MSTS Activity Editor Crash Options

[ssstump]

After fighting with AE for hours because it crashed every time I used the zoom function, I finally fixed that by changing diasplay to 16 bit color depth.

Then I fought for an hour with 'invisible' consists. Finaly fixed that.

So, being over all that frustration, I worked for a few hours creating an activity. I then selected 'compute and save' and boom - Crash.

Happens every time I try, with the scenario I created, with other scenarios I load, on different routes, with default stock, etc, etc.

MSTS dumps a DXDiag file as if it is some type of video problem, but the contents are not helpful to me.

- Direct X is 9.0C (years more recent than MSTS). Running DXdiag shows no problems with video functions.

Re-installed MSTS and the updates - same

Installed MSTS on laptop - completely diff processor, video card, drivers, etc. - same

Searched the web for answers and found nothing that works.

Ran MSTS Trouble Shooter - (it's useless)

Anyone have any ideas (or a spare hatchet?) :-)

Thanks

[Blue Train]

"Then I fought for an hour with 'invisible' consists. Finaly fixed that."

I am very frustrated with AE as I have been trying to sort the visual aspect of consist in AE for about 14 hrs over the last 2 days and yes I am no better off than 2 days ago, and the Miss laughs at me and tells me "I told you rather do something else"
No matter which route or act or creating a new template or just an act when I R/click on the black-line and select "place consit" then nothing happens. I sometimes say to myself if I could use the time spent reading forums to "RUN" my trains and the time "riding my trains" in reading the forums then that would be the bargain of the century.
Any advice would be appreciated

Thank you