Cannot install ORTS

[twpol]

Have asked Bill to check which of these EXEs is being used by his Open Rails desktop shortcut to run it and to make sure that it and the OpenRails.exe are being run as ADMINISTRATOR.

There is no reason to run any of Open Rails as administrator.

[usnret]

Probably gonna need a bigger screenshot, I blew that up and increased the contrast and sharpness, still hard to see anything;

[ATTACH=CONFIG]35132[/ATTACH]

EDIT: Just occurred to me, Win7, probably need to tinker with them UAC settings and "Run As Admininstrator" for windows 7?

Here goes again:Another screen shot.jpg

I think I did that already, but I will check again..,.

[OTTODAD]

Can't remember, Bill, but think that you have said that MSTS and it's default routes are running O.K. ?

O t t o

[usnret]

I can assure you everything works perfectly fine on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, as that's what I use. :P

You're not doing so well at proving details of what you're doing, though. Did you follow Otto's instructions? What actually happens when you do? Screenshots and everything.

OK, here goes:


Step 1:Step 1.jpg

Step 2:Step 3.jpg

Step 3:Step 2.jpg

Step 4:Step 4.jpg

Step 5:Step 5.jpg

I hope that helps. Now to chase after other suggestions...

[usnret]

Can't remember, Bill, but think that you have said that MSTS and it's default routes are running O.K. ?

O t t o

I only checked the Marias Pass route, but at least the other default routes, as seen in the original installation, are there in the route folder.

ON EDIT: I went through all the default routes, and they all started up OK. I still have "fat trains," I think; the rails look like they are 6 inches across! It looks like the train wheel treads extend over the rails way too much!

[sniper297]

From your picture in post #17 all the default routes are present & accounted for. Trying to duplicate this on Windows XP, I don't have Vista/Win7. Moved the Train Simulator folder from the installed location to another folder outside of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games, got this;

1.jpg
Next, browse for the folder;

2.jpg
AFTER that I get the screen to name the folder;

3.jpg
Then I get this;

4.jpg

I'll try again, see if I can name the folder before browsing for the location.

[sniper297]

Okay, can't do it, I click the ADD button and the browse menu pops up, it won't let me name a folder before browsing. Additionally if I browse to a folder that doesn't contain a subfolder named \Routes it returns an error. So I created a new empty folder and named it \Routes, I get this;

0.jpg
That's as close as I can come to duplicating it here.

[mnjrr]

Hi William,

I read your last message Are you able to run trains now

Thanks for the clarification.

Sincerely,
Walter

P.S The question mark on my keyboard is not working currently.

[usnret]

Hi William,

I read your last message Are you able to run trains now

Thanks for the clarification.

Sincerely,
Walter

P.S The question mark on my keyboard is not working currently.

I have always been able to run MSTS trains - the only complaint I have made to OTTODAD was the fact that the graphics are widened-out on my 27 inch wide-screen monitor! All of my trains are
"fat" and the rails look like they are 6 inches wide! I was hoping ORTS was able to cure this, if ever I can get it installed.

EDIT: Time for you to get a new keyboard!!!!!

[usnret]

Okay, can't do it, I click the ADD button and the browse menu pops up, it won't let me name a folder before browsing. Additionally if I browse to a folder that doesn't contain a subfolder named \Routes it returns an error. So I created a new empty folder and named it \Routes, I get this;

[ATTACH=CONFIG]35147[/ATTACH]
That's as close as I can come to duplicating it here.

That is roughly what is happening to me. Nothing I can do is bring up the MSTS routes others are able to do.

[usnret]

From your picture in post #17 all the default routes are present & accounted for. Trying to duplicate this on Windows XP, I don't have Vista/Win7. Moved the Train Simulator folder from the installed location to another folder outside of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games, got this;

[ATTACH=CONFIG]35141[/ATTACH]
Next, browse for the folder;

[ATTACH=CONFIG]35142[/ATTACH]
AFTER that I get the screen to name the folder;

[ATTACH=CONFIG]35143[/ATTACH]
Then I get this;

[ATTACH=CONFIG]35144[/ATTACH]

I'll try again, see if I can name the folder before browsing for the location.

Interesting. I don't ever get the message "MSTS cannot be found..." so I think ORTS finds the main folder but cannot navagate, for some wierd reason, to the sub-folder it wants.

[twpol]

You'll only get the "MSTS cannot be found..." message if you've removed all your folders from OR's menu (or its the first time you've run it ever) and, of course, OR can't find MSTS (which always happens on 64bit OS in this version).

[sniper297]

"I can assure you everything works perfectly fine on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, as that's what I use"

"OR can't find MSTS (which always happens on 64bit OS in this version)"

Huh?

Anyway, I've never seen Win7 but I've read a few items about it - what happens if you copy the Train Simulator folder, paste it into the root of C:\ so it isn't in that X86 folder, then point the ORTS browser at the copy instead?

[twpol]

Would you need to do that? Just browse to where it is (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator) and it works fine.

[usnret]

Would you need to do that? Just browse to where it is (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator) and it works fine.

And of course, that is exactly how that directory is seen on my computer, yet ORTS seems to hiccup in attempting to find the folder it wants.

I'm about to give up on this whole mess.........