Trainz and Windows 7.. Does it work?

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trainzamtrakfan

Californian Trainzer
Hello all;

i have just purchased a brand new computer with windows 7 , and all i want to know is if i can run any trainz on this computer.?


-trainzamtrakfan
 
trainz 2009 . ..

System specs:

From systemrequirementslab.com


CPU:
Minimum: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
PASS

CPU Speed:
Minimum: 1.5 GHz
You Have: 2.66 GHz Performance Rated at: 7.315 GHz
PASS

RAM:
Minimum: 512 MB
You Have: 6.0 GB
PASS

OS:
Minimum: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 (Build 7600)
FAIL This product is currently not supported on Windows 7.

Video Card:
Minimum: 64Mb video card (NVIDIA Geforce2+ / ATI Radeon 8500+)
You Have: ATI display adapter (0x954F)
PASS
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required
Video RAM 3.2 GB
3D Yes
Hardware T&L Yes

DirectX version:
Minimum: 9.0
You Have: 10.0
PASS

Sound Card:
Minimum: Yes
You Have: Realtek High Definition Audio
PASS

Free Disk Space:
Minimum: 4 GB
You Have: 557.8 GB
PASS

CD-ROM:
Minimum: 8X CD/DVD-ROM
You Have: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N ATA Device
PASS
 
I have TC3 and TS10 working in Win7 64bit and everything seems fine. I'm enjoying Win7 so far. ;)

Paul
 
better? Amazing?

Yes, but are you guys seeing amazing performance? What features are now unbelievable?! What couldn't you live without now that you've seen 2010 in Windows 7? Anything?

thanks,
 
Got TS2009 on my new PC with Windows 7 and I don't have any problems in particular! Content Manager runs well, usually without crashing!:D
 
When you insert the TS2009 disk, click on my computer. Then right click the disk drive and select run as an administrator. And... BINGO! it should work.

Hope this helps.
Matt
 
Windows 7 and Trainz

While I don't have a tremendous amount of experience with Trainz, due to its resource requirements (and lack of them on previous computers), I have successfully installed Trainz 2006 and SP1 on a new computer running Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium. Trainz works OK, not nearly as well as MSTS does, on this computer. I have not yet invested in a separate video card, which I suspect would help Trainz run better. But, yes, even the older version will work with Windows 7. I did install Trainz in the "x86" Program Files directory, but I've not had to use "compatibility mode" to get the program to run. So, don't give up hope!:D

Don
 
trainzamtrakfan said:
Hello all;

i have just purchased a brand new computer with windows 7 , and all i want to know is if i can run any trainz on this computer.?


-trainzamtrakfan
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YES.

I am running TRS2004, TRS2006, TRS2010, Gmax, 3dsMax and Photoshop 7.0 on my LAPTOP with Win 7 Pro.

Win 7 is like XP again. It works with minimal issues so far.
 
Trainz and Windows 7

trainzamtrakfan said:
Hello all;

i have just purchased a brand new computer with windows 7 , and all i want to know is if i can run any trainz on this computer.?


-trainzamtrakfan
Click to expand...

hi i am using 2004 and 2009 on win 7 ... for 2006, classics, 2009 and 2010 right click on desktop icon and run as administrator .... that way you can use cmp so you can install any downloads and they will run perfectly on win 7
 
Trainz 2006 on Windows 7

I am about to purchase a new computer. I am seeking help please. Will I need to buy Windows 7 32 or 64 bit to be sure TRS2006 will work. I have also thought about buying Windows 7 Ultimate will this also help. Mamy thanks :) Didcot.
 
Didcot said:
I am about to purchase a new computer. I am seeking help please. Will I need to buy Windows 7 32 or 64 bit to be sure TRS2006 will work. I have also thought about buying Windows 7 Ultimate will this also help. Mamy thanks :) Didcot.
Click to expand...

Trainz works fine under Windows 7 either 64-bit or 32-bit. I would go with the 64-bit version whether you have more than 3GB of RAM or not. Overall it handles processing a bit faster on the OS side. With the 64-bit versions of Vista even, I found the system to be a bit more spiffy than with the 32-bit. Remember machines can be upgraded, like motherboards replaced, etc., so starting with the 32-bit version is a mute point.

Remember though, the new OS's require that programs such as Trainz to be installed with Adminstrator rights in order to operate properly. This isn't just Trainz that requires it, by the way. If you do this, going forward you won't have any installation issues of content or anything else.

I hope I answered some of your questions.

John
 
Seeing this thread prompted a question that I have about Windows 7.

Hopefully today I receive my new computer with Windows 7 64 bit Pro and enough power to run my Trainz versions. I have read about installing those already (many thanks to those who posted in various threads about that) but its a few other programs I am wondering about.

Are there any problems or special ways to install programs such as TrainzObjectz and all of PEV's utility programs. I know I could ask PEV about his or he may have mentioned on his thread, but I thought I would throw that one in here.

It's TrainzObjectz I am really interested in, I intend to install 2004 and 2010 on the new computer and TO is still a major part of 2004 for me.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Craig
:):):)
 
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