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Does it run on Windows 7?

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    Does it run on Windows 7?

    In the web page on the new features for Alpha v10 I read:
    The PDF Printer in V9 does not work on Windows 7
    Does this mean that any application I made will not work on Windows 7 with regards to the PDF functions included in V9?
    Will it give an error on startup?

    I did a search on the forum, but could only find some issues related but not exactly as the question here is.

    Can anybody confirm? Because when this is true I need to adapt my application requirements to exclude Windows 7.

    #2
    Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

    I just upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7 yesterday. My v9 programs work fine - except printing to the PDF. When I try to print a report to PDF I get 'Printer Not Activated - Error 20. I have upgraded this same application to v10 and everything works fine so far.

    HTH,

    Ted

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      #3
      Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

      Which means that V9 applications are not 100% compatible with Windows 7.

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        #4
        Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

        Looks that way. I re-installed v9 from scratch and get the same results on 3 pcs. The same application in v10 runs fine on the same pcs. Of course v10 is using the new driver to print to PDF. It is v4. Hopefully Alpha will fix it.

        Ted

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          #5
          Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

          Hi Ted,

          Just curious here....hen you upgraded to Windows 7....did you upgrade to the 32bit version or the 64bit version.

          Regards,

          Jeff

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            #6
            Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

            Good point Jeff....can see where you're going with this---the 64-bit Fix may apply....and now that I mentioned it a link would be nice even if it isn't the answer here (got a link Jeff?!!) :)
            Mike
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            It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
            Henry David Thoreau
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              #7
              Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

              Hi Jeff,

              Upgraded all my pcs to 32 bit version. I wanted to see how it went with the installs so I did a clean full install on one pc from XP and did the upgrade on 2 others. All 3 went well, but all 32 bit.

              Ted

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                #8
                Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                Hey Mike,

                Yep...that is what I was thinkin'. Here is the link just to tie all that back. My post #21 is summary of the 64 bit fix with the Amyuni 2.51 driver.

                http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ghlight=nul%3A


                Ted....as a work around (that would cost money if it worked). You can download the trial of the Amyuni Version 3 enduser product at the link below. The cost is $80.

                http://www.amyuni.com/en/enduser/pdf.../features.html


                If the trial worked by updating your Alpha Printer driver with the V3 driver(it says it is Windows 7 Compatible....looks like they don't have an enduser product for Version 4 which is Windows 7 certified) then you would be good to go...but there would be that additional cost.

                As a side note, I have a new laptop coming this morning that is Windows 7 64 bit. I will be installing Alpha V9 on it over the weekend. I will report back with my progress / status as I have no intention of moving to V10 at this point. Another thought, I had is to maybe run Windows 7 in the new "Windows XP Mode".....but I don't know anything about that at all....just read some snippets on the internet.


                Regards,

                Jeff

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                  #9
                  Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                  There I go assuming again.
                  to maybe run Windows 7 in the new "Windows XP Mode"
                  This being mentioned I assumed that this was tried as the obvious first choice to eliminate other possibilities....

                  Ted, did you try the compatibility mode that Win7 has?

                  In addition, what does the Amyuni forum/knowledgebase say about this issue...anything?
                  Mike
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                  It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
                  It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
                  Henry David Thoreau
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                    #10
                    Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                    Mike and Jeff,

                    Thanks for the info. I am using Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. You need the Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise editions to use the XP mode. Also, it is a separate download from Microsoft. Everyone I talk to says you are better off using VMWare or Sun's Virtual Box if you are going that route. I am going to setup a machine using Windows 7 Enterprise and Virtual Box. I downloaded Enterprise from my MSDN site this morning. I'll test it this weekend and report back with my results. Of course, you can use VMWare or Virtual Box with any version of Windows 7 so it really isn't a big deal. The built in 'XP Mode' just isn't available with Home Premium so you can't use Microsoft's 'XP Mode'.

                    I have a couple users in the Dallas area who are getting ready to buy new Windows 7 laptops. That means either Professional and above or use virtualization for the XP mode, or upgrade to Alpha v10. Don't really want to have to do that for everyone.

                    Ted

                    Added Later for Info:

                    Just to let you guys know. I have all versions of Windows 7 from MSDN. My production machine is XP. I plan on testing all versions of Windows 7 thoroughly on test machines. I will post my findings from all versions.

                    Ted
                    Last edited by TedBerry; 10-30-2009, 10:36 AM. Reason: Added Info

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                      #11
                      Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                      Hi Ted,

                      That's some good info right there...thanks for sharing.

                      I'll report back as well how I make out with my V9 install. It will be on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit. I know in Vista you could pay some bucks to Microsoft and get a new registration code that could upgrade your existing install on the fly. So, I might find myself doing that to get to Win7 Profressional if I have to. I have vmware on another machine....I guess I would go that route but I sure would like to figure out a way to do it natively in Win7. I might end up trying the newer Amyuni thing as well.

                      Regards,

                      Jeff

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                        #12
                        Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                        Thanks Jeff,

                        Here is a link from Microsoft.com comparing the various editions.

                        http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...e/default.aspx

                        You can click on 'XP Mode' about midway down on the left side for info on what is needed and how to use the 'XP Mode.'

                        Have a good weekend. I am on my way to Oklahoma City for the weekend.

                        Ted

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                          #13
                          Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                          Ted,

                          If I have been reading the MS sites correctly, XP mode is just a free copy of the XP OS that you load into Virtual PC. If you have W7 Home, then you can still download Virtual PC and load your own licensed copy of XP OS (maybe a copy that came with a computer which you scrapped).

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                            #14
                            Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                            Point is, that if V9 applications are not 100 percent compatible with Windows 7, you need to upgrade your applications to V10.
                            Next question would be, whether in that case V10 applications would be 100 percent compatible with previous Windows versions with regards to the Amyuni driver?

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                              #15
                              Re: Does it run on Windows 7?

                              Hi Rob,

                              I have read a couple articles about this and have looked at the Microsoft website also. From what I see, you have to have at least the Professional version to run virtual pc from Microsoft. Here is the link:

                              http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

                              I don't think you can run this software if you only have the Home version installed. I am going to use Sun's Virtual Box. I have been using it in tests for awhile and it works fine for me and is free. You better have plenty of RAM though. I have 2 gb RAM dedicated for the virtual machines I setup with Virtual Box and then 2 gb for the host os.

                              Bottom line is we have to use one of the solutionis mentioned in these posts to get around A5 v9 not printing to PDF on Windows 7.

                              Ted

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