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Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
If I upgrade my Protools PC from Windows XP to Windows 7 64 bit, will all of my Protools 8 licenses still work?
Are there any other known issues with going to Windows 7 64 bit from XP? Do I have to do anything to my music drives or will Protools recognize them when I upgrade? It's going to be basically a fresh install of the OS on the C drive and re-install of PT 8 and the Instrument Expansion pack and mp3 converter and other plugins.
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
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Nothing to do to your DATA Drives. Just do all the normal AVID suggested OS Tweaks and you will be good to go. Make sure you are running the latest version of PT 8 which was 8.0.5 I think.
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
Ok Thanks.
I'll be upgrading soon.
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DC-Choppah's Project Studio: ASUS PRIME Z390-A / Intel i7 rackmount PC Windows 10 home 64 bit Pro-Tools 11.3.1 AIR Instrument Expansion Pack v2 WAVES Platinum plugin bundle Tascam US-16x08 Interface 100% Analog real time monitoring 16x4 Yamaha 16 channel MG16XU Analog Monitor Mixer Yamaha MX-88 / Novation XiO keyboards Mackie 4-channel headphone amp Adam A8X monitors Blue / Shure, etc. microphones Estonia 6' 8" Parlor Grand Piano Yamaha Studio Drum kit https://www.dc-choppah.com/ |
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
Your going to want the latest version and update. Its been awhile since I installed PTLE 8 on Win7 64. You want make sure to right click and run the installer as administrator and also right click the actual Pro Tools.exe file and select run as administrator. As I recall getting to 8.0.5 was a series of incremental upgrades. EG 8.0 to 8.0.3 to 8.0.5. Or something like that. It can be done. Just be prepared to jump through s few hoops. If I could remember the actual process I post it.
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
OK I would appreciate help getting back to 8.0.5 status. I don't remember all the steps I did.
I wonder if I should use the CDs or start with an online update directly? I also recall that my Instrument Pack had an upgrade after I received an email from Avid to go upgrade them. I hope that upgrade will still work after I switch to 7.
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DC-Choppah's Project Studio: ASUS PRIME Z390-A / Intel i7 rackmount PC Windows 10 home 64 bit Pro-Tools 11.3.1 AIR Instrument Expansion Pack v2 WAVES Platinum plugin bundle Tascam US-16x08 Interface 100% Analog real time monitoring 16x4 Yamaha 16 channel MG16XU Analog Monitor Mixer Yamaha MX-88 / Novation XiO keyboards Mackie 4-channel headphone amp Adam A8X monitors Blue / Shure, etc. microphones Estonia 6' 8" Parlor Grand Piano Yamaha Studio Drum kit https://www.dc-choppah.com/ |
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
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I'll have to boot the Win7 partition and check the info on the Avid plugin installer and the drivers. This was with a MBox2 Mini. If your using another interface your milage may very... I hope that helps. PTLE8 is 5 years old now and well past its use by date. Be happy it will install and expect to have to dance with the installers a bit. EDIT: This is what I have in the install/uninstall page. They are all showing as being installed the same day. I can't remember if they all were installed separately or if some were "Bundled" with the installers. AVID Audio Drivers (x64) ver 8.0.5 Avid MBox2 USB Drivers (x64) ver 9.0.2 Avid Mbox Driver 1.0.19 (x64) Avid MBox Mini 1.0.6 (x64) Avid Mbox Pro 1.0.11 (x64) Avid Pro Tools LE ver 8.0.5 Avid Virtual Instruments ver 10 Digidesign Eleven Rack Driver ver 1.0.8 I'm leaning towards these being installed as a bundle since I don't have a MBox Pro and would not have installed that particular driver.
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
OK, I am doing this now. But run into problems right away.
Windows 7 64-bit is installed and all checks out with the system. I am connected to the internet. My Fast Track Ultra 8r interface drivers are in and the Fast Track is working fine. ilock is plugged in. Using my original Pro Tools disks, I click on setup (run as administrator) but it just opens a blank window that says Welcome to ProTools M Powered. Tried various compatibility modes. Windows suggests XP Service Pack 2, so I tried that too. Seems to be hung up on the actual installer GUI. It opens something called MenuBox and then is hung up.
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DC-Choppah's Project Studio: ASUS PRIME Z390-A / Intel i7 rackmount PC Windows 10 home 64 bit Pro-Tools 11.3.1 AIR Instrument