I recently made the "upgrade" to Win7. Unfortunately not all the ABC or MIDI software that I used before are able to make the transition (eg, ABCPlay, MIDIGenie, etc...).
So I'm looking for what programs are able to install and run properly under Win7???
I'm sure there are options under Windows that someone running that system will tell you about.
If you want to expand your options, Sun has a cool new toy called VirtualBox, which you can use to run a virtual machine on your computer. Basically, this means you start the VirtualBox program and it's like turning on a second computer, within your computer. You can install linux on this second computer, and all of a sudden you've got access to everything written for the Linux/UNIX platform. This could be handy for you, even if you like running Windows as your main OS.
http://www.virtualbox.org is the url, it's a free download and should be a pretty easy install. It was simple enough on the mac, anyway.
You could use the Tune-a-Tron (http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html) which would cost you nothing and can be used on any computer. It also gives your PDF, MIDI, and JPG files but not TAB.
Thanks for the tips. I'm not looking for anything online at this point as you can't get the degree of control offered by some of the good programs out there. Unfortunately "compatibility mode" options haven't helped at all for these older programs.
A virtual machine may indeed be the way to go. I will explore that option for sure.
Any programs working in Win7 for you guys in addition to ABC Explorer?
Windows 7 and ABC
Windows 7 and ABC
I recently made the "upgrade" to Win7. Unfortunately not all the ABC or MIDI software that I used before are able to make the transition (eg, ABCPlay, MIDIGenie, etc...).
So I'm looking for what programs are able to install and run properly under Win7???
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by MagRoibin
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Get a Mac.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Hugo Chavez
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Upgrade to win2k or xp
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Bernie
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
ABC Explorer seems to work ok, though I've only used it a little under Win7.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by jerryb
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
I'm sure there are options under Windows that someone running that system will tell you about.
If you want to expand your options, Sun has a cool new toy called VirtualBox, which you can use to run a virtual machine on your computer. Basically, this means you start the VirtualBox program and it's like turning on a second computer, within your computer. You can install linux on this second computer, and all of a sudden you've got access to everything written for the Linux/UNIX platform. This could be handy for you, even if you like running Windows as your main OS.
http://www.virtualbox.org is the url, it's a free download and should be a pretty easy install. It was simple enough on the mac, anyway.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
You could use the Tune-a-Tron (http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html) which would cost you nothing and can be used on any computer. It also gives your PDF, MIDI, and JPG files but not TAB.
Mike Keyes
http://www.mikekeyes.com
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by mikeyes
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Windows 7 has something called "compatability" mode which is used for running legacy software.
You can use this link to check if your legacy software will run in this mode:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Isn't it cute that "compatibility" is a special mode in Windows? In other operating systems, it's usually considered the default...
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
http://www.drawthedots.com is an online editor, converter and tunebook manager.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Tirno
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
I'm romantically opposed to this thread.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by ethical blend
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Thanks for the tips. I'm not looking for anything online at this point as you can't get the degree of control offered by some of the good programs out there. Unfortunately "compatibility mode" options haven't helped at all for these older programs.
A virtual machine may indeed be the way to go. I will explore that option for sure.
Any programs working in Win7 for you guys in addition to ABC Explorer?
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by MagRoibin
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
I am currently using ABCedit. It works okay with Windows 7, at least at the very basic level that I require.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by Michele Sims
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
ABC Navigator version 2.0 works fine for me on Windows 7.
http://abcnavigator.free.fr/abcnvgt.php?lang=eng
It's freeware.
# Posted on June 7th 2010 by dfost
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Regarding MidiGenie, it might be worth investigating Tweak Genie 6.0.1
http://www.softlist.net/search/tweak-genie/
# Posted on June 8th 2010 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: Windows 7 and ABC
Ditto above ABC Navigator works on WIndows 7 - am using the latest version (?3)
# Posted on June 9th 2010 by Donough