Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge...... -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge...... Posted by: Xstreamist Date:7/7/2002 9:24:33 PM I've been trying to install the demo of Sound Forge 6 and I get the message that tells me I need DirectX 8 to install Sound Forge 6. NT 4 does not support DirectX 8. Is there anyway around this or has Sonic Foundry simply ignored an entire market of NT 4 users?
Subject:RE: Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge...... Reply by: alex Date:7/7/2002 11:25:54 PM Change your OS or contact Microsoft
Subject:RE: Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge...... Reply by: Xstreamist Date:7/8/2002 12:12:13 PM Change my OS????? That's like getting a piece of furniture that won't fit through the door of your house and someone saying "Well yer gonna haveta get a new house". I've already contacted Microsoft and the only version of DirectX that NT supports is 3. It just baffles me. I mean just because Gate's is ignoring an entire market of PC users by not supporting older Windows versions does not mean third party developers should be shunning them as well. I refuse to be forced to upgrade to yet another piece of garbage OS from Microsoft. My Linux system has had the same Linux version running on it for over 4 years (with absolutely no crashes by the way) without having to upgrade. And even if I DID have to upgrade it wouldn't cost near as much as a Windows upgrade (although it would be much more worth it). Sound Forge 5 runs fine on NT so why not 6?????

Subject:Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge......

Posted by: Xstreamist

Date:7/7/2002 9:24:33 PM

I've been trying to install the demo of Sound Forge 6 and I get the message that tells me I need DirectX 8 to install Sound Forge 6. NT 4 does not support DirectX 8. Is there anyway around this or has Sonic Foundry simply ignored an entire market of NT 4 users?

Subject:RE: Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge......

Reply by: alex

Date:7/7/2002 11:25:54 PM

Change your OS or contact Microsoft

Subject:RE: Windows NT 4 and Sound Forge......

Reply by: Xstreamist

Date:7/8/2002 12:12:13 PM

Change my OS????? That's like getting a piece of furniture that won't fit through the door of your house and someone saying "Well yer gonna haveta get a new house".

I've already contacted Microsoft and the only version of DirectX that NT supports is 3.
It just baffles me. I mean just because Gate's is ignoring an entire market of PC users by not supporting older Windows versions does not mean third party developers should be shunning them as well. I refuse to be forced to upgrade to yet another piece of garbage OS from Microsoft. My Linux system has had the same Linux version running on it for over 4 years (with absolutely no crashes by the way) without having to upgrade. And even if I DID have to upgrade it wouldn't cost near as much as a Windows upgrade (although it would be much more worth it).

Sound Forge 5 runs fine on NT so why not 6?????