Not new but still a problem, AM error Options

[prr4ever]

As has been discused here before I can not get AM to open on any activities. I simply get the "input past end of file when loading". I can generate and run an activity with AG but when I wish to use AM to change out rolling stock I get the above error. At present I have templates on three routes which AG has generated activities for and which run fine. This is getting very frustrating....I see others create folders outside of Program Files. Due to the number of utilities I have for MSTS I do not wish to change the path on all these things nor install MSTS on another place in the HD. I am wondering if Steve might be able to somehow program out this apparent bug when using Vista and Win 7? I do not say it is a bug in his program, it seems that the latest MS OS's simply work differently. As has been stated for example the programs always default to read only. Apparently AM is seeing something it does not like. I have version 1.6.2 installed. Is there some fix that can be done without having to edit my hard drive as a work around? I can edit the consists with CB, RR but one of the reasons for purchasing AM was to do this all easily with no fooling around. I spend more time troubleshooting than running MSTS. At this point AM is of no use because it simply will not load.

SYSTEM SPECS
Dell Studio XPS 9100
INTEL I7-920 PROCESSOR
WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT
12 GB TRI CHANNEL DDR3 SDRAM AT 1333 MHZ
ATI RADEON HD5670 1GB GDDR5
1 TB 7200 SATA 3.9 GBS 16 MB CACHE
CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER X-FI

Dave K.

[prr4ever]

Well, having been rather occupiied with the holidays I can get back here.

Before ever posting here I had changed all programs to read\write. and all have full permissiom of the admin (me). Having Vista previously to Win 7 I was aware of MS's attempt to control what we can do with our own system, in the name of "security". I don't like it but have to deal with it.

Anyway, I seem to have gotten AG working so will not get into that here.

AM I had installed V1.6.2 in the Program Files (x86) folder. Trying to open any activity I got "input past end of file while loading" This happens on any activity, those generated by AG or those created by others.

I then reinstalled AM outside of the "protected" Program Files folders. I simply created a folder on the C:\ drive titled "Activity Master" I installed AM to that folder and what do you know? AM works as advertised!!

So Stay away from the Program Files folders wheever you can! My MSTS is inside the protected Program Files (x86) folder but, following a link on Train-Simcom, I was able to set up MSTS so it would stay read\write and not default to read only again.

Thus only time will tell here if this is permanant but so far it looks real good. If I had to do it all over again I would certainly install MSTS outside of the program folders (TAKE NOTE NEW Win 7 USERS)