Could not open Train Artisan's installer

[CaslteCHess]

So,i install some addons by Train Artisan.Since their addons come with a setup application,i tried opening them(the setup) but they are not running in my computer(Windows 11).How do you run their setup applications.

[Darkhorse427]

those installers are 16bit executables and since windows 10, 16 bit executables are not supported. you will need to find a windows 7 or XP machine to run the installers on and then save the installed content to a usb or CD and copy them to your desired train directory. or alternatively install a virtual machine software that can run 16 bit programs to run them

[pwillard]

Yeah, I groan everytime I go back through my "archives" and find an EXE instead of "files" and maybe a BAT file install tool. The ALL-IN-1 EXE solution didn't age well.

[slipperman]

Hi CaslteChess,
If your Train Artisan add-on is on a CD, may I suggest that you try my Utility22 (file ID 85324)?
If it's not on a CD, please post the name/s of the add-on/s you want to install.

Cheers,
Ged

[SD40-2]

There is a way around the 16bit installer problem. It's sluggish at times, but it does work.

https://github.com/otya128/winevdm

Option two is using a program to extract the data1.cab file, then manually placing the contents in a ORTS install.

[CaslteCHess]

Thanks for clarifying

[wmuzeke]

One thing to try is to use the "Analyze wait chain" feature via the Windows Task Manager and see if another program is interfering with the setup. Run the TA setup.exe, Open up Task Manager --- On the left side, click on Details --- Right click on the setup.exe on the right column and select Analyze wait chain. It will tell you if another program is hanging up the install process and you can close it, as well. Restart setup.exe and see if it works normally.

[slipperman]

Hi wmuzeks,
As has been mentioned before, the Train Artisan installers use a 16bit installer which no recent 64bit versions of Windows will open.

Cheers,
Ged

[eric]

I'm fine with a zipped version of a clean installation being uploaded provided it's only the TA freeware.

[mikeebb]

There is a way around the 16bit installer problem. It's sluggish at times, but it does work.

https://github.com/otya128/winevdm

Option two is using a program to extract the data1.cab file, then manually placing the contents in a ORTS install.

FWIW, 7-Zip can open .cab files as read-only archives.

If you REALLY want to run the 16-bit installer, another workaround is to set up Windows 95/98 in a virtual machine like VirtualBox or even DosBox-X. The latter allows access to the underlying filesystem, so you could in principle "install" using Win98 there with the target being a place that's accessible to the more modern Windows.