = order2
  3 = order3
  4 = order4
  5 = order5
  6 = order6
  7 = order7
  8 = order8
  9 = order9
  
  [HotKey timeCompression]
  OpenBracket=timeSpeedDown
  CloseBracket=timeSpeedUp
  Quote=timeSpeedNormal
  P=timeSpeedPause
  Pause=timeSpeedPause
  
  [difficulty]
  single = 193791
  net = 193791