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Ah! I had no I idea they were that established. Thanks.
I sent them this.
Hi, I've used (and sold wp) for years as a dealer in England, and my simple add-on for my old Word Perfect 8 won't load on Win 7
I miss it. And yes, I know it's old...but so am I.
WP8 runs better on W7 than on Vista! but selecting QV option makes the screen blink, and nothing happens.
I'm retired, and only need the simplest upgrade that will go with my RC version of the OS. ie, cost is an issue.
Will it run with Win 7?
Do I qualify for an upgrade when my old copy was combined with WP?
If so, how much for a download?
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I sent them this.
Hi, I've used (and sold wp) for years as a dealer in England, and my simple add-on for my old Word Perfect 8 won't load on Win 7
I miss it. And yes, I know it's old...but so am I.
WP8 runs better on W7 than on Vista! but selecting QV option makes the screen blink, and nothing happens.
I'm retired, and only need the simplest upgrade that will go with my RC version of the OS. ie, cost is an issue.
Will it run with Win 7?
Do I qualify for an upgrade when my old copy was combined with WP?
If so, how much for a download?
Regards
Loose rivets
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Quite a bit of trouble getting the old Epson 3170 scanner going. The auto-thingie said that it hadn't got anything for me, but offered to go looking elsewhere.
Sk/Eps site offered a Vista 32bit file which I down loaded. It crashed on install, leaving some detritus about, but nothing to 'Uninstall'. I cleaned it up and went for the Second option - this time mentioning Vista 32bit and Twain. This time a much bigger file arrived which unpacked into many scanner model options. I picked the 3170, and away it went.
Epson 12180.exe is the zipped file
The software is improved according to the blurb. Certainly, the way in which you select the destination drive and folder now has its own button with a folder image on it. (before, it was a tiny edge of the Scan Button)
There are more serious issues which it claims to have addressed. Colour handling and the like.
Sk/Eps site offered a Vista 32bit file which I down loaded. It crashed on install, leaving some detritus about, but nothing to 'Uninstall'. I cleaned it up and went for the Second option - this time mentioning Vista 32bit and Twain. This time a much bigger file arrived which unpacked into many scanner model options. I picked the 3170, and away it went.
Epson 12180.exe is the zipped file
The software is improved according to the blurb. Certainly, the way in which you select the destination drive and folder now has its own button with a folder image on it. (before, it was a tiny edge of the Scan Button)
There are more serious issues which it claims to have addressed. Colour handling and the like.
Psychophysiological entity
Word Perfect was running well, but a couple of times it has not let me back into my file without promising to save it in a different name.
I've had a good look round, but can't find any clue as to why something's got hold of it. Attributes don't give anything away either.
What might hold onto a WPD file so that it appears to be in use?
Oh dear! It seems that the problem is squarely in the WP camp. This really does spell out just how different W7 is.
It's always, or at least since progressing to W Xp. had the tendency to call up two copies of WP. Normally I would know, because it locks up the WP. Kill it in Task manager and resume. It wouldn't do it for weeks, then start doing it again. Odd that.
With Win 7, there were no Applications running, but Processes showed a copy of WP???.exe sitting in the list. Same sort of thing. The clue was when I went to restart, it asked me if I wanted to force the program to close. Huh! Nothing's running, says I. the Processes belied that thought. killed the stray copy and all's working.
I've had a good look round, but can't find any clue as to why something's got hold of it. Attributes don't give anything away either.
What might hold onto a WPD file so that it appears to be in use?
Oh dear! It seems that the problem is squarely in the WP camp. This really does spell out just how different W7 is.
It's always, or at least since progressing to W Xp. had the tendency to call up two copies of WP. Normally I would know, because it locks up the WP. Kill it in Task manager and resume. It wouldn't do it for weeks, then start doing it again. Odd that.
With Win 7, there were no Applications running, but Processes showed a copy of WP???.exe sitting in the list. Same sort of thing. The clue was when I went to restart, it asked me if I wanted to force the program to close. Huh! Nothing's running, says I. the Processes belied that thought. killed the stray copy and all's working.
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Have a look in <control panel-default programs-set associations> you can then see what else might be set to use them, if so, use the change program button to alter it to wp. Might help or it might not
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Restart was a bit quicker than from full shutdown, and it came back to this very thread. It wanted my password first (which a normal boot doesn't). Not sure about it yet... will tinker some more.
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Ctrl + wheel still gives Zoom. But the Ctrl 0, ..............!!!!!!
Well !! I was going to say that it now didn't put the zoom back to the reference point. But it just did.
Hang on a sec while I try the WP again.
Yep, 'Failed to update system registry........' I guess this is just another WP issue, so only of interest to the few.
Just tried it on Open Office Writer, and it Zoomed okay, but Ctrl 0 did nowt.
Odd that it should be the same with several programs one way - but not when selecting reverse.
Well !! I was going to say that it now didn't put the zoom back to the reference point. But it just did.
Hang on a sec while I try the WP again.
Yep, 'Failed to update system registry........' I guess this is just another WP issue, so only of interest to the few.
Just tried it on Open Office Writer, and it Zoomed okay, but Ctrl 0 did nowt.
Odd that it should be the same with several programs one way - but not when selecting reverse.
w7 and Vista
I have downloaded w7 and used it to update Vista home basic.
It went without a hitch and I have a w7 start up screen that says Ultimate.
BUT it does not have Aero or Windows photo viewer.
Is this because the underlying op. system was Vista home basic.
BTW Outlook works even though there is no OE or windows mail with w7. Yet outlook required OE to be installed in XP.
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It went without a hitch and I have a w7 start up screen that says Ultimate.
BUT it does not have Aero or Windows photo viewer.
Is this because the underlying op. system was Vista home basic.
BTW Outlook works even though there is no OE or windows mail with w7. Yet outlook required OE to be installed in XP.
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Change the "Appearance Settings" in case you migrated your Vista settings with you, and that the graphics are higher than 16-bit mode, and that your Experience Index is high enough.
Thanks for that.
Got aero by watching MS video and learning how to.
But after trying all the appearance settings the windows photo viewer will not work. I use the MS office viewer by default but summit is up with photo viewer.
Does anyone know if the final version of w7 will have to be installed clean or will we be able to instal it over our trial versions?
Got aero by watching MS video and learning how to.
But after trying all the appearance settings the windows photo viewer will not work. I use the MS office viewer by default but summit is up with photo viewer.
Does anyone know if the final version of w7 will have to be installed clean or will we be able to instal it over our trial versions?
