My Mark-2 Problem - Cause Found ?

[OTTODAD]

Hi !

Mike Simpson having found the cause of why his route had problems under MARK-2, that however seems not to be the reason why the original ALPS crashes MARK-2 RS and not my ALPS-OTTO copy of it, the latter using the same add-on assets as the original, but not the add rolling stock, running only the Class 166 DMUs.

Found something strange happening this morning.

After switching on my WIN-XP computer for the first time and starting my installed into the Registry updated with MARK-2 MAIN RS with the MARK-2 RailSimEditor.exe, all the original ALPS scenarios as well as the ALPS-OTTO copy could be run !

After loading my CD/DVD drive emulation manager the original ALPS had again problems but not the ALPS-OTTO. So I ejected the emulated RS DVD which made no difference, but after switching off the computer and starting it again all of the original ALPS worked alright again !

There appears to be something in the MARK-2 RailSimEditor.exe code which does not like a CD/DVD drive emulator running, the drive not reporting that it is in fact the installed hardware CD/DVD drive.

So I stopped the emulator's executables running with the Task Manager and all of the original ALPS worked again in the MARK-2 RS !!!

NOT FUNNY, RSDL !!! :mad:

I and no doubt others use a CD/DVD emulator to run other software which requires a CD/DVD in the drive, usually those who are on the move with their Laptops !

So my advice to all who may have such an emulator running at the same time as trying to run the MARK-2 RailSimEditor.exe is to shut it down with the Task Manager before starting the MARK-2 RailSimEditor.exe !

The MARK-2 RailSim.exe still requires it's DVD in a proper CD/DVD drive and not an emulated version of it and testing the MARK-2 ALPS RailSim.exe once more for a member who has just posted, all of the ALPS then runs alright too !

After I have tested the about to be released update of the ALPS with and without my CD/DVD simulator running shall report the results.

O t t o

[Hawk]

I've found that after installing the MK2 patch that I can load RS without the dvd in the drive by clicking the the RailSimEditor.exe shortcut on my desktop, as opposed to the RailSim.exe.
I even tried a tip you suggested in another thread by adding -NoSplashScreens to the RailSim.exe properties with no luck.

It may have been like that before, I don't recall though. I don't run RS very often. ;)

[Basherz]

I've found that after installing the MK2 patch that I can load RS without the dvd in the drive by clicking the the RailSimEditor.exe shortcut on my desktop, as opposed to the RailSim.exe.
I even tried a tip you suggested in another thread by adding -NoSplashScreens to the RailSim.exe properties with no luck.

It may have been like that before, I don't recall though. I don't run RS very often. ;)

Derek or Adam have stated this is the case, Nosplash only works in the editor.

[OTTODAD]

Hi Ed !

Doing another test just now, replying to a post by about to become another ALPS user, ;) find that it will also work with no problems loading RS MARK-2 with it's RailSim.exe which required the RS DVD in it's drive, which must not be a "Simulated" one, providing all my 3 downloads of it have been installed !

Using this Target: line in the RS Desktop Shortcut: "C:\Program Files\Rail Simulator\RailSimEditor.exe" -NoSplashScreens worked for me since a member mentioned it for the first time !

Take care, O t t o.

[Hawk]

Thanks Chris.

Either way, I'm happy to load RS either way without having to use the dvd.

[tonyman2005]

Otto im going to throw a wrench into your theory. i run a cd/dvd emulator and i don't have 1 bit of trouble with the mk2 Patch! so that is not the cause of the problem!

[OTTODAD]

Otto im going to throw a wrench into your theory. i run a cd/dvd emulator and i don't have 1 bit of trouble with the mk2 Patch! so that is not the cause of the problem!

Did you test what I found when trying to run the Italian ALPS route with the MARK-2 RailSimEditor.exe, my CD/DVD drive emulator running in the background either emulating the RS DVD and then not ?

If doing that does not crash your RS MARK-2 on your computer then that would prove again that because hardly 2 computers are alike what does not work on one works on another ? ;)

Perhaps what your CD/DVD drive emulator does is invisible to RS MARK-2 ?

Running it what does your CD/DRIVE tell you it is called in "My Computer" or the "Windows Explorer" ?

O t t o