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Posted by: ideaman Mar 24 2014, 04:10 PM

Hi folks. On a windows 7 computer where is AG supposed to go. The path for the sim is C:\MSTS\microsoft games\train simulator. Conbuilder and route-riter seem
to work ok but I cannot get AG to work right. I have an Alienware I5 machine. Thanks for any help. Greg.

Posted by: smokeytc Mar 24 2014, 06:28 PM

QUOTE(ideaman @ Mar 24 2014, 06:10 PM) *
Hi folks. On a windows 7 computer where is AG supposed to go. The path for the sim is C:\MSTS\microsoft games\train simulator. Conbuilder and route-riter seem
to work ok but I cannot get AG to work right. I have an Alienware I5 machine. Thanks for any help. Greg.



Hi = I use Win 7 and I installed AG as follows

c:\Program Files(x86)\SwitchlistGenerator\

set up a shortcut on your desktop and away you go. Ted

Posted by: jrmeindl Mar 25 2014, 11:33 AM

QUOTE(ideaman @ Mar 24 2014, 05:10 PM) *
Hi folks. On a windows 7 computer where is AG supposed to go. The path for the sim is C:\MSTS\microsoft games\train simulator. Conbuilder and route-riter seem
to work ok but I cannot get AG to work right. I have an Alienware I5 machine. Thanks for any help. Greg.


I kept mine out of the c:\Program Files(x86)\SwitchlistGenerator\ due to all the changes that you need to make to the folders. I have all of my programs in a main folder named c:\msts. My AG program resides in the folder c:\msts\SwitchlistGenerator. It was done to bypass all the security issues that one might run into placing any program, that needs to read/write to it's folder, in the Program Files folders.

Previous discussion can be found here: http://skylinecomputing.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=933

Jim

Posted by: ideaman Mar 25 2014, 03:24 PM

QUOTE(jrmeindl @ Mar 25 2014, 11:33 AM) *
I kept mine out of the c:\Program Files(x86)\SwitchlistGenerator\ due to all the changes that you need to make to the folders. I have all of my programs in a main folder named c:\msts. My AG program resides in the folder c:\msts\SwitchlistGenerator. It was done to bypass all the security issues that one might run into placing any program, that needs to read/write to it's folder, in the Program Files folders.

Previous discussion can be found here: http://skylinecomputing.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=933

Jim


HI Jim. Is the path that I have for MSTS. the right one. C:\MSTS\microsoft games\train simulator 0r should it be worded some other way? I am having some routes crash after running for a while. This is a virgin machine with nothing added. Also has any one tried to put XP on a 7 machine with the simulator. Just curious. Greg

Posted by: jrmeindl Mar 25 2014, 04:45 PM

QUOTE(ideaman @ Mar 25 2014, 04:24 PM) *
HI Jim. Is the path that I have for MSTS. the right one. C:\MSTS\microsoft games\train simulator 0r should it be worded some other way? I am having some routes crash after running for a while. This is a virgin machine with nothing added. Also has any one tried to put XP on a 7 machine with the simulator. Just curious. Greg


Hi Greg,

If you installed it to that location, it's fine. The important thing was to keep it out of the 'Program Files' folders.
To follow in this pattern, you could install Activity Generator to the folder c:\msts\SwitchlistGenerator or even C:\MSTS\microsoft games\SwitchlistGenerator. Both would work fine.

As for the routes crashing after being run for awhile, I have that same issue at times. It usually happens when I'm running a detailed route with a lot going on in the activity. MSTS does not handle memory all the efficiently.

Jim

Posted by: ideaman Mar 25 2014, 05:21 PM

QUOTE(jrmeindl @ Mar 25 2014, 04:45 PM) *
Hi Greg,

If you installed it to that location, it's fine. The important thing was to keep it out of the 'Program Files' folders.
To follow in this pattern, you could install Activity Generator to the folder c:\msts\SwitchlistGenerator or even C:\MSTS\microsoft games\SwitchlistGenerator. Both would work fine.

As for the routes crashing after being run for awhile, I have that same issue at times. It usually happens when I'm running a detailed route with a lot going on in the activity. MSTS does not handle memory all the efficiently.

Jim


Thank you for the information and your time. I am not very good at making paths for different utilities for the sim. Thanks again .Greg.

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