Since reinstalling MSTS on a new computer with Windows 7, I'm having difficulty. When I download a file from a source such as Trainsim.com, it does not work. Usually the product has an installer, but I can't seem to get everything to line up. When I use the icon in the "Games" folder, MSTS loads up fine and works well in stock form. When I find it in Program Files on the C drive, it gives me all sorts of problems. Does anyone have a fix for this? I'm lost....
I purchased a new HP laptop in 2010 with Window 7 Professional. Right away I had trouble trying to transfer programs from my older Xp Pro machine to my new one. Eventually I found fewer problems with MSTS if I loaded it on while running in machine virtual Xp mode. Many of the trainsim files requireing self extracting installers are blocked or stripped clean during the download process. I found some missing a file or two. Others are creating a empty folder and has me wondering where the files did go.
I gave up on running MSTS in Windows 7 and was very disappointed when Micrsoft killed the next generation last year. I have considered reformating my new machine to run Xp and eliminate 7 from this machine completely.
Gary
