A little advice please.

[ThomasTelford]

Hi Folks.

Sorry to say i'm still having a lot of problems with my trainsim, i have tried a couple of reinstalls but on the last attempt after a short times of driving the train the simulater crashed and went to desktop.So here i am again about to try and do a fresh install of my TrainSim.However i'm just wondering if there is anything else that i should check befor i try the install (any files that may have got left behind anywhere,the trainsim was in the usualdefault place 'c' drive)
I'm deperate to get it sorted as i'm looking forward to the forthcoming EastMids plus route,which i hope is now just a couple of stations away.

Regards~Dom

[slipperman12]

Hi Dom,
After you've completed the uninstall procedure, and before you re-install, check if the Train Simulator folder is still present in Program Files/Microsoft Games - it will be if you've added any routes or stock. If so, delete the complete folder, then re-install MSTS.

The reasons for a crash to desktop are many and varied, but are usually caused by a faulty file - maybe stock, cabview or even sounds. It requires a little detective work to back-track through your latest add-ons. One tip is: do not be tempted to add more than one route at a time - test each one as it's added.

Good luck!
Cheers,
Ged

[ThomasTelford]

Hi Ged.

Nope the Trainsim folder has been deleated,so here goes.I'll follow you advice when it comes to adding the other routes and downloading the wagons etc.

Many thanks.Dom

[englishinnz]

Hi Dom,
Sorry to hear you are having problems, try slippermans advice but if you still have no joy have a look at this tutorial at steam4me

http://msts.steam4me.net/tutorials/inst ... ts_xp.html

best of luck,
Terry.

[ThomasTelford]

Hi Folks.

Thanks for your advice,the basic Trainsim is working and i've downloaded the Thames Mersey route (including trainstore) which is working just fine.However i've tried to download the MSTS Bin but i'm getting the message that there is an earlier version which cannot be updated,trouble is i cannot see the old Bin files anywhere.
Sorry to be a pain and i guess this is a lesson for all that's not 100% sure on what there doing.....leave alone!

Regards~Dom.

[slipperman12]

Hi Dom,
Have you applied the Microsoft upgrade for MSTS? This must be done before you run MSTSBin; you can get it from the steam4me site, here : http://msts.steam4me.net/MSTS_Updates/index.html
Scroll down to the heading "Why Do I Need This Version 1.4 Web-Update" and you'll find the download button a little further down.

If you have run this update, what error message/s are you getting?

Cheers,
Ged

[gswindale]

Got distracted whilst writing this post (started 1/2 hour ago) - Ged therefore beat me to it

[ThomasTelford]

Hi Guys.

A big thank you for your time and what turned out to be very helpful advice! It was indeed the missing patch what was causeing the problems,when i had the time i went over to the Steam For Me site and downloaded it,then tried again downloading the MSTSBin patch and woohoo it works!!!

Best wishes and kindest regards~Dom aka ThomasTelford