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Subscribed loaded routes 17/07/2024 at 17:48 #157876
mjkerr
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I have recently added the Cowlairs route about late June 2024 (as I already have paid for Central Scotland in late 2011)

However it takes about 20 minutes to show up
I need to close and then restart the Loader numerous time
Have I missed something?

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Subscribed loaded routes 17/07/2024 at 18:11 #157877
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Looking at your account, you only have a license for Cowlairs- did you use a different user name to purchase Central Scotland?

You will need to make sure that you've clicked 'check for updates' to ensure that you have downloaded the latest version of the simulation, and have entered the correct user name and password. Once that's done the sim should be available to play and, once you purchase a license, it's usually available instantly unless the SimSig website is down for maintenance, which is rare.

"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q)
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Subscribed loaded routes 17/07/2024 at 18:17 #157878
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Steamer in post 157877 said:
Looking at your account, you only have a license for Cowlairs

That route is the issue
I click on update, update, update, and so on, maybe 20 to about 25 times
It takes no less than 10 minutes

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Subscribed loaded routes 17/07/2024 at 18:18 #157879
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Steamer in post 157877 said:
did you use a different user name to purchase Central Scotland?

I never had a username, I only received the activation code in PayPal
I have given up on this subscription and assume it is lost (and refuse to pay for it twice)
I have loads of saves SSG files, but they are dead now

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Subscribed loaded routes 17/07/2024 at 19:56 #157882
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We have unfortunately been down this road before mjkerr.

https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Forum/ThreadView/52449

In this thread from 3½ years ago; you were informed then that you hadn't actually purchased a license for Central Scotland (or Edinburgh) and had been using the even then- discontinued free versions of those sims.

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Subscribed loaded routes 19/07/2024 at 21:24 #157891
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mjkerr in post 157878 said:
Steamer in post 157877 said:
Looking at your account, you only have a license for Cowlairs

That route is the issue
I click on update, update, update, and so on, maybe 20 to about 25 times
It takes no less than 10 minutes

I still have the same issue, if not worse
On loading Cowlairs is missing

Is there an offline / download alternative method?

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Subscribed loaded routes 20/07/2024 at 08:54 #157892
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If you click “Check for Updates” on the Loader screen it will give you the option to download any sim you either do not have installed at all, or for which an update is available.

When logged in, you will be able to fully play any freeware sim, or sim you own a licence for. Any other sims will open in demo mode for you to try out if you so desire.

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Subscribed loaded routes 20/07/2024 at 12:33 #157895
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mjkerr in post 157891 said:
mjkerr in post 157878 said:
Steamer in post 157877 said:
Looking at your account, you only have a license for Cowlairs

That route is the issue
I click on update, update, update, and so on, maybe 20 to about 25 times
It takes no less than 10 minutes

I still have the same issue, if not worse
On loading Cowlairs is missing

Is there an offline / download alternative method?
Can you describe in a bit more detail what's happening?

From your other thread, you've been running Cowlairs and writing a timetable for it. The simulation won't disappear from the list unless you're deleting it somehow.

"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q)
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Subscribed loaded routes 26/07/2024 at 20:20 #157933
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Steamer in post 157895 said:

Can you describe in a bit more detail what's happening?

From your other thread, you've been running Cowlairs and writing a timetable for it

Sequence of events -
Start up PC
Start SimSig
On first load Cowlairs does not show up (trial short time limit only)
Click on Update, no change
Close SimSig
Repeat the above until Cowlairs appears

Eventually Cowlairs appears, shows as locked
Select start and SimSig advises this is not permitted
To resolve this, a shut down restart

After this SimSig appears to load correctly, after which I can then proceed in the same way as Carlisle

After purchasing Cowliars there were about three updates required, but now it seems excessive and the process seems to take about 20 minutes

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Subscribed loaded routes 26/07/2024 at 21:37 #157934
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mjkerr in post 157933 said:
Steamer in post 157895 said:

Can you describe in a bit more detail what's happening?

