Microsoft KB Archive/302480

= Train Simulator: Error Message: Train World Initialization Failed =

Article ID: 302480

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q302480



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Microsoft Train Simulator, you may receive one of the following error messages

Train world initialization failed.

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Cannot add car  to world.

where  is the number of the car.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if your display adapter (video card) is using an outdated video driver.

This behavior is known to occur with the following display adapters:

NVIDIA Riva 128-based chipset (which includes the STB Velocity 128).ATI Rage Pro.ATI RAGE IICSTB Velocity 128



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain and install updated drivers for your display adapter.

For information about how to contact display adapter manufacturers, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

To obtain updated drivers for NVIDIA Riva 128-based display adapters, browse to the following NVIDIA Web site:

http://www.nvidia.com

To resolve the issue with STB Velocity 128, download reference drivers from

http://www.nvidia.com

To obtain updated drivers for ATI display adapters, browse to the following ATI Technologies Web site:

http://www.amd.com/

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

An update has been created to resolve some compatibility problems with several video cards. To download and install the update, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/trainsim.aspx#downloads



MORE INFORMATION
Additional information about your display adapter can be obtained by using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.

To view your display adapter information by using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, follow these steps:

NOTE: DirectX must be installed on your computer.
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Open box, type dxdiag, and then click OK.
 * 3) In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool dialog box, click the Display tab.
 * 4) Under Device, note the device information. Under Drivers, note the driver information.
 * 5) Click the DirectX Drivers tab. Note the DirectX driver Version, and Date information.

To obtain the latest version of DirectX, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/downloads/default.mspx

Additional query words: msgame display video setup installation

Keywords: kbsetup kbhardware kbdisplay kberrmsg kbprb KB302480

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