V6.13 and Windows 7 X64

[Josh @ Pegasus NorthWest]

So, I know you guys probably dont use V6, but we still have and receive some V6.13 files. I was able to get it functioning on Vista X64 but on Windows 7 when I try to open a file it just closes!

 

Any thoughts...?

[Jayson Kramer]

Why not just open the GE3 file with V9 then bring into X3 and program?

As the Ge3 only contain Geo no paths.

[Josh @ Pegasus NorthWest]

Some of the GE3 files cnat open in V9. Will V9 run in windows 7 x64? The other problem is my GM used V6.13 when he was a programmer and I can't get him to take the time to learn X3! But V9 is pretty much the same as V6.13 right?

[Josh @ Pegasus NorthWest]

Ok, so I cant get the Hasp drivers to work for 9 in Windows 7 x64.

 

Any advice?

[Guest]

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Any advice?

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Nope, there is none. It is a non-starter.

 

Now, I have been told a Nethasp and you can run V9 on x64 but a SIM, not happening.

[Josh @ Pegasus NorthWest]

Damn.. Is there a V9 Demo somewhere> I have been looking but cannot find one..

[Jayson Kramer]

Josh see if dealer has one if not contact me.

I have not tried V9 in Win 7 but will play a little this week. 32 bit or 64 bit?

[Norbert @ Shopware]

V9 will run in Win7 32-64bit, but you need to install it in the Virtual XP install. So far Im very impressed with the XP mode implementation in Win7. Very slick and easy to use.

 

My Win7 64bit install picked up the Hasp with no problems while in XP mode. You will have to click on USB at the top of the screen while in XP mode to allow it.

 

Hope this helps.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Norbert, more info please. I have a customer that just bought a new PC with Win 7 and needs to run V9 until he can get trained on X4. He can't shut down the shop while that is happening.

[Josh @ Pegasus NorthWest]

Windows 7 Business and Windows 7 Ultimate can run a Virtual Windows XP computer. Tho this solution will not work for us. Virtual Windows XP works decently tho it has network issues and driver issues that make some software hard to use, but it takes up a lot of resources that I dont have to spare all the time.

 

You can download the files from microsofts website. Its great for an ocaisonal use, but my GM has at least one MC open at almost ALL times.

[Norbert @ Shopware]

Todd, if he has Win7 32-bit have him install it straight into Win7. I have it on my Vista 32 running fine. Seeing that Win7 is a refined Vista, it should work. I was more interested in testing the XP side of things for now.

 

I will be doing more testing soon. I even got Solidworks 2009 32-bit to install in the XP mode on a Win7 64-bit machine. Then I installed MCfSW and it ran fine. It was a bit choppy, but I didnt expect much from Intel 4500MHD video.

 

I would not try this on a slow machine. You can actually switch between both operating systems on the fly. I was updating the XP side of things while working in 7 without issues.

 

Here is a link to MS website with all the downloads. I would download the tool first. It checks if your CPU is capable of hardware virtualization, or if its enabled. Most of our Dell laptops came with hardware virtualization disabled in the Bios. Older or lower end CPU's may not support hardware virtualization.

 

MS XP mode site

 

 

Intel VT CPU list.