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Title: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: Santa Fe buff on May 18, 2008, 12:26:35 AM
Vista,
is it compatible with MSTS 2 or is there another simulator with the capability?
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: rogertra on May 18, 2008, 02:30:34 AM
Quote from: Santa Fe buff on May 18, 2008, 12:26:35 AM
Vista,
is it compatible with MSTS 2 or is there another simulator with the capability?

As MSTS 2 has not been released and is not scheduled for release until 2009, and Vista is M$'s latest OS, what do you think?
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: kevin2083 on May 18, 2008, 10:15:42 AM
My computer is too slow for MSTS 1, so I probably won't be able to get version 2. If route builder is more user friendly I will get it though.
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: Jhanecker2 on May 18, 2008, 12:32:32 PM
I couldn't get  MSTS 1  to work decently on Windows X/P ,it loaded fine but I couldn't get the mouse to work properly.  I loaded it into an old computer,since deceased, that ran Windows 98 and it worked fine there. Is Microsoft going to update MSTS 1 to run  on X/P or Vista in the near future?
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: rogertra on May 18, 2008, 01:43:00 PM
Quote from: Jhanecker2 on May 18, 2008, 12:32:32 PM
I couldn't get  MSTS 1  to work decently on Windows X/P ,it loaded fine but I couldn't get the mouse to work properly.  I loaded it into an old computer,since deceased, that ran Windows 98 and it worked fine there. Is Microsoft going to update MSTS 1 to run  on X/P or Vista in the near future?

All development on MSTS stopped a few years ago and the product was discontinued.  A year or so ago, M$ announced MSTS2 which, as I wrote below, is scheduled for release in 2009.

So, will M$ update MSTS 1?  What do you think?
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: Santa Fe buff on May 18, 2008, 09:30:34 PM
Can someone just answer 'yes' or 'no'?
??? I really need help...
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: Dr EMD on May 18, 2008, 09:55:29 PM
YES

MSTS II and Vista is from the same publisher. The HAVE to work together.
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: rogertra on May 19, 2008, 01:00:33 PM
Quote from: Santa Fe buff on May 18, 2008, 09:30:34 PM
Can someone just answer 'yes' or 'no'?
??? I really need help...

You mean the answers weren't painfully obvious?
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: Santa Fe buff on May 19, 2008, 02:39:49 PM
Quote from: Dr EMD on May 18, 2008, 09:55:29 PM
YES

MSTS II and Vista is from the same publisher. The HAVE to work together.
Thanks,
Quote from: rogertra on May 19, 2008, 01:00:33 PM
Quote from: Santa Fe buff on May 18, 2008, 09:30:34 PM
Can someone just answer 'yes' or 'no'?
??? I really need help...

You mean the answers weren't painfully obvious?
Just making sure.
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: Hoople on May 24, 2008, 01:40:10 AM
MSTSX/2 due in fall will work on VISTA and ONLY VISTA is what I've heard.
Title: Re: Is MSTS 2 compatible with Vista?
Post by: dwc13 on June 11, 2008, 01:37:49 AM
Quote from: Dr EMD on May 18, 2008, 09:55:29 PM
YES

MSTS II and Vista is from the same publisher. The HAVE to work together.

Or at least it will work until SP2 is released for Vista, which will then cause conflicts with hundreds of existing drivers and DLLs.