Sep 7, 2003 - However at one point in time I did have a NO CD patch to eliminate. Was waiting for MSTS 2 to be released but that appears to be sometime in the future. I could have sworn that I downloaded the 'patch' from this site, but.
It would not affect a download version, but. If you are using a disc based version of MS Train Simulator and have been getting errors saying to 'run as admin', you have been led astray by MS. This, and most older MS (and many other developer/publishers) games uses SafeDisk copy protection (v20.70.030 with this game - on CD 2 only, which is probably the one used when launching the game). MS started blocking the driver used by this form of DRM when theyy released Win10, but MS couldn't be bothered including an honest error message with Win10, so this 'run as admin' pops up. I have more details on DRM Blocking in my post at - DRM Blocking generally only affects installed games, but also can prevent games from installing occasionally. In this case if you copy the files from the disc's to a folder on your desktop you will often be able to install the game from there.
Once installed this folder can be deleted. - To run the game you will need a noCD fix/hack. Unfortunately you may need to trawl some train sim sites to find one as my source of noCD fixes has only a German language version which may not work with English version. - If you have not already, also enable Direct Play. Go to Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features On or Off Scroll to and tic the box next to Legacy Components & Direct Play. Hi Boss, My Microsoft Train Simulator was supplied on disc but due to simple patches available from the like of UKTRAINSIM.COM, STEAM4ME, Trainsim.com, all have the no disc patch so you don't even have to have the CD in the drive getting hot and distorted. I have run MSTS for quite a few years on Vista but with ageing hardware have had to buy new with only windows 7 or 8.1 available with a free update to 10 later.
Since Windows 10 I have not been able to install MSTS with many and various problems apart from running as Administrator which isn't so much of a problem with only one mouse click, if it works. But it doesn't even tho I have reinstalled so many times over the last week using the guide available on STEAM4ME. I have so much value in extra routes, scenarios and Rolling Stock I just want to be able to use it. I am not interested in the current trends for gaming. I am 71 years old, driving a train, dreaming up some work for a train and writing a scenario for others to perform suits me fine.
Yes,the flight sims all have community patches with a noCD fix, so I thought the train sim would be similar. I've used noCD fixes with all games since forever. Never liked having to stuff around with the disk. - Are you using an older machine? Laptop or desktop, and which brand and model?
- The game has installed, but won't launch? Games from 2001 are at the edge of Win10 compatibility, but will generally run if they ran on Win7. Have you downloaded newer versions of your community patches, or still using the originals? - Have you deleted any files that may have been left after any failed install attempt? These could be in the install location or your User Documents or User AppData Local or Roaming folders. (and possibly a Microsoft sub-folder) - Have you tried using Win98 Compatibility?
If the game has installed you can do this with the games shortcut or the main.exe in the games install folder. If the game is failing to install you can set Compatibility with the setup.exe (or whatever term they use for the installers executable) on the installation disk. Win98 should force the game (or installer) to use only one cpu core, and this can help old games from the single core cpu era at times (can help get the game running, not sure is it helps with installing). - Also disable your Anti-virus temporarily to verify it's not blocking the game silently.
Sep 7, 2003 - However at one point in time I did have a NO CD patch to eliminate. Was waiting for MSTS 2 to be released but that appears to be sometime in the future. I could have sworn that I downloaded the 'patch' from this site, but.
It would not affect a download version, but. If you are using a disc based version of MS Train Simulator and have been getting errors saying to 'run as admin', you have been led astray by MS. This, and most older MS (and many other developer/publishers) games uses SafeDisk copy protection (v20.70.030 with this game - on CD 2 only, which is probably the one used when launching the game). MS started blocking the driver used by this form of DRM when theyy released Win10, but MS couldn't be bothered including an honest error message with Win10, so this 'run as admin' pops up. I have more details on DRM Blocking in my post at - DRM Blocking generally only affects installed games, but also can prevent games from installing occasionally. In this case if you copy the files from the disc's to a folder on your desktop you will often be able to install the game from there.
Once installed this folder can be deleted. - To run the game you will need a noCD fix/hack. Unfortunately you may need to trawl some train sim sites to find one as my source of noCD fixes has only a German language version which may not work with English version. - If you have not already, also enable Direct Play. Go to Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features On or Off Scroll to and tic the box next to Legacy Components & Direct Play. Hi Boss, My Microsoft Train Simulator was supplied on disc but due to simple patches available from the like of UKTRAINSIM.COM, STEAM4ME, Trainsim.com, all have the no disc patch so you don't even have to have the CD in the drive getting hot and distorted. I have run MSTS for quite a few years on Vista but with ageing hardware have had to buy new with only windows 7 or 8.1 available with a free update to 10 later.
Since Windows 10 I have not been able to install MSTS with many and various problems apart from running as Administrator which isn't so much of a problem with only one mouse click, if it works. But it doesn't even tho I have reinstalled so many times over the last week using the guide available on STEAM4ME. I have so much value in extra routes, scenarios and Rolling Stock I just want to be able to use it. I am not interested in the current trends for gaming. I am 71 years old, driving a train, dreaming up some work for a train and writing a scenario for others to perform suits me fine.
Yes,the flight sims all have community patches with a noCD fix, so I thought the train sim would be similar. I've used noCD fixes with all games since forever. Never liked having to stuff around with the disk. - Are you using an older machine? Laptop or desktop, and which brand and model?
- The game has installed, but won't launch? Games from 2001 are at the edge of Win10 compatibility, but will generally run if they ran on Win7. Have you downloaded newer versions of your community patches, or still using the originals? - Have you deleted any files that may have been left after any failed install attempt? These could be in the install location or your User Documents or User AppData Local or Roaming folders. (and possibly a Microsoft sub-folder) - Have you tried using Win98 Compatibility?
If the game has installed you can do this with the games shortcut or the main.exe in the games install folder. If the game is failing to install you can set Compatibility with the setup.exe (or whatever term they use for the installers executable) on the installation disk. Win98 should force the game (or installer) to use only one cpu core, and this can help old games from the single core cpu era at times (can help get the game running, not sure is it helps with installing). - Also disable your Anti-virus temporarily to verify it's not blocking the game silently.