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- | ====== Introduction ==== | + | ===== Introduction |
Rocrail is provided for Windows as a ZIP file with - among others - the following advantages: | Rocrail is provided for Windows as a ZIP file with - among others - the following advantages: | ||
- | * No installation((The terms intallation, install etc. will be used in the following anyway, because they are well known in the Windows environment)) in the classical sense - just unzip and start. | + | * No installation((The terms installation, install etc. will be used in the following anyway, because they are well known in the Windows environment)) in the classical sense - just unzip and start. |
* Unpacking to (almost) any place on the computer. | * Unpacking to (almost) any place on the computer. | ||
* No active((Windows itself enters recently used documents etc. into the registry. This may still cause entries in the registry that refer to Rocrail)) Modification of the Windows registry - safe trial and error and trackless deletion possible. | * No active((Windows itself enters recently used documents etc. into the registry. This may still cause entries in the registry that refer to Rocrail)) Modification of the Windows registry - safe trial and error and trackless deletion possible. | ||
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===== Supported Windows versions ===== | ===== Supported Windows versions ===== | ||
Rocrail runs on Windows versions starting with Windows XP. | Rocrail runs on Windows versions starting with Windows XP. | ||
- | * Windows XP, Vista are no longer supported in the forum! Installation may be possible, it is not recommended to use these versions. | + | * Windows XP, Vista are no longer supported in the forum! Installation may be possible, however, it is not recommended to use these versions. |
- | | + | * Windows 7, 8, 8.1 are limited supported((No test systems are available for these versions. For problems that exist exclusively under these versions and that cannot be reproduced under Windows 10, it is very likely that no solutions can be offered)). |
* **Windows 10**. | * **Windows 10**. | ||
- | The following chapters refer to the current Windows 10. | + | * **Windows 11**. |
+ | The following chapters refer to the current Windows 10 and 11. | ||
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- | ====== 1. Installation ==== | + | ===== General ===== |
+ | The following two points must be observed: | ||
+ | - Special characters, such as umlauts, should generally be avoided. This is valid for Windows user names, folder names of the Rocrail installation and superordinate folders, as well as file names of e.g. locomotive pictures etc. \\ If the Windows user name contains umlauts, the correct installation may fail! \\ \\ By __removing__ the checkmark for UTF-8 in the **[[: | ||
+ | - If third party anti-virus, anti-malware or firewall programs are used, it is entirely the user's responsibility to configure them in such a way that they do not hinder the proper installation and functioning of Rocrail and its components! \\ In case of doubt, such programmes are to be deactivated. \\ \\ As of Windows 10, such additional programmes are generally considered unnecessary in a private environment. | ||
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+ | ===== 1. Installation | ||
This chapter describes how to download and install Rocrail for the first time. | This chapter describes how to download and install Rocrail for the first time. | ||
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==== 1.1 Download ==== | ==== 1.1 Download ==== | ||
- | The daily updated ZIP file can be downladed | + | The daily updated ZIP file can be downloaded |
Depending on the browser used, a left click will either save the file in a central download directory or open a dialogue box to specify the desired location. Alternatively, | Depending on the browser used, a left click will either save the file in a central download directory or open a dialogue box to specify the desired location. Alternatively, | ||
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Open the context menu of the file (right click on the file) and select the item **Extract All...**. | Open the context menu of the file (right click on the file) and select the item **Extract All...**. | ||
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+ | > **Note:** The following steps are described using the unpacker included in Windows. If third-party software for unpacking has been installed, it is the user's responsibility to perform equivalent operations with that software. | ||
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|< >| | |< >| | ||
| {{: | | {{: | ||
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^ Important: ^ | ^ Important: ^ | ||
| The folder can be created (almost) anywhere on the PC. However, __it must not be created in protected areas of Windows!__ This includes the Program Files folder and the system folders of Windows. | | | The folder can be created (almost) anywhere on the PC. However, __it must not be created in protected areas of Windows!__ This includes the Program Files folder and the system folders of Windows. | | ||
- | ^ It is recommended to create the folder '' | + | ^ It is recommended to create the folder '' |
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| {{: | | {{: | ||
| File desktoplink.cmd in Rocrail folder | | | File desktoplink.cmd in Rocrail folder | | ||
- | A double click on the file '' | + | A double click on the file '' |
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^ It is mandatory to start Rocrail using this shortcut! ^ | ^ It is mandatory to start Rocrail using this shortcut! ^ | ||
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+ | > **Note:** If the desktop shortcut cannot be created on the system with this procedure, the shortcut created in the '' | ||
> **Tip:** The shortcut can be pinned to the taskbar or to " | > **Tip:** The shortcut can be pinned to the taskbar or to " | ||
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- | ====== 2. Windows Defender ==== | + | ===== 2. Windows Defender |
When creating the shortcut, the first start of Rocview and the first start of the Rocrail server, warnings of the Windows Defender can be displayed. This also applies after updates. The warnings should be handled as follows: | When creating the shortcut, the first start of Rocview and the first start of the Rocrail server, warnings of the Windows Defender can be displayed. This also applies after updates. The warnings should be handled as follows: | ||
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===== 3. Updating the Rocrail installation ===== | ===== 3. Updating the Rocrail installation ===== | ||
+ | | Important: To update a very old (older than approx. May 2020) installation that was created with a setup file (rocrail-xxx-win32.exe or rocrail-xxx-win64.exe), | ||
Rocrail is constantly evolving and should always be kept up to date. For regular, for example monthly updates, complete updates are recommended, | Rocrail is constantly evolving and should always be kept up to date. For regular, for example monthly updates, complete updates are recommended, | ||
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===== 4. Moving an Installation ===== | ===== 4. Moving an Installation ===== | ||
- | **[ in progress ]** | + | Rocrail ZIP installations can be moved easily by moving the folder where Rocrail has been unzipped to the desired location. In the example on this page Rocrail was unpacked into the folder '' |
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+ | > **Tip:** It is just as easy to copy a Rocrail ZIP installation e.g. to a mobile data medium (hard disk, USB stick, etc.) for backup or for use at another location. | ||
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+ | > **Notes:** It is essential that all files and data belonging to Rocrail are stored | ||
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+ | ==== 4.1 Moving to another location on the same computer ==== | ||
+ | - Move the folder '' | ||
+ | - After moving, run the file '' | ||
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+ | > **Note:** An existing shortcut on the desktop is updated by executing '' | ||
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+ | ==== 4.2 Moving to another computer ==== | ||
+ | Moving the ZIP installation to another computer is done in the same way as described above. | ||
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+ | > **Note:** However, a 64bit installation only runs on a 64bit machine! Rocrail 32bit can be used on both a 32bit and a 64bit machine. | ||
+ | When connecting hardware, e.g. command stations, it must be ensured that the connection settings (e.g. COM ports, IP addresses, etc.) are adapted to the new conditions. Adjustments may also be necessary within the command station or hardware in general, if for example the IP address of the Rocrail server has to be entered there. |
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