Should I re-Install MSTS? MSTS Utilities

petermakosch · Post by **petermakosch** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 7:33 pm

Yes or no?

I want to get rid of all the junk there, but i dont know, cuz of all the stuff ive customised.

Plus, is there a program that will let you change what you drive in an activity?

Cheers,
Pete

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 7:40 pm

Just copy the "junk" in the trainset and consists folder into a backup folder.

Then start deleting the consists first.

You can always copy things back if MSTS objects.

mikesimpson · Post by **mikesimpson** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 9:22 pm

If you just reinstall MSTS, it will not get rid of any junk you have downloaded, a reinstall just replaces the original default MSTS routes and rolling stock etc. To get rid of everything, you would have to uninstall MSTS then delete the Program files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator folder.

Assuming you have not altered any of the Default routes/Rolling stock items, then as Ian says, copy any non-default stuff out of MSTS to a spare folder. As a tip, all the default stuff (apart from the new rolling stock supplied with the MSTS v1.2 patch) has file dates prior to June 2001, so in the Consists folder, open it in Windows Explorer in Detail View mode and click on top of the 'Modified' column to sort on date. Anything newer than the above date is probably a non-default item.

nickaxon · Post by **nickaxon** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 4:33 pm

Train Store is quite useful for this - If you store every route and then unstore them all it still keep stored any stuff that's totally unused by any route.
Regards, Nick.

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:19 am

I keep forgetting just how much good stuff is on the Steam4me site.

This isn't a programme, but an easy to follow tutorial on "hacking" activities. Hope this helps.

http://www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/tra ... ck_act.htm