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#328088 - 07/04/11 10:02 PM O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7?
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	Hi, just wondering if anyone has managed to get the old XG Works sequencer running on Win 7? I just have the home premium version ( no luck ) wheras apparently the win 7 professional version has some sort of XP mode?? which might run it?? _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#328093 - 07/05/11 02:34 AM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: rikkisbears]
abacus Senior Member Registered: 07/21/05 Posts: 5417 Loc: English Riviera, UK	Hi Rikki Not sure about the sequencer, but I have found with the player that if you load the version designed for NT, and load it using the NT compatibility mode it works fine. Win 7 Pro allows you to run a virtual version of XP in tandem with Win 7 so that there is little software that will not work, (As with all things there is not a 100% guarantee that all older software will work) however it is not available for your version If you already have a full paid for version of XP (Not an OEM version) that you are not currently using, you can use this software http://www.virtualbox.org/ to run it in tandem with your version of Win 7. (A bit work involved though) Hope this helps Bill _________________________ English Riviera: Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).
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#328097 - 07/05/11 05:10 AM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: rikkisbears]
kbrkr Senior Member Registered: 11/19/02 Posts: 2867 Loc: Tampa, FL	Hi Rikki, I haven't tried XGworks, but I've been able to get other legacy applications running in Win7 64-bit. 1. Right Click on the xgworks.exe file 2. Select the Properties Menu 3. click on the Compatibility Tab 4. Click on "Run this program in compatibility mode for" windows xp SP1 5. Click OK. Should work unless the underlying hardware has changed. _________________________ Al Pa4x - LD Systems Maui 28 - Mackie Thumps
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#328103 - 07/05/11 07:39 AM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: rikkisbears]
leeboy Senior Member Registered: 10/09/04 Posts: 2580 Loc: Ocala, FL USA	Where you get into trouble is if the application does any direct access to hardware, then you will need to download and use the W7/XP virtual function.then you can actually run XP. Only available in the PRO version I believe. _________________________ Lee S.
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#328133 - 07/05/11 04:14 PM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: abacus]
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	HiBill, not sure if there is an NT version? It's such an old program, I had a couple of updates that got it to work on XP. I only have XP as part of my old Netbook, which is going downhill fast. Buttons falling off everywhere haahaa. Be sorry to lose XGWorks eventually. Thanks Bill Originally Posted By: abacus Hi Rikki Not sure about the sequencer, but I have found with the player that if you load the version designed for NT, and load it using the NT compatibility mode it works fine. Win 7 Pro allows you to run a virtual version of XP in tandem with Win 7 so that there is little software that will not work, (As with all things there is not a 100% guarantee that all older software will work) however it is not available for your version If you already have a full paid for version of XP (Not an OEM version) that you are not currently using, you can use this software http://www.virtualbox.org/ to run it in tandem with your version of Win 7. (A bit work involved though) Hope this helps Bill _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#328135 - 07/05/11 04:16 PM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: kbrkr]
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	Hi Al, worth a try, I'll see how I go. thank you. Originally Posted By: kbrkr Hi Rikki, I haven't tried XGworks, but I've been able to get other legacy applications running in Win7 64-bit. 1. Right Click on the xgworks.exe file 2. Select the Properties Menu 3. click on the Compatibility Tab 4. Click on "Run this program in compatibility mode for" windows xp SP1 5. Click OK. Should work unless the underlying hardware has changed. _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#328138 - 07/05/11 04:22 PM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: leeboy]
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	Hi Lee, I did actually read something on the virtual XP, sort of haven't wanted to spend the money upgrading if I don't have to, just in case XGWorks still doesn't work with it. Be just my luck.haahaa Might read up and see if there's any other benefits in upgrading to Win7 pro, to try and justify the expense. Thanks Lee Originally Posted By: leeboy Where you get into trouble is if the application does any direct access to hardware, then you will need to download and use the W7/XP virtual function.then you can actually run XP. Only available in the PRO version I believe. _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#328160 - 07/05/11 09:30 PM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: rikkisbears]
leeboy Senior Member Registered: 10/09/04 Posts: 2580 Loc: Ocala, FL USA	Rikki, Hi...good to hear from you. If you have W7 PRO you can download and install the XP stuff free. _________________________ Lee S.
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#328170 - 07/06/11 01:36 AM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: rikkisbears]
rikkisbears Senior Member Registered: 12/22/02 Posts: 6021 Loc: NSW,Australia	Wow, I think I've got it working. I've got XGWorks working on my old xp netbook . All I did was copy the Yamaha folder that the program is in onto a zip drive, then copied it into my Win7 laptop. In short, I didn't actually try & install the program, because every time I put the program disk in my win 7 computer it rejected it as not suitable. I copied the little icon that starts the program onto my desktop, clicked on it, and amazingly the program opened. I loaded a couple of midifiles, so far so good. Sounds too good to be true, so I've got my fingers crossed. Got a couple of other old programs I couldn't install, might try the same thing. _________________________ best wishes Rikki 🧸 Korg PA5X 88 note SX900 Band in a Box 2022
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#328586 - 07/12/11 12:59 PM Re: O/T Has Anyone Got XGWorks working on Win7? [Re: rikkisbears]
eddiefromrotherham Member Registered: 03/21/02 Posts: 788 Loc: Rotherham,England.	Is it possible to still buy the XGWorks software?....or obtain it....... cheers Eddie Johnson _________________________ Eddie from Rotherham http://www.music2myears.plus.com
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