Thank you. First post is updated.

Success! I copied the lib files modified on my Win98 machine & was able to use them on the Win7 machine. Had to reapply everything, but once done the game worked as it should & I had my modified planes to fly. Could not get the XP mode to load, so just as well. EDIT Updated/renamed original post for …

I figured out what I was doing wrong on running the program, I "saved" but did not "install" the custom database I created using your file. I can now run the program from the desktop. I'll read up on using ACT and see if I can apply it to the toolkit programs, both setup and run. Neither work in any …

Thanks, that fixed the graphics, but it only works when I run it via ACT. Do I need all files in one directory, i.e. the .sdb files in the /Janes/ATF gold directory? Any ideas on running the toolkit? It does nothing via the compatibility mode. It has a setup.exe file that must be run to install it. …

I see what I missed- I used the "run" function from ACT and then linked the ATF Gold exe. That's an improvement, but the graphics are still messed up. I have them set to 1024x768 and all terrain is set to best quality. In gameplay, the sky is correct, but the land & water are funky- mostly the water …

I also use the ATF toolkit (standalone program) and modified libraries that are used in the game. I'm presuming these would need some type of patch as well.

Looks pretty intense/beyond my pay grade. A "quick start" guide that is 22 pages long!!! The "step by step" is 23 pages long, and doesn't seem to cover what I'm doing. It has options for: 1) Deploying a new operating system or 2) Applying a Windows update I "installed" your .sdb file as a database & …

Thanks, I downloaded ACT 5.6 and will give it a try.

UPDATE - this is solved since I used the info posted here to get ATF-G running on my Win7-64 machine. I was able to use Toolkit modified files on it as well. See below for my how-to, thanks to member filipetolhuizen for his work on this. How-to for Win7 users that find this in the future (this …