Help needed, MSTS won't run on Windows XP

allanl · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:38 pm

Gor Blimey mate,
Now we've got BB distracted from his new route and crikey, I think he's right for a change. He usually is right but he's right this time. ?
Cheers
allanl

PhilChorusch · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:29 am

BLOODY HELL! All I was doing is helping out a friend who is stuck with trying to run MSTS on Windows XP Professional that's all I didn't ask to have my head blowen off Kill Me

R 761 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:45 pm

A few years ago I did ran MSTS on Window 98 SE years ago. I been runing window XP home without the MSTS on it, and I,m thinking of reinstalling it back on. Please I don,t want any gimmick, All I want to know can MSTS can run on window XP home or not...cheers

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allanl · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:21 pm

Hi R 761,
Just typing your name brings back wonderful memories of R 707 and R 761 double heading on a number of occasions. Thanks mate.
I changed from Window 98SE to Windows XP Home a few months after XP was released. Two years ago, I built a new computer and put Windows XP Pro on it. That was the third computer I have owned with Win XP on it. Neither versions of XP have ever interfered with or caused a problem with the running of MSTS Sim, Route Editor, or RGE. If MSTS has a problem it will not be Win XP either edition. In fact as is slowly being proved Win XP is about the best Operating System Microsoft have produced. They have sold too many (their choice of words) and the demand is not slowing. As a consequence, they are getting close to running out of Activation numbers.
Cheers
allanl

R 761 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:38 pm

Ty allan

I,m think of burning the data like pics,movies and mp3 from the slave drive onto a handfull of DVD-R disks to make some room on the slave drive. The slave drive has also windows XP for backup incase the master fails on me. The pair of harddrives on this computer is a pair of 80gigs each.

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michaelgreenhill · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:29 pm

DDR doesn't have drivers you can install.

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Scott_AUS · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:58 pm

allanl · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:50 am

Hi All,
Well said Scott.

To return to the point raised by R 761,
I assume that your system drive is C: and your Data (slave) drive is D: and that you are short of disk space. CD and/or DVD are not recognised as sound backup media, and therefore to hold the only copy of your valuable data on them has considerable risk.
Can I suggest either:-
Obtain an external hard drive for your backups OR
Replace your slave drive with a bigger drive. A 320Gb drive can be had for around $100 these days. Actually, nicely, both options would be the best way to go. I am puzzled that you have "a copy" of Win XP on your slave drive. Unless is it a true image of your system drive, it is only a backup of your data, not your system.
PM me if you feel you want to.
Cheers
allanl

Alltrains · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:20 am

Hi R761,
I use several laptop hard drives (readily available on ebay) of various sizes in cases (also available on ebay) with leads for USB as back ups for various things and they are interchangable with all computers. I personally find that several smaller hard drives better than one larger hard drive for storage and back up, it keeps things separated, but that is my personal preference.

Hi PhilC,
I have run both XP Home and XP Pro for years on both home PC and laptop without any problems and I did not have to go through what you have described for either of them.

Cheers
Russell

PhilChorusch · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:51 pm

Sorry for being mean guy's but I got very stressed out, all I was trying to do is help out a friend that comes here on Railpage Australia™ to work MSTS on his windows xp professional computer that's all, and yes MSTS will work on any windows the piont I was trying to get accross is that if you are having some problems getting MSTS to work propally you must remove extra hardware such as a spear DDR ram driver, and remove any USB drivers exsample: Wireless Broadband, mp3 player hardware drivers like that and re-plug them in after re-installing MSTS...

I hope that this makes alot more sence now. If you still don't understand what I'm talking about. It's like re-formatting your hard drive for a new complete windows installation and this requires you to REMOVE ANY HARDWARE such as a spare DDR ram driver and USB drivers that wasn't on your computer when you first brought it. If on the other hand you don't believe me then read about it under Microsoft's help index...

Edenslanding Rail · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:28 pm

steam4me · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:06 am

Scott_AUS · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:48 pm

PhilChorusch · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:49 am

I was wrong it wasn't Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional Editions because MSTS works on them both fine it's the upgrade of MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTRE EDITION that MSTS dosen't work propally on as I have this installed on my computer now to give it a test and the problem is that when I click on MSTS icon to play it comes up and then crashes the game it's hard to explain, I am downloading Windows XP service pack 2 to see if that fixes MSTS up if not then I would have to install Microsoft Windows XP without the MEDIA CENTRE upgrade...

Any help to work out how to get MSTS to work propally on Windows XP Media Centre Edition would be most greatful. Very Happy

Edenslanding Rail · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:50 am

Maybe you should reinstall the Operator of the Operating System.

Cheers,

Craig.

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