Windows Vista Issues with TRS 2006

[robby2]

Hi all,

I have Vista and TRS2006 with SP1 installed. When i start CMP i get an error that there is a registry problem... "unable to register trainz URL registry Key". When I try to import a cdp of my own route and also HOG textures, it will let me import and commit but when I go to surveyor my route does not appear. Then when i close surveyor and go back to the cmp the newly imported assets are no longer there. When I import again, the same thing, they appear in cmp but then disapear. Looks like some file update permission crap from vista's over protective security. Not sure though. Has anyone had this issue as well?

 

[nwhitney]

As you're running '06, go to the '06 section. At the top of the page is FAQ'
s, tricks and tips. Go to https://trainz.community.forum/threads/6513/ That should help.
There are numerous people running Vista and '06 with no problems whatsoever.

 

[Ferrous]

This problem comes up frequently enough that I think we ought to make one of those threads a sticky.

Out of pure swell-headedness, I nominate this one.

 

[zatovisualworks]

I nominate this one.

:hehe: We'll need to hold a Convention for the Nomination.

The Caucus side of Alberte :wave:

 

[robby2]

thanks for the links guys but I don't have rights to enter these posts for some reason...

 

[Capt_Scarlet]

Here is the post that should help.

John

I cant edit the post that link applies to so I thought I would post this amendment.

In the link above Overmars stated that for him these changes need to be done when you first install Trs2006 and sp1 and it didnt work when he first tried it.

Now if you are going to reinstall trs2006 and sp1 "the correct way", besides following the sp1 install instructions exactly, is to make sure that when you install that you right click on the setup.exe and select "Run as Administrator" let it install then do the same for the sp1 patch file.

Then the first time you start trs as per the sp1 install instructions again right click and select "Run as Administrator".

This is also how you should install other "older (legacy) programs" in Vista so as to avoid problems latter

Then you should do the changes to the /bin application files by right clicking on each file listed below and select the properties page for the file and then select the compatibility page. On this page at the bottom is the privilege Level, select "run this program as an administrator" .
Select apply and then ok.

These are the files I changed -

CCP
CCPConsole
ContentManager
trainzutil
TPS2006

It has been suggested by others that you might also need to change the other application files as well. These would be -

gsc
gse
launcher
openGLextensions
Trainz
TrainzDiag

You may also need to add to the trainzoptions.txt file in the /trs2006 folder the following line

-intro=disable

Now it should work assuming that you also also have the latest graphics driver from the maker of you graphics card that did not come from Microsoft Update, ie you downloaded it from their website ( ATI, Nvidia or Intel) and installed it correctly.

I hope this helps

John