Editors and Tools in Windows 10

Hi Jonathan,
There is no executable file for Editors & Tools!!
It can be run using either launcher.exe or train.exe, but I recommend using train.exe as it allows the memory switch to be used.

To create a Desktop shortcut, locate train.exe in the MSTS root folder and right-click it.  Select "Send to", then "Desktop (create shortcut)".  You'll now see a shortcut on your Desktop named "train.exe - Shortcut" - I suggest you rename it "MSTS - Editors".  Right-click the shortcut and click on "Properties".  On the "Target:" line, edit the entry to add one space, then -toolset followed by another space then -mem:2048 (to add the memory switch).  The end of the target line should look like this : \train.exe" -toolset -mem:2048  It's important NOT to omit the spaces!  Note that if you have less than 4GB of memory, use 1024 instead of 2048 for the memory switch.

It should be under "Microsoft Games" in the Start Menu of Windows 10, but it uses launcher.exe. If it's not there, then have you installed MSTS from its CDs, or copied it from a backup? If it's the latter, then several utilities won't work and MSTS won't work correctly!

Cheers,
Ged

Hi Jonathan,
I've just tried MSTS_Swap with a mini route and have had no problem.

...although I can open Route Editor, and I can set the start point for a path...

This may have just been a typo, but you need to open Activity Editor to create paths!

it does not show the turnouts as switchable (green) and they do not respond to the mouse.

Is the "dot" shown as black, instead of green? That means that the path doesn't go through those points
No drop-down list when right-clicking? Even when the "dot" is black, you should still get the list to appear, although not all options will be available.

Possible reason - the selected mini route folder is set to Read Only.

If none of the above works, maybe if you could post a screenshot, it might help

Cheers,
Ged

Hi Jonathan,
Your problem has nothing to do with MSTS_Swap (I'm pleased to say!!), or Windows 10 and is not an error, or bug, of any kind.

You can only choose the other path if you're approaching from the start of the path.  My experiments show that if you approach from the end of the path, they are trailing points and, so, you cannot choose the other path.

I opened the barcarso activity from Europe2 as a test using both MSTS_Swap and the "normal" MSTS Tools & Editors icon.  Your own path worked because you were, obviously, working from the start of the path.

Cheers,
Ged

Hi Jonathan,
Sorry, but I don't have an answer as to why your turnout dots are black, even though the path is green.

Is this an activity you're creating?  If you could pack it into an apk file and send it to me, or attach it to a post, I'll see if I can find the reason.

As for your mini route Editors & Tools - in what way isn't it working?  Any messages?
Just in case it might help, I've attached a screenshot of my MEP Editors properties;  note that train.exe MUST be set to run as administrator.

Cheers,
Ged

Hi Jonathan,
Your "error.doc" message is easy to answer!!
If there are spaces in any part of a path, it must be enclosed in double-quotes.
Assuming your MSTS root folder (the one containing ROUTES, TRAINS, etc.) is C:\LNER nd BR(ER) routes, then your Target line MUST be "C:\LNER nd BR(ER) routes\train.exe" -toolset -mem:2048   Note the position of the double-quotes!  Similarly, the Start in : line must be  "C:\LNER nd BR(ER) routes"

Cheers,
Ged

EDIT : The answer to your black dots - go to the View menu then click on Path points. There's nothing to show when this is selected (ie, no tick like the other entries!), but if the black dots turn green, you know you've done it!
Found this using Google which pointed to a 2002 post on UKTS!!