Help!!!!!!

[praynes]

I'm still having trouble loading and operating Open Rail. I have a new PC with Windows 11 but cannot access Open Rails. I've been working on a new simulation using TSRE for the past two years and am now ready to Beta test it, but I cannot get Open Rails to work! I've been creating these simulations for almost 15 years now and have had no problem using MSTS. Can anyone out there help me????

Paul Raynes
praynes121@gmail.com

[derekmorton]

Hi Paul,

Can you describe what you have attempted so far?

[praynes]

Hi Derek,
Thanks for responding. I can download Open Rails, but when I open it, the "Start" button is grayed out. What's with that? This is what I mean by I can't get it to work. What am I doing wrong?

Paul

[rdayt]

Have you set up the file locations for the content?
It won't run if it doesn't see anything to run. You have to tell it where your stuff is.

Randy

[crstagg]

Rtfm

[rdayt]

And a "fine" manual it is.

[praynes]

I guess I don't understand. How do I tell it the file locations and where my stuff is? And, what does RTFM stand for?

Paul

[R. Steele]

....And, what does RTFM stand for?

Paul

Enter the acronym "RTFM" into any search engine. Harsh, maybe...but honestly the Open Rails development team has provided the community with a searchable manual that is very helpful...and it won't talk back.

Telling OR where your stuff is >>> Start OR, use OPTIONS button then go to CONTENT tab and point OR your content by using ADD button -- all in the manual in the beginning sections on how to start using OR.

[praynes]

OK Gerry...now the damn thing won't even load. I can't get Open Rail to load on my computer! Please tell me....what the hell I'm doing wrong?

[R. Steele]

OK Gerry...now the damn thing won't even load. I can't get Open Rail to load on my computer! Please tell me....what the hell I'm doing wrong?

I can appreciate your frustration, however, since I'm not looking over your shoulder and watching exactly what steps you are taking -- I cannot possibly know what you're doing wrong, could be any number of things. So let's start fresh, if you've the patience to do so.

Go to this link and download the starter route...Open Rails will also install, read and follow the instructions on this page.

https://www.trainsimulations.net/starter

You might want to check if you have OR already installed and uninstall it using the Control Panel\Programs and Features\Uninstall --- so you are getting a fresh install.