RRTrack Ver. 5.3 & Windows 10 Creators Edition

No problems yet.  I have run RRtrack with windows 10 for over 2 years.

I've had no issues with Win 10, but haven't upgraded to the new Creators edition yet, so I'll be following this topic with interest to see if the new version will cause issues with RRTrack.

I have no issues whatsoever with Windows 10. That's because I run Windows 7 Pro an all my machines, including a brand-new Dell just purchased two weeks ago. Win 7 pro does everything I need it to do and more, so why "upgrade?"

If you don't have a touch screen, you don't need Windows 10.

I am still running 7. I told 10 go away.

Macaroni posted:

No problems yet.  I have run RRtrack with windows 10 for over 2 years.

Over two years? Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015....

OGR Webmaster posted:

I have no issues whatsoever with Windows 10. That's because I run Windows 7 Pro an all my machines, including a brand-new Dell just purchased two weeks ago. Win 7 pro does everything I need it to do and more, so why "upgrade?"

If you don't have a touch screen, you don't need Windows 10.

Rich, I agree 100%. Windows 7 is superb and I would love for it to be my last operating system I ever use. Unfortunately, it's expiration date has been set by Microsoft, January 14, 2020. That will be a sad day.

Does Win 10 have a compatibility mode selection for older programs? You would find it by right-clicking the application (the .EXE) and looking for a 'compatibility settings' (or something similar)

---PCJ

It was running fine in Widows 10 until recent update. However I did rerun the compatibility troubleshooter to no avail.

KnobKnee posted:

I purchased a new AlienWare PC with Windows 10 and successfully installed my RRTrack version 5.3 with all libraries. It was working well in Creators edition until the recent Windows build 15063.296.  Now it crashes when starting the program while "Initing Inventory...." I've sent an email to Russ at RRTrack but wanted to check here to see if anyone else is experiencing any problems with Windows 10.

I reinstalled the main update pack and rebooted the computer after the creator upgrade, same build number. I was getting crashes. Check all of your track and accessory modules to ensure that you have the latest versions.

runs fine now.

Mine works fine

Ken M

Rollback your Windows.  You should have a restore point.

You can also check "Programs and Features" and see in that last update is there and remove it.

Jan

Jan posted:

Rollback your Windows.  You should have a restore point.

You can also check "Programs and Features" and see in that last update is there and remove it.

Jan

Then, click on the give a me virus box. Ransomeware, please. No need for this, the software will work.

Rolling back updates that contain the latest security patches is not the best choice. I love RRTrack but my system is used for business too. Security is important especially considering the current situation. I can always reinstall on one of the other computers on my network but this one is an Alienware with lot's of ram and a kick-butt graphics card. RRTrack on a 34" ultrawide monitor is especially nice!

Didn't know 5.3 was out (gotta download some updates), but have been using 5.2 on Windows 10 for some time without any issues. Knobknee, I'm jealous of your monitor, but for now, I'll just plug my notebook into a nearby 32" HDTV.

Well I found the problem. RRTrack 5 is set to automatically open the last file used. I renamed that file so it would fail to find it and that allowed me to select another file and it is working fine. The file must have been corrupted. I've always had some issues with both versions 4 and 5. Under just the right conditions, and after you've made a bunch of changes (usually without saving!), the program crashes. Auto backup and recovery helps a lot but I've learned to save and rename often! Ok, back to finalizing the layout so I can finish building bench work and lay some track!

Ok, last post on this subject. I forgot to update the track and accessories libraries when I fully reinstalled RRTrack 5.3. Once I updated all the libraries the program is functioning fine and I can again reopen that last layout automatically. Still have no idea why it crashed in the first place but it's working just great in Windows 10 Creators Edition and that's all that matters.

Don't know if this is part of your problem but see below.

From: "Russ Becker" <support@rrtrack.com>
To: "Joseph Fauty" <jkfauty@cableone.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:38:33 PM
Subject: Re: I/O Error

Hello:

I am receiving an I/O problem - error creating RRT file when I try to save an existing file. I am using windows 10.

You helped me out with this once before but the issue has come back and I can not find the original email.

Thanks Joe

 

I don't know of updates or upgrades changing file and folder permissions. Especially in the RRT default location. The issue here is more of a system file issue that RRT uses that get changed or renamed. Re-updating RRT and/or restarting the computer helps RRT reestablish the link to that system folder.