New computer with Windows 11 fresh install

[Jayco-man]

Then I redownloaded the game from my download place from MyTrainz. Then I went to my old computer and copied my route to a portable SSD 1tb. Then I copied it to the Trainz program in my new computer but when I open it there is a lot of stuff missing and I don't understand if I copied it should it not all be there? Need help to get my route back to where it was.

 

[johnwhelan]

Did you select the route with all its dependencies? Content manager list dependencies recursively then export a .cdp

Alternatively grab the data file settings, install local data file and copy it over. Set the local data file to the new location.

Cheerio John

 

[Jayco-man]

Did you select the route with all its dependencies? Content manager list dependencies recursively then export a .cdp

Alternatively grab the data file settings, install local data file and copy it over. Set the local data file to the new location.

Cheerio John

Thanks ill check that out.

 

[Jayco-man]

Ok I've tried this several times with no luck so can you give me a little more detail on how to do it. For right non let just focus on getting the cdp file made. Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[johnwhelan]

There are two parts to this. First export the route as a .cdp. That should load fine into the new installation.

Next on the old machine find the route and right click it in content manager. find list dependencies recursively and select. This will bring up a new screen. Sort on status. Select packaged and installed from DLS, you may have some modified as well. When highlighted export to .CDP I'd normally change the default name on the .cdp. Then import.

That should work fine.

The other technique is to copy over the \data file and dump it on the new machine then change the pointer in trainz settings, install tab. I'd delete the backups first or you may find the file quite large. This method copies over everything you've downloaded.

Cheerio John

 

[Jayco-man]

Ok I bring up the new screen, I'm not sure what you mean by sort on status but if I say select all it will let me make a CDP file and then it names the file content-archive. If I rename this file and make a CDP file, am I good or not? Thanks in advance.

 

[stagecoach]

Don't rename it, just import it to your new Trainz.

 

[johnwhelan]

Ok I bring up the new screen, I'm not sure what you mean by sort on status but if I say select all it will let me make a CDP file and then it names the file content-archive. If I rename this file and make a CDP file, am I good or not? Thanks in advance.

That works but it will omit the built-in stuff etc. which should be on your new machine. The only reason for renaming it is so you know what it is. Status is a column that may not show by default, but can be added.

Cheerio John

 

[Jayco-man]

Thanks guys I'll give that a go and see what happens and I'll let you know what happens.

 

[Jayco-man]

Ok, I made the CDP file and installed under my route file, but it says it can't open the CDP file. I would have though when I dropped the CDP file in it would have opened it automatically. Thanks again in advance for the help.

 

[johnwhelan]

Nibble it. In content manager on the column headings click you you should see add columns. Add in status if it isn't there.

Do the list dependencies recursively. Now sometimes the .cdp can be too large to import. Sort on status. Select half a dozen and export them to a .cdp. Try importing them. If it works then select a group export them changing the file name so batch1, batch2 etc. I'd go for packaged first, then installed from the DLS. Import the batched cdps.

There is always the second method for pulling in the data file folder. I assume both machines have the same version of trainz?

Cheerio John

 

[stagecoach]

Your content-archive folder is not a CDP file.. It contains all the CDP files. You select the import CDP files and select the content-archive folder. Trainz will install all the files in the folder.

 

[Jayco-man]

I'm glad you asked that because they are not the same. Old is 129343 and the new is 128486 and I'm not sure which one is the newest version. I checked to see if there was an update, but it says no update available.

 

[JCitron]

Build 129343 is Plus
Build 128487 is TRS22 base, no frills.

If you had Plus before and now installed TRS22 base, you'll lose your content and may break your routes.

 

[Jayco-man]

Build 128486 is Traniz Plus but still different from my old computer.

 

[johnwhelan]

Build 128486 is Traniz Plus but still different from my old computer.

I'd be tempted to plug them both into a router and simply copy the two trainz folders over from the old machine to the new. You can do this by creating a shares on the old machine connecting on the new machine and copying, if you're using wifi set it off last thing at night and just let it run. You may need to go into windows settings, network and internet, advanced settings, advanced sharing settings, private networks, set network discovery to on on both machines. Having copied the data folder over you'll need to change the pointers in the tabs on the front of trainz.

Cheerio John

 

[JCitron]

I'd be tempted to plug them both into a router and simply copy the two trainz folders over from the old machine to the new. You can do this by creating a shares on the old machine connecting on the new machine and copying, if you're using wifi set it off last thing at night and just let it run. You may need to go into windows settings, network and internet, advanced settings, advanced sharing settings, private networks, set network discovery to on on both machines. Having copied the data folder over you'll need to change the pointers in the tabs on the front of trainz.

Cheerio John

I do this all the time. I also have shares set up between my two desktop PCs All-in-One, and my laptop so I can transfer data between them all.

In case you're wondering, the second desktop and All-in-One are for music editing and viewing and not for general use.

 

[johnwhelan]

I do this all the time. I also have shares set up between my two desktop PCs All-in-One, and my laptop so I can transfer data between them all.

In case you're wondering, the second desktop and All-in-One are for music editing and viewing and not for general use.

I have one PC set up as a home server so I can share files easily but all the other machines are set up with shares.

Cheerio John

 

[Jayco-man]

My question is, If I was up to date on my old computer then why is this a different build I got from my download at Trainz? I'm going to see if I can clean up my old computer because I had 19 on that and at one time, I tried to delete 19 to free up space. If I can get rid of all that and my Plus stills runs ok, then I might try to do your suggestion. I'm just trying to keep everything in order on my new computer. In my uninstall list I have 3 icons two says Tane and one says TRS22 but if I try to uninstall the Tane ones It says it will delete Trs22. I'm not sure why when it says Tane. I'm tempted to go ahead and delete and see if my plus is ok, what do you all thank. Thanks again for all the help.

 

[JCitron]

My question is, If I was up to date on my old computer then why is this a different build I got from my download at Trainz? I'm going to see if I can clean up my old computer because I had 19 on that and at one time, I tried to delete 19 to free up space. If I can get rid of all that and my Plus stills runs ok, then I might try to do your suggestion. I'm just trying to keep everything in order on my new computer. In my uninstall list I have 3 icons two says Tane and one says TRS22 but if I try to uninstall the Tane ones It says it will delete Trs22. I'm not sure why when it says Tane. I'm tempted to go ahead and delete and see if my plus is ok, what do you all thank. Thanks again for all the help.

The installer/uninstaller application says TANE because N3V never updated the config file for the installation builder. It's only a matter of updating a line in the set up form for the new software package. I used to do that where I used to work many years ago when I assisted the software team when they built custom packages for their customers.

I would make sure you have installed Plus on your new computer first before copying over and data and linking the data to it.

The sharing and copying parts are straight forward and pretty easy to do.