From your other thread, you've been running Cowlairs and writing a timetable for it

Sequence of events -
Start up PC
Start SimSig
On first load Cowlairs does not show up (trial short time limit only)
Click on Update, no change
Close SimSig
Repeat the above until Cowlairs appears
Thanks for describing that

So the simulation is showing up, but you can only run the trial period. That's very different to it no showing at all. You don't need to run any updates as the simulation is installed on your PC.

When you start SimSig, have you entered your user name and password into the Loader, and does a green tick appear, like in the image below?



If it doesn't, you'll need to make sure you're connected to the internet and you have entered your details correctly. Once you've got the green tick, the Cowlairs license should be available to use.

If you don't have a reliable internet connection, you can lock the license to your computer. Ensure you're connected as described above, then click 'Start New Simulation', right-click Cowlairs on the list, and select 'Lock license to this machine'. You can then use Cowlairs on that PC without being connected to the internet.

"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q)
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Subscribed loaded routes 27/07/2024 at 18:03 #157945
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Steamer in post 157934 said:

So the simulation is showing up, but you can only run the trial period. That's very different to it no showing at all. You don't need to run any updates as the simulation is installed on your PC.

When you start SimSig, have you entered your user name and password into the Loader, and does a green tick appear, like in the image below?

To start with this username and password are saved / always appear
I can only view the free timetables / routes on loading

Cowlairs fails to appear correctly, when I select this it shows as a limited trial

When I attempted to run this today it takes about 40 minutes until it will allow me to run it in full mode
I still get the warning of a locked program, which should not be the case (as far as I am aware)

I have also now noticed one of my previous saves has failed and I had to go back and replace it all!
This was 5Y01 with FX
This suggests the timetable file is being overwritten on update
I am at a complete loss on this

I now have THREE copies of the timetable files, as this no longer makes any sense as I seem to keep losing any updates I make to live data

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Subscribed loaded routes 27/07/2024 at 18:07 #157946
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mjkerr in post 157945 said:
I still get the warning of a locked program, which should not be the case (as far as I am aware)

I have five computers, is this the issue?
I make payment on one and then run the program on another

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Subscribed loaded routes 27/07/2024 at 20:48 #157950
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mjkerr in post 157946 said:
mjkerr in post 157945 said:
I still get the warning of a locked program, which should not be the case (as far as I am aware)

I have five computers, is this the issue?
I make payment on one and then run the program on another
Hi, If you could go to "My Account" under your username on the website and hit "manage my licenses", can you see a tab to request unlock?

Thanks
Craig

How to report an issue: www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:reportanissue
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Subscribed loaded routes 28/07/2024 at 12:42 #157958
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mjkerr in post 157946 said:
mjkerr in post 157945 said:
I still get the warning of a locked program, which should not be the case (as far as I am aware)

I have five computers, is this the issue?
I make payment on one and then run the program on another
Can you send a screenshot of the login screen on the loader?

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Subscribed loaded routes 18/08/2024 at 11:25 #158228
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Stephen Fulcher in post 157958 said:
Can you send a screenshot of the login screen on the loader?

This issue appears to have resolved itself in the last two weeks
As soon as the routes appear I am able to acces Cowlairs without any problem now

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Subscribed loaded routes 28/08/2024 at 08:05 #158334
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mjkerr in post 157945 said:
I can only view the free timetables / routes on loading

This issue has returned


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Subscribed loaded routes 28/08/2024 at 08:09 #158335
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Steamer in post 157877 said:
Looking at your account, you only have a license for Cowlairs- did you use a different user name to purchase Central Scotland?

Screenshot as requested


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Subscribed loaded routes 28/08/2024 at 08:23 #158336
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You say you have 5 computers previously in the thread, is Cowlairs open (and therefore your license in use) on one of those other computers?
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Subscribed loaded routes 28/08/2024 at 10:37 #158338
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JamesN in post 158336 said:
You say you have 5 computers previously in the thread, is Cowlairs open (and therefore your license in use) on one of those other computers?

The program is installed on two of the five
Only one is in use at any time

The screenshots are from the main computer
Sometimes it returns locked
The next time it returns licence does not exist

The timetables are copied to the second computer which are then copied back a few days later

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