X2 MR2 and Windows 7

[OlderthanDirt]

Hello, I usually only lurk and don't post. Can anyone definitively tell me if I can run X2MR2 on a new screaming Dell T5500 dual quad core and Win 7? I know the software won't utilize the computer but WILL IT RUN reliably? We plan on updating to X4 in the next few months but just the computer for now. Note: we are not bootleg, just stoneage...

Thanks for any help.

[gcode]

OS Compatibility

 

I don't think it will run..

[OlderthanDirt]

Thank you! That double checks my initial thoughts.

[Toonz]

I can't say for certain that it will work....but....Win7 has a feature that allows you to run it in a true (not emulated) XP mode for some programs that need it. It seems to me that someone here in the forum has already done that. I just can't remember who

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Hummmm, I have it running on My Dell w/o any issues Win 7 Ultimate NVIDIA Graphics

[dan m]

I just installed X2 MR2 on my new laptop and i get a .exe not valid! message. I changed the compatability to xp sp2 anyone know what i am doing wrong?

[crazy^millman]

Need to get the XP emulator from Microsoft. Try that. If it is 64 bit that may not even work.

 

Here is a link for it:

 

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

 

HTH

[Tyler Robertson]

I don't know how well Microsoft emulator works, but Virtual-Box is great.

 

You will need a license of XP though.

[Guest SAIPEM]

OlderthanDirt,

 

X2MR2 will absolutely work on Windows 7.

 

It works fine on Vista and nothing from Vista to Win7 materially changes the requirements.

 

That said, you may need to set some folder permissions based on where X2 installs folders and files or Run as an Admin but you should have no problem actually running and using the software.

 

The easiest way to check is to simply turn off the UAC on Win7 and try running X2.

 

That OS Compatibility chart that G-Code posted is really only an indicator of what CNC will offer tech support for.