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jkcooney (41 posts)
Jun-19-01, 06:23 PM (EST) "Trouble Deleting Consists" Ran into trouble today when I tried to delete a previously edited consist. Keep getting error messages. I deleted the locomotive I had assigned to that train in the Trainset folder first and then deleted the entire consist within the editor. Now whenever I attempt to edit other consists I get the error message repeatedly. I can keep canceling it and eventually get back to the editor functioning properly. Can anyone pinpoint what I did incorrectly. I'd had to have to uninstall the whole program and start over (more repeated downloads). Help.
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Trouble Deleting Consists rfbranch Jun-19-01 1 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists WestSlopeRRfan Jun-20-01 2 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists rfbranch Jun-21-01 3 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists jkcooney Jun-21-01 4 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists Wurger Jun-21-01 5 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists jkcooney Jun-21-01 6 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists NickF Jun-21-01 7 RE: Trouble Deleting Consists jkcooney Jun-23-01 8

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rfbranch (8 posts)
Jun-19-01, 11:40 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" I have the same problem. I deleted a Marias Pass consist with the Genesis and every time I run the program it tells me it can't read "gn.con" and asks if I want to continue. Program runs fine, but it just gets annoying. Hope someone can help us out with that!-RB Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
WestSlopeRRfan (5 posts)
Jun-20-01, 05:35 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" I understand the frustration. I have had the same problem. What I have done is gone into the MSTS folder and under trains/consists make sure that your train is deleted in that file. Also, if you had that engine on any other consists you must delete them also. Its a pain but the error messages will go away. Hopefully this helps.WestSlopeRRfan Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
rfbranch (8 posts)
Jun-21-01, 01:36 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" hmm....I went looking for the file but I cannot find it anywhere in my consist folder. Evene ran findfile avor my entire HD but to no avail. Anyone else with any ideas....help is appreciated!-RB
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jkcooney (41 posts)
Jun-21-01, 12:29 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" Out of sheer frustration I simply uninstalled the program but had to make sure all the trainset/consist files were deleted from the HD even after the uninstall was confirmed. There were still files with the consists I had created on the HD until the microsoft trains folders. Be sure, if you intend to reinstall, that all stray files and folders are gone. I have simply started from scratch. I did try to save previously downloaded locos and freight cars to a separate folder on my hard drive outside of MSTS but when the program is reinstalled it finds these folders and incorporates them again into MSTS except that when they are "recapture" they will not function as working locomotives (even though they did so previously). I am just going to be very cautious about what additional d/loads I add into the consist editor and the trainset files.
Good luck...all the tips and helps are greatly appreciated.
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Wurger (17 posts)
Jun-21-01, 01:20 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" LAST EDITED ON Jun-21-01 AT 01:21 PM (EST)If you are going to delete a loco that you have added to MSTS you must make sure that you FIRST delete the loco from EVERY route, activity and consist you have in MSTS. If you don't do this you will get errors saying cant find XXXX.con or something like that.If this does happen (say you missed a removing it from a consist) you can used wordpad to read each .con file until you find the one that is referencing your deleted loco.
Then you can just change the reference to a loco you DO have.It's a pain in the arse, but it's better than re-installing.When I delete a loco, I remove it from all consists first, then I rename the loco folder and re-start the activity editor and make sure I don't get errors. Then I delete the folder for good! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jkcooney (41 posts)
Jun-21-01, 05:03 PM (EST) 6. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" Thanks for the help on deleting. I'll know what to do the NEXT TIME I SCREW UP! I guess we have to be careful about getting too ambitious adding a lot of "stuff" that we'll only have to delete later.
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NickF (37 posts)
Jun-21-01, 05:36 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" The same issue comes up if you rename an engine or rolling stock folder. I found THAT out the hard way when I decided to reorganize my Trainsets folder. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jkcooney (41 posts)
Jun-23-01, 11:04 AM (EST) 8. "RE: Trouble Deleting Consists" Thanks....I learned the hard way. Maybe our experiences can help others avoid the same headaches. Muchos gratias.
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