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Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

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    Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

    How do I make A5V1 work in Windows 7. I downloaded the win 7 compatability package and it loaded the program fine. When I went to run it, it gives me a General Protection Fault in module A_ENGINE.dll at 0009:22A3.

    Any help?

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    Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

    Originally posted by Ralph Marting View Post
    I downloaded the win 7 compatability package and it loaded the program fine. When I went to run it, it gives me a General Protection Fault in module A_ENGINE.dll at 0009:22A3.
    Not sure what you mean by the above. Did you mean "Windows 7 XP Mode"? And is that what is causing the error message? If so, I would try looking for help on the microsoft site. If you did do the microsoft install, did you upload and install all 3 of the moduals needed to make XP Mode work?

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      #3
      Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

      Hi Doug,
      Yes, I downloaded all three programs and installed it in XP compatibility mode. It installed OK but when I ran the program I got the error message.

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        Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

        Ralph

        A5v1 on Windows v7.........

        Man, that's something I don't even think I'd consider - let alone try....

        A5v1 was designed for what OS - win 95 or win 98? No I think it was for win 3.1

        Makes my brain hurt... ;)
        Al Buchholz
        Bookwood Systems, LTD
        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

        Occam's Razor - KISS
        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
        Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
        Albert Einstein

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          Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

          Hi Al,

          It's such a great program and I didn't have the money to upgrade the software. I hope I can find a solution.
          Thanks

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            Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

            Originally posted by Ralph Marting View Post
            Hi Al,

            It's such a great program and I didn't have the money to upgrade the software. I hope I can find a solution.
            Thanks
            I understand what you are saying. I don't expect for you to find an answer other than to upgrade. (That might save you a lot of time and money....)

            Best of luck.
            Al Buchholz
            Bookwood Systems, LTD
            Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

            Occam's Razor - KISS
            Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
            Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
            When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
            "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
            Albert Einstein

            http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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              Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

              Ralph,

              Was your error in attempting to run the XP mode? If so, you can't even try to get it running there until you find out why it is not working. That would require investigating a solution for that elsewhere on the net.

              As an alternative, I would also try to running the install in Win7 but it do it right-clicking on the install program and choosing "Run as Administrator". That will have the best chance at installing it. If it does install, then I would then try running Alpha by doing the same thing - Run as Administrator. You may also need to right-click on the Alpha icon, select properties and then click on the Compatibility tab and choose a mode more likely to succeed.

              Hopefully you can get it running but I am thinking that what Al said is going to be the most likely outcome. Good luck.

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                Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                Thanks for the info Doug. I have a few weeks off coming up and will try to work on this problem. I appreciate your help.

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                  Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                  Hi, install virtualbox, install in virtualbox Windows98/XP and install A5v1.

                  http://shaileshdas.blogspot.com/2007...rtual-box.html
                  Marcel

                  I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
                  ---- Confusius ----

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                    Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                    Hi Marcel,

                    Thanks for the suggestion. I installed virtualbox, put it in Windows 98 and tried to install A5V1. However, it won't install the program. It says I need a 64bit version of the program to install.

                    I'll keep trying to find a solution.

                    Thanks again.

                    Ralph

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                      Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                      Originally posted by Ralph Marting View Post
                      I installed virtualbox, put it in Windows 98 and tried to install A5V1. However, it won't install the program. It says I need a 64bit version of the program to install.
                      Ralph,

                      Did you install the 32bit version of virtualbox?
                      Marcel

                      I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
                      ---- Confusius ----

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                        Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                        Hi Marcel,

                        I don't know what the 32 bit version is. I installed 3.2.8.-64453 for windows. I didn't see anything for 32 or 64 bit.

                        Please advise.

                        Thanks

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                          Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                          Ralph did you find a solution? I am having the same issue. I bought version 10 but have no idea how to move my applications from version 1 to 10. Please let me know if you have the answer. Thanks

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                            Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                            So here it is in the year 2014. I have a customer that has a app using Alpha Five v1 (which I see has a date of 1994!). Wow!

                            Anyway, I actually have 2 desktop pc's that are running this system that are Win 7 Pro 32x. I am just now replacing a third desktop which has the same o/s but I am getting a GPF when I try to run Alpha Five.

                            If there is anyone around that has any suggestions to get this to work I would sure appreciate hearing from you.

                            Thanks.

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                              Re: Will A5V1 work in Windows 7

                              Can't really help with Win Pro 32x, I am running Alpha 5v1 on laptop with vista. Do you have all update patches for Alpha5v1?. Also I am trying to write a script for askc_var to select certion reports, any hints? JR

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