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jetdv wrote on 6/28/2010, 7:14 AM
I've been running Vegas 5 and 8 on an XP machine at church for several years too. That computer started failing so we got a new one that, obviously, has Win 7 on it. We chose to upgrade to Vegas Pro 9 as that is officially supported on Win 7 and we didn't want any issues.

Will it work? maybe.
Will you have issues? maybe.

Our biggest issue was that we had to choose a "legacy" driver for the firewire port in order for Vegas and Scenalyzer Live to properly use it.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/28/2010, 8:42 AM
I can't speak for Windows 7 but with Vista Vegas 6 can be iffy, DVDA 3 is pretty much a no-go.
jetdv wrote on 6/28/2010, 10:14 AM
Another advantage of upgrading, you can run the 64-bit version of Vegas on the new machine!
Kevin R wrote on 6/30/2010, 5:06 AM
I don't think you'll have any problems running it as long as it installs. Because of UAC in Vista/7 a lot of legacy software has installation issues (permission problems usually related to writing in the Program Files directory).

For these problems you can try various compatibility mode settings (right-click on the icon and select the 'Compatibility' tab). There are compatibility selections for XP and 'Run as Administrator' privilege that overcome some of the common problems. If that fails, a Windows expert can likely configure folder permissions and such in an attempt to get things going.

I can certainly understand holding off an upgrade when splurging on a new machine. Worst case, I guarantee it will run using Windows 7's virtual machine "Windows XP Mode" (only available with Windows 7 Pro and higher--not Home). XP Mode is a virtualized *real* copy of XP. It is slow, but with your new machine will still probably be faster than your old one.

In the long run you probably will want to upgrade.
t-keats wrote on 6/30/2010, 6:05 PM
Is anyone on this forum running VEGAS 6.0 in "WINDOWS XP MODE" on a computer with the Win 7 operating system?

How's that working out for you?
Kevin R wrote on 6/30/2010, 8:40 PM
WINDOWS XP MODE

Can't find my Vegas 6 serial number... VEGAS 4.0e seems to run great:



I also have Vegas 5.0d running (notice it's running side-by-side with Vegas 4):




Kevin R wrote on 6/30/2010, 9:02 PM
Better yet...

VEGAS 4.0 on WINDOWS 7 x64:



The trick is getting .NET Framework 1.1 installed. It won't install properly from the stock Microsoft download. Follow the instructions below very carefully and it will install (even though it will report an error or two):

DO THIS BEFORE INSTALLING VEGAS!

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/27/install-microsoft-net-framework-11-on-windows-vista-fix-regsvcsexe-fails-error/

Step 5 above is critical. Make sure you open the command prompt as Administrator. Click on the link in step 5 if you don't know how to do this.

Now install Vegas -- ANOTHER CRITICAL STEP is to launch the Vegas installation with Administrative privilege!!! Right-click on the install file and select "Run as Administrator" as below:




I installed Vegas 4.0e. I did not thoroughly test, but it seems to work well. I did not test Firewire capture or playback. I don't see any reason that Vegas 5 or 6 wouldn't install also.
t-keats wrote on 7/1/2010, 4:43 AM
Kevin R - Thank you for that critically important info - especially the links and screenshots..

It sounds like downloading and installing NET Framework 1.1 and running as the Administrator are the essential keys.

I guess I'll actually order a new computer in the very near future.
Kevin R wrote on 7/1/2010, 6:32 AM
No problem! In case you didn't see my related post:
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=717811
shauntoole wrote on 8/21/2010, 10:52 AM
Are we only talking about Windows 7 Pro here? I have the upgrade disks for Windows 7 Home Premium, both 32 and 64 bit versions, and am running a bunch of Sony legacy software on Vista Home Premium 32-bit version. I would like to upgrade to Windows 7 32-bit, but don't have the XP mode of Pro to fall back on.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/24/2010, 4:27 PM
> I would like to upgrade to Windows 7 32-bit, but don't have the XP mode of Pro to fall back on.

Go to VMware.com and download the free VMware Player 3.0. Then use it to install a virtual XP image on your Windows 7 PC. VMware player is far superior to the XP mode that Windows Pro has. It even supports 3D graphics cards (which Windows XP mode cannot).

No one should pay extra for Windows 7 Pro just because they want XP mode. VMware Player is a much better choice and it's FREE.

~jr
Former user wrote on 8/25/2010, 6:18 AM
Do remember that "XP Mode" is a very lame, very underpowered , very non-real "virtual" machine that does not use any of your real hardware - especially memory , disk and CPU.

Outside of running Notepad - I would never consider this mode for anything to do with Vegas...especially anything that requires any horsepower.

VP