Issues with TSRE5

[Pascal Good]

Hello guys
I've had a few problems with TSRE5. The first one was TSRE5 not starting up. This issue has cleared. Now I have a second problem. When I make consists and save them, and then proceed to close TSRE, they won't save. This happens everytime. Am I doing something wrong here: At first I make my train. Then I name the file, and name the display name. Then I click on file - save. Then, when I proceed to close TSRE, it says: "Save changes? ...Consist I made... Save and Quit/Discard and Quit/Cancel". When I click "Save and Quit" and reopen TSRE, the consists are gone. And when I open Open Rails, the consist aren't there either. What do I do?

[Pascal Good]

Ok, so it works partially now, but only if I edit consits.

[crstagg]

Hello guys
I've had a few problems with TSRE5. The first one was TSRE5 not starting up. This issue has cleared. Now I have a second problem. When I make consists and save them, and then proceed to close TSRE, they won't save. This happens everytime. Am I doing something wrong here: At first I make my train. Then I name the file, and name the display name. Then I click on file - save. Then, when I proceed to close TSRE, it says: "Save changes? ...Consist I made... Save and Quit/Discard and Quit/Cancel". When I click "Save and Quit" and reopen TSRE, the consists are gone. And when I open Open Rails, the consist aren't there either. What do I do?

What is the Full path to the MSTS install (The folder containing the folder Trains.) that you are editing?
As in A:\1MSTS or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator

[mmax45581]

Did you click on File->New before creating your first consist?

[Pascal Good]

Yes, I did

[Pascal Good]

It's C:\Programme(x86) (German for Program Files(x86))\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator

[kapitaen]

The worst of all possibilities!

https://www.german-railroads.de/msts_install_preface/

Greetings Jan

[rdayt]

In case there's people following this post who don't speak German.
Copy/Paste from another thread.
There is no need to uninstall MSTS.

Move the Global, Sound, Routes and Trains folders to somewhere that's not in a Windows or Programs folder.
Also helps to put an empty text file named trains.exe in there. It'll keep some programs from burping.
C drive is fine if that's all you got. Something like C:/Trains or D:/ MSTS, doesn't matter.
Also move your MSTS, ORTS, TSRE specific tools to a similar folder, not the same folder as your MSTS files. C:/Tools would work. Some people like to put a 1 in front of the folder names so they will filter to the top of the explorer list. C:/1_MSTS. It's up to you.
This will save your MSTS program structure so other programs like ShapeViewer, Route_Riter, MSTS specific programs, can use the Registry entries to install and configure.
Point your ORTS/TSRE install to your the MSTS folder you just created and go.

Hope this helps
Randy

[Pascal Good]

So, should I put it on an USB-Stick or just somewhere else?

[Pascal Good]

Ok, I'll test this

[Pascal Good]

So, if I don't have a C:/tools folder, should I make one?

[rdayt]

So, should I put it on an USB-Stick or just somewhere else?

You can put it on a thumb drive. It will work, just not real well. USB interfaces usually aren't fast enough for smooth operation.
Put it on a hard drive, or preferably an SSD, in your computer.
If you only have a single drive, C:\, you can create the folders there. just be sure that you don't put them in a Windows managed folder.
It's suggested to create the folders in the root of the drive.

Randy

[crstagg]

So, should I put it on an USB-Stick or just somewhere else?

No put it on aa floppy!

Seriously, put anywhere but in Program Files.

[Pascal Good]

You can put it on a thumb drive. It will work, just not real well. USB interfaces usually aren't fast enough for smooth operation.
Put it on a hard drive, or preferably an SSD, in your computer.
If you only have a single drive, C:\, you can create the folders there. just be sure that you don't put them in a Windows managed folder.
It's suggested to create the folders in the root of the drive.

Randy

So, now I did this, and Open Rails won't open anymore, and if it does, nothing appears, just empty icons
Oh, yea, if you think I'm a bit stupid, I'm just 13 and know literally nothing about computers.

[Pascal Good]

So, I did this, Open Rails works, but even with the correct folder, consists won't save