RRT3 On Win 7... Working... Slightly

[omegas]

Hello Fellow Railroaders.

I've recently taken out my dual CD copy of RRT3 and tried to get it working under Win7 Home Premium (64). (This is NOT through STEAM). After trying EVERY solution I've been able to find thus far and literally trying EVERY combination of compatibility mode, Run as admin, "Move the install folder out of the Program Files (or (86) folder). I am only able to view videos and mess with the settings in game. I cannot actually start new game/tutorial. It gets to the loading Buildings database (2-3 secs into the loading) then crashes. I've installed, re-installed, patched, un-patched, re-patched, this game using Coast to Coast and 1.05 and I just don't get the malfunction wrong. This is a Win7 intel Dual core, with an NVidia GForce 8XXX GS video card. I can't think of any reason why I can't play the game. If anyone has run into a similar problem where the game Starts up just fine but you can't actually load ANY maps or actually PLAY the game please... I'm all ears. I have no other content loaded other than Coast to Coast and 1.05 patch.

Below for Everyone's amusement is the Win 7 "Crash" report details when the executable fails.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: rt3.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.1
Application Timestamp: 00000000
Fault Module Name: rt3.exe
Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.1
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0001222f
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 5d5a
Additional Information 2: 5d5af9d6b2f46ea6618e9c86a65cf87d
Additional Information 3: ea79
Additional Information 4: ea79a6087c8ed08a1ef968a9b43a7c17

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[Hawk]

I know you said you've tried it all, but check this post out from one of our senior members.

viewtopic.php?p=34751#p34751

[omegas]

Don't know what I did differently in that last install... but has anyone one ever told you you're a god! Worked like a charm. Thanks a bunch!

[Hawk]

Glad you got it working.