OR and Rail Driver

[bootednancy]

Could use a little help, pointers or pit-fall advice for using Rail Driver with Open Rails.

I'm learning OR with my set up on Windows 7, for which I like so far, despite a few aggrivations in train operation that are new proceedures (coupling air hoses, knocking off dynamic brakes etc)....but I have no experience with Rail Driver which I will be setting up on a friends computer.

He has a Windows 10 system, and both the Rail Driver website and the Open Rails Manual (with the exe file download) say it will work and is compatible with Open Rails but not Windows 7 or 10 alone...yet go no further in explaining anything beyond that???

Is anyone familiar with it can give me assistance with setting it up and making both operate correctly???

I learned the original "Windows 7 lesson" with my own set-up...just keep EVERYTHING out of that damned Program Files (X86) folder, and shut off the permissions-security crap and things work and modify JUST FINE...Ollie !!!

Also, FORGET Elvas Tower Forum for any OR information.....
....you can't get into it or join the website as a new member, because I guess the moderator has another snit about who is there or whatever his problem is, like he did 3 years ago, I tried to join by paying the annual fee because my job didn't allow me spare time to sit around and BS about who knows what according to "his" posting ruules (no idle chatter5, nonsense comments, duplicated questions), so he refunded my payment and told me as much to shove it where there's no sun......

Thanks at least for this forum's assistance all the time with any problems I have had arise, and a group owner who APPRECIATES my yearly membership fee, and members who don't pull the snotty British site Forum attitude "you can't run electric on a steam route, or modern diesels can't be used in steam route activities, or you can't post that picture crap"...GARBAGE!!.

Doug

[cjakeman]

He has a Windows 10 system, and both the Rail Driver website and the Open Rails Manual (with the exe file download) say it will work and is compatible with Open Rails but not Windows 7 or 10 alone...yet go no further in explaining anything beyond that???

Take a look at the detailed review of RailDriver on Open Rails here.

Also, FORGET Elvas Tower Forum for any OR information.....
....you can't get into it or join the website as a new member

As a guest you can read all but the private forum for the Open Rails project team.

You cannot register as a new member automatically but you can email the admin (admin@elvastower.com) and ask for manual registration. This is a lengthy process because the bulletin board has been under attack via fake registrations.

Hope this helps,

[bootednancy]

Chris:

Thank you very much for the Rail Driver review, it will help setting his system up, since I'm not that familiar with it.
Appreciate the information on it
Doug