Move Trainz2010 to my new hard drive

[unionp509]

recently my computer was upgraded to Win7 Professional 64bit and i wanted to get Trainz2010 out of the vista 32bit hard drive to the new one that im now using,

- so is there a way where i can move trainz2010 to my new pc with all its downloaded contents and my routes i built on the game to my new operating pc, without me having to rebuild/build new routes and redownload everything all over again?

 

[RRSignal]

First, back up the irreplaceable routes to CDP files. Then, you can just copy the whole thing to your new disk. The going advice seems to be to run Trainz as Administrator on Win7.

If getting the file associations is important (i.e. ContentManager set up to open CDP files if you double-click on them) then you may wish to install Trainz on the new machine, patch up to whatever patch level your old Trainz installation is at, then copying the old installation over the new one.

 

[shaneturner12]

If that does not set up the associations correctly, see my blog for my specialist tool for this purpose.

Shane

 

[pcas1986]

I moved both my installations ts10 and ts12 to an SSD a few months back as just a simple copy. I did a copy rather than a move because I believe in Murphy's Law. About the only thing I had to alter was the paths in the desktop and menu items. Unlike most Windows programs, Trainz doesn't seem to use the registry to store stuff. I vaguely recall doing a registry search first to see if that was likely to be a problem.

Once I was happy that it still worked I just deleted the old installation by hand.

BTW Trainz didn't load or run any faster from the SSD or rather there was no obvious difference which was a bit disappointing. However the previous drive was fairly fast.

 

[shaneturner12]

As I'm sure I have stated previously, Trainz does use registry entries, although some people overlook this.

There are registry entries for the .CDP, .CDP2, and .CMPA file associations, as well as the trainz:// protocol.

Shane

 

[pcas1986]

Well I did search the registry for Auran and Trainz and concluded there was little or no risk in the process I used. But, by all means, backup CDPs etc, uninstall and reinstall if you are concerned. I haven't had any problems since copying the entire folder structure.

I'm quite comfortable working with registry entries and changing them if necessary but that is not something I would recommend to others.

Most of the stuff I see in the registry are "traces" used by other applications. For example programs that keep lists of recent files etc.

 

[shaneturner12]

Luckily, the only registry entries crucial for Trainz (the ones stated above) can be configured using one of my utilities if needed, which does not require much user intervention, and has been well tested by myself and a few other users.

Shane

 

[LouP73]

Hi,

Can someone direct me to Shane's SSD tutorial? I am having trouble finding t and am in the process of moving Trinz12 to my SSD.

Thanks,
LouP

 

[cascaderailroad]

Does having Trainz on an external hard drive, connected via USB cable, cause the game to lag ?

 

[LouP73]

Not sure but on a SATA III internal SSD drive it flies.

LouP

 

[pcas1986]

Presumably you've looked at http://trainz.shaneturner.co.uk/tutorials/index.php/en/home/tutorials I couldn't see any link to that particular tutorial.

But, as I said in an earlier post, I just copied the existing installation to my SSD leaving the original intact (just in case!). Then you will need to amend the desktop shortcut if there is one and also the menu links. The only stuff I've ever seen in the registry are "history" links. They get overwritten in time.

There are no environmental variables to change but if you use other programs that need to know where Trainz is installed, such as AssetX, then you will need to go and update their links to Trainz.

It can take a while to copy a Trainz installation even with an SSD.

 

[R701Rusty]

G'day there,
I moved my Trainz installations from Win XP 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit by simply transferring the separate HDD they were installed on into the case of my new computer recently and everything just worked for me without any fuss. If you have your Trainz installed on a dedicated HDD then I recommend this method for sheer simplicity! If it doesn't work for you then you try the more complicated methods?

Cheers
Russell.

 

[shaneturner12]

I don't have a specific tutorial for moving/copying to an SSD, however it's a two stage process.

The first stage is the actual move/copy of the Trainz program files. I'd advise that you separate the UserData folder from the rest of the program temporarily at this stage, as you may encounter assets disappearing during the second stage as it would attempt to do a database repair. If you are copying the files, you can simply not copy that folder over, and for moving, you can simply not move the folder over, then once you have checked everything is intact, you can then remove the backup copy if you wish.

The second stage is to use File > Import Content in Content Manager, then pointing it at the separated UserData folder. You will get some warnings regarding unknown files - this is normal.

If you are using your version for Multiplayer though, things may be slightly different due to the requirement for unmodified files, and you may need to re-download any affected assets.

You probably will find that you will need to adjust file associations and other settings to point to the new location though.

Shane