Monon Route troubles

Well once again I downloaded a route and it will not install right.on the .exe it's copying the files to msts routes folder then it gets to about 59% complete and says it's installation complete but it's not,but when I go to the MSTS routes folder it is in there and it has a installme.bat folder I click on it and get a hole bunch of 0 files copied this is the second time I have had this problem the one before was that Frisco route but I never could get it to work Damn I hate these multi route files man this is getting frustrating!! Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
BNSF Thayer Subdivision

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RE: Monon Route troubles...., SVTS, Nov-22-04, 02:39 PM, (1) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-22-04, 02:46 PM, (2) RE: Monon Route troubles...., SVTS, Nov-22-04, 03:28 PM, (3) RE: Monon Route troubles...., frankoburns, Nov-22-04, 03:31 PM, (4) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-22-04, 03:58 PM, (5) RE: Monon Route troubles...., kmanc21, Nov-22-04, 04:49 PM, (6) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-22-04, 05:30 PM, (7) RE: Monon Route troubles...., kmanc21, Nov-22-04, 06:28 PM, (8) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-23-04, 10:53 AM, (9) RE: Monon Route troubles...., kmanc21, Nov-23-04, 11:09 AM, (10) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-23-04, 11:28 AM, (11) RE: Monon Route troubles...., kmanc21, Nov-23-04, 01:21 PM, (12) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-23-04, 03:59 PM, (13) RE: Monon Route troubles...., kmanc21, Nov-24-04, 10:30 AM, (14) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-24-04, 11:37 AM, (15) RE: Monon Route troubles...., plainsman, Nov-24-04, 11:54 AM, (16) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-24-04, 12:08 PM, (17) RE: Monon Route troubles...., kmanc21, Nov-24-04, 03:41 PM, (18) RE: Monon Route troubles...., RAILDOG, Nov-24-04, 05:55 PM, (19)

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I don't recall how I installed it, but isn't there a .exe for all 4 files (I thought there were 4 parts)? I know whatever the case, it was pretty easy to install it.Chris Bogley
Syracuse New York
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There is .exe and three other files I thought it would be easy to istall I guess not now? Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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I know the last time something like that happened to me, it was because I still had to run the .exe's from the other files. I wish I could be of more help, but I installed it a few weeks ago, ran it and then deleted it. Try reading the instructions again, or re-installing it, or maybe someone else might have a better idea. Sorry I can't be of more help.Chris Bogley
Syracuse New York
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I installed the MONON....its one of my favorites....had no problems with it....the situation you describe sounds to me like you don't have all 6 routes in your ROUTES folder, or your MSTS install is somewhere else than the default location...Check to make sure all 6 routes are there and then run the batch file again...I have installed this route 4 times and every time the install went without a hitch....Frank

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yeah i have all 6 routes msts installed in defaultJeremy Smith West Plains,MO
BNSF Thayer Subdivision

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Unzip all 4 zip files to a single folder - you should have an exe file and 3 other files that end in 1, 2 and 3. Then run the exe and it should install without a problem. I am assuming that the folder you are installing to is the MSTS/Route folder. Since you are not copying files from the default route something else is wrong. Corrupt download possibly?Ken

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well I got it to work but now i get alot of missing file popups.... Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
BNSF Thayer Subdivision

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Rerun the installme bat and then run Route Riter on it to correct any missing files.Ken

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reran the installme bat and ran route riter but i do not know what to do it has alot of file missing errors btw...Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-23-04 AT 11:10 AM (EST)

Jeremy,Don't know what OS you're using but under XP sometimes it is necessary to run the installme more than once, in fact I have run it 3 times on some routes, to get it to copy all the required files. As for RouteRiter, if you run a check on the route it will tell you what files you are missing. It would help if you could be more specific as to what error messages you are gettting; as the more information you give the group the more likely a solution to the problem can be found.Edit: BTW do you happen to be running Train Store? If you are, have you unstored all 6 default routes before running the installme?Ken

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I beleive it's a Wn2000 system no XP I ran route riter no i was not running train store I still have all 6 default routes as for error messages here a few (no extended shape for US2PerSpeedL.S) Failed to open shape file routes/Monon/Shapes/US2SpeedL.s no extended shape crossing Sign02.s Failed to open shape file routes \Monon/Shape\US2lamp.s and theirs more but I have to start TS again and write'em down Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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Jeremy,When you run the check route in RouteRiter does the report show any missing files? And from what it looks like with the error messages you are showing, the install of the route is faulty as the missing files are from the default routes. Here is what I recommend - delete the entire Monon folder from the MSTS Route folder and reinstall the route and run the install me. I usually don't install a new route directly into MSTS, I set up a seperate directory and unzip/install the route to that folder. When that is done I move the folder to the MSTS Route folder and run the installme, if there is one. If you still have problems after that, I would suggest redownloading the route to make sure you don't have a corrupt download.Ken

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So I'am going to have to re download? I Guess I Have To... Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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Jeremy,Unless you have a problem on the reinstall of the Monon route, there is no need to download. Many times an install will not complete as it should and the only way to correct it is to remove the bad install, reboot the system and reinstall. Try the reinstall first - I and many others have installed this route without any problems so I suspect you just got a bad install. In fact, that is what your original post points me to.Ken

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it says in the .exe while it's installing the files some thing like invalid data,did the samething like that Frisco route I was having problems with but never did get it to work.. Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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Hi Jeremy,
It seems as though that might indicate you didn't get a good download, if that is in the initial install, and not the subsequent batch file. Did you have a slow download and have to reconnect? Try downloading while you are around the computer to make sure it does not disconnect during the download. You may need to change the time to stay connected?
This route works fine for me and I run it quite often, and it has a lot of options to explore. I think you will like the result if you hang in till your issues are resolved.
Hope this helps,
Bob

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Well let see I have a Slow 56K if it's anything to do with it I lost connections but I reDownload all files because they would not start were they left off.. Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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Jeremy,From your last 2 posts it sounds like you definately have a bad download. Before you redownload all 4 files here is something you can try. If you have WinZip installed, go the the directory you have the 4 files, highlight them one at a time and if it's a good file it should tell you have many files are in the zip - if it's bad it will tell you so. That way you can download again only the bad zips. If that's a problem, PM me with your email and I'll contact the author of the route to get his permission to burn the files onto a CD and send it to you.Ken

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I did that with the WinZip theye seemed to be alright you no what I think I'll PM Ya.. Jeremy Smith West Plains,MO
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