kgallen Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 On 2 out of 3 invokations of the Fixture Editor 2.6.0.0 on my Win7 laptop, the splash graphic appears then the laptop has been completely locked up, requiring a 5-second power button to reset the machine. Is 2.6.0.0. compatible with Win7? Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iank99 Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 It might be worth trying the Windows 7 compatibility troubleshooter on it and see what that reports (from memory - right click then Properties and in Compatibility). It sounds like some like there may be a memory leak or a port being accessed that does something else in Win7. Jon will be along in a while and give a full technical explanation I'm sure Quote Ian Knight aka The Service Guy - www.serviceguy.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Hi Ian (long time no-see!). Interesting - I wasn't aware of that feature! Anyway, it suggested running under XP-SP2 settings. The FE started, Win7 survived, but the FE is completely locked itself now (can't even promote the window to the front!). Will try and get rid of it and try another setting (although I was forced to save the settings for this program which seems a little premature for maybe intermittant issues...) Cheers, Kevin Hmm, same behaviour with XP-SP3 compatibility. It seems what happens, is the FE starts, the dialog comes up asking whether you want to open an existing fixture or start a new one, but then closes itself straight away. Then the FE itself is locked. Just started the FE 5 times from the start menu (as I was before the OP) and no problems (as in Win7 doesn't crash and the FE appears usable). But I'm not sure now if it's running with some compatibility settings Win7 has burried under the hood. Jon - if you could comment if Win7 is supported then I'll put it down to bad luck, or try and note symptoms if the issue reoccurs. Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWR88 Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 As far as I am aware there are no issue with windows 7 and the fixture tools. Both Jon and myself are using it it with out any problems. Quote Regards, Keith Rogers Zero 88 Support: support@zero88.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks, Keith. I'm going to try it on Win8 at home now. Risky?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Hole Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Win8 Risky Not much more I can say It should be working fine, I know of people running Windows 8 and using Fixture Tools and Phantom ZerOS. Quote Jon Hole Global Product Manager, Systems and Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hi Jon, Seems to work so far on Win8.1... Risky - yes, I attached a safety bond to my belt before "launching"! Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iank99 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Risky - yes, I attached a safety bond to my belt before "launching"! That'll be you and your other 'hobby' crossing over in to Lighting then? P.S. I've known Kevin since I started at CTS and he used to sit outside the shop waiting for me to open up at 7:30 looking for extra bits and pieces. Quote Ian Knight aka The Service Guy - www.serviceguy.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 P.S. I've known Kevin since I started at CTS and he used to sit outside the shop waiting for me to open up at 7:30 looking for extra bits and pieces. A wife and kids (oh and moving 100 miles further away) soon put a stop to that. Stage Electrics (Bristol) aren't half as accommodating [didn't mean it Pete, you're 'luverly']! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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