Cannot download ver. 1.2

[wushin]

So far I have not been able to download the version 1.2 executables. McAfee calls the download a threat. When I bypass the warning the download gets to 17.8meg. and stops.

I am able to download and install the experimental updates. EDIT, actually I have to use the alternate site for the updates, they too stop at the 17 meg mark.

Both computers are win 10, laptop and desktop. The desktop is only about 2 months old with plenty of goodies, I7 processor, 4 gb. video card, 16gb ram, 5 tb of hard-drive space.

Any ideas or maybe an alternate download link?

Thanks

Donald

[csantucci]

Try this

https://james-ross.co.uk/projects/or/builds/2017-01-22_21-58-15_X3766/Open%20Rails%20X3766%202017-01-22%2021-58-15.zip

[esteban]

I can't donwload stable and experimental versions. Why? Stoped at 50%.

[wushin]

csantucci, thanks for the reply and link. A good place to know of.

By using the alternate download link on the Open Rails web-page I have been able to download the updates. Unfortunately there is no alternative link for the ver. 1.2 download.

Looks like I am not the only one fighting this. Maybe there is a McAfee setting which can be changed that will let the Open Rails download continue.

With all the updates, is the 1.2 needed or do the updates automatically convert the earlier version to 1.2?

Donald

[cjakeman]

By using the alternate download link on the Open Rails web-page I have been able to download the updates. Unfortunately there is no alternative link for the ver. 1.2 download.

You are mistaken. The download offers an alternative URL for both the Stable and Testing downloads. The one for the Stable version is http://openrails.org/files/OpenRails-1.2-Setup.exe

The update replaces any earlier version.

Hope that helps,

[wushin]

Chris,

Thanks, the link worked although McAfee doesn't like it.

When downloading the update a new screen appears with an alternative download link. The alternative link has been the only way for me to download the testing versions.

When downloading the 1.2 update no additional or new screens appear. I have tried all of the different links to ver. 1.2 on the Open Rails website that I could find.

Donald
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[bwbrgb]

It sounds like your settings in McAfee are causing the problem - not the OR site .

[mikeebb]

Some other thoughts:

Are you using a download accelerator, like the DownThemAll extension in Firefox? That (in my experience) causes the near-the-end failure every time. Must download using the default download facility of base Firefox/etc. Also (again in my experience) need to download from the alternative location link; while it *has* worked with the normal download link, it happens rarely, especially for the stable versions.

You probably want the stable version if you've never had Open Rails installed before. It sets up the program folder structure, and installs the supporting software from MS if needed. If you already have OR, though, or uninstalled the old one but didn't remove all the support stuff (DirectX 9, XNA 3.1, .NET 3.5SP1) and left the empty folders in place, then using the experimental version or one of the versions at Jim Ross' web site should work fine - just unzip to the Open Rails folder using folder names. If you never had Open Rails or somehow uninstalled everything including its settings (in the user's Appdata folders), you may need to identify where your MSTS content is (again), and address other setup options as desired.

As far as I can tell (having installed/reinstalled several times due to update glitches), OR doesn't really use the Windows registry for much. Updates consist mainly of replacing files in the program directories. Because of that, it's easier to live with OR if you install outside of Program Files as you would with MSTS - less intrusion by UAC in Windows when manually updating program folders from zip files. OR works fine in Program Files, unlike MSTS, in newer Windows, but the UAC stuff is an annoyance.