shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
This advice applies to Windows Vista and 7 (and later versions) users. Be aware that this does not apply to users who have disabled User Account Control.
If you are trying to get the game to run as administrator (to fix not being able to save issues) see http://trainz.shaneturner.co.uk/tutorials/index.php?page=running-as-administrator.
The scenario
Imagine that you installed Trainz as normal, and downloaded some assets for it and/or created a route, but you forgot or didn't know that Trainz has to be run as administrator in Windows Vista or 7. You then re-load the game to find that the assets you downloaded or created have disappeared. Even after turning on the option to run as administrator, you still find that things you created whilst it was not running as administrator are not there.
The Symptoms
Content Manager reports that the content installed sucssfully and/or Surveyor reports that the route you created was saved sucessfully, but when you re-launch the game, you find that the content is not there.
The Solution
Once you have turned on the option to run as administrator (see my tutorial site for the info on this), do not do any further work on routes that you created whilst the game was not running as admin.
Instead, press Windows and Run.
Enter the following command:
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore
Then press Enter or click OK.
Inside this folder is effectively a mirror image of your hard drive, but it only contains files and folders created by non-admin processes.
Browse for your Trainz install folder in here - this time though, it's the full Trainz install path minus the drive letter.
Once you have found this:
Users of TRS2004 and earlier:
Double-click the World folder and copy the Custom and Dispatcher folders to the desktop.
Users of TS2009 SP3 and earlier (down to TRS2006):
Right-click the Local folder, and click Copy to Folder... - select the Desktop as the destination.
Users of TS2009 SP4, TS2010 and TS12:
Double-click the UserData folder, then follow the instruction given for TS2009 SP3 and earlier. If it's Download Station assets that are involved, you may want to do the same with the Original folder as well.
Once this is done
For TS2004 and earlier users, copy the World and Dispatcher folders to the matching places in the 'real' Trainz folder, then delete World_Cache_Dispatcher.chump (which is in either the Settings or Cache folders)
For TRS2006 and later users, open Content Manager, and click the Import Content feature in the File menu. When prompted, select the copied folder(s). (Note: If there is more than one folder involved, install the ones from Original first, followed by Local). If asked whether you want to overwrite files, only click Overwrite if you know you haven't made any edits since turning on the run as administrator option.
Hopefully this makes sense. If not, leave a comment and I will explain any parts that are confusing.
Shane
If you are trying to get the game to run as administrator (to fix not being able to save issues) see http://trainz.shaneturner.co.uk/tutorials/index.php?page=running-as-administrator.
The scenario
Imagine that you installed Trainz as normal, and downloaded some assets for it and/or created a route, but you forgot or didn't know that Trainz has to be run as administrator in Windows Vista or 7. You then re-load the game to find that the assets you downloaded or created have disappeared. Even after turning on the option to run as administrator, you still find that things you created whilst it was not running as administrator are not there.
The Symptoms
Content Manager reports that the content installed sucssfully and/or Surveyor reports that the route you created was saved sucessfully, but when you re-launch the game, you find that the content is not there.
The Solution
Once you have turned on the option to run as administrator (see my tutorial site for the info on this), do not do any further work on routes that you created whilst the game was not running as admin.
Instead, press Windows and Run.
Enter the following command:
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore
Then press Enter or click OK.
Inside this folder is effectively a mirror image of your hard drive, but it only contains files and folders created by non-admin processes.
Browse for your Trainz install folder in here - this time though, it's the full Trainz install path minus the drive letter.
Once you have found this:
Users of TRS2004 and earlier:
Double-click the World folder and copy the Custom and Dispatcher folders to the desktop.
Users of TS2009 SP3 and earlier (down to TRS2006):
Right-click the Local folder, and click Copy to Folder... - select the Desktop as the destination.
Users of TS2009 SP4, TS2010 and TS12:
Double-click the UserData folder, then follow the instruction given for TS2009 SP3 and earlier. If it's Download Station assets that are involved, you may want to do the same with the Original folder as well.
Once this is done
For TS2004 and earlier users, copy the World and Dispatcher folders to the matching places in the 'real' Trainz folder, then delete World_Cache_Dispatcher.chump (which is in either the Settings or Cache folders)
For TRS2006 and later users, open Content Manager, and click the Import Content feature in the File menu. When prompted, select the copied folder(s). (Note: If there is more than one folder involved, install the ones from Original first, followed by Local). If asked whether you want to overwrite files, only click Overwrite if you know you haven't made any edits since turning on the run as administrator option.
Hopefully this makes sense. If not, leave a comment and I will explain any parts that are confusing.
Shane