RW Tools Error #76

[TheKman]

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I am having a issue with RW Tools.
I'm repainting a VRC GP40 and a GP40-2 for D&RGW (My first attempt at a repaint, no plans to upload it anywhere at the moment. PERSONAL USE ONLY!!)
Because some the of textures are "Scrambled", I read that I'll need RW Tools to view those textures.

When I open RW Tools and select "Open .TgPcDx Textures Files" and select any texture, I get the error #76 message.... (Screenshot of message enclosed)

According to Mike, this error occurs when the program is first run. I have never run RW Tools on my new computer!!
Mike says the registry entry is jacked. That I understand. He then goes on to say that it needs to be fixed and it will be necessary to use Regedit, and look for the entry.
Once in Regedit, I need to find something called "HKEY _CURRENT_USERand VBA Program Settings"

Well, I for the LIFE of me can't find it when I'm in Regedit........ I need to know where within the tree stricture of the files it is please.
I'm running Windows 10. The path to the sim for RW Tools is correct. I run it as administrator. The program was installed to the C drive direct. It's not in either the "Programs" or Program (x86) folders. It's all by itself on the C drive.

[mikesimpson]

Hi,

I have not seen that error for years when trying to open a texture file. Where did you find the comment I made about needing to make a registry change as I don't think that is still applicable.

Error 76 means a file is missing, so I will need to check that.

Working here on Windows 10 today.
Mike

[TheKman]

Hi,

I have not seen that error for years when trying to open a texture file. Where did you find the comment I made about needing to make a registry change as I don't think that is still applicable.

Error 76 means a file is missing, so I will need to check that.

Working here on Windows 10 today.
Mike

Mike, it's on your website. http://www.rstools.info/faq.html

I don't know how old the info is. I downloaded what was latest version on your website which is RW_Tools_Full7.zip and RW_Tools7032.zip.
I also downloaded all the zip files for the thumbnails. Perhaps something has been installed incorrectly..

I have RW Tools on my older computer which runs Windows 7. I didn't add the tumbnails on that computer. The program works just fine on my older computer so worst case I do the repaint on that computer. It just runs slower compared to my newer Cadillac!!!

Here's what I read, maybe I'm not understanding it...............


FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - Many of these refer to Route_Riter, but are also applicable to RW_Tools.

Error Messages after Installation or Upgrading I receive Error 76 when first try to run Route-Rites: After clicking OK on the Startup screen:
The possibility is that the Route_Riter 6 registry entry has become messed up, in which case it will be necessary to use Regedit, and look for the entry:
HKEY _CURRENT_USERand VBA Program Settings_Riter6, Right click on Route_Riter6 (and Route_Riter as well if it exists from a previous version) and select Delete from the menu. The program should then run OK (The registry entries are then re-written when you next exit RR)

[mikesimpson]

Thanks for pointing that out, I was trying to find it in the Help File. I will delete that item from the FAQ file which was written years ago and is no longer applicable.

I have used the v7.0.32 today to edit texture files and it worked OK, so could you check that you have set up the correct path to the Options/Texture Editor Path in RW_Tools, if the program could not find your texture editor, it would give that error 76?

Mike

[TheKman]

Thanks for pointing that out, I was trying to find it in the Help File. I will delete that item from the FAQ file which was written years ago and is no longer applicable.

I have used the v7.0.32 today to edit texture files and it worked OK, so could you check that you have set up the correct path to the Options/Texture Editor Path in RW_Tools, if the program could not find your texture editor, it would give that error 76?

Mike

Yes, that was my hunch as well after reading some other items on the web..... Now I need to figure out the path and set it up correctly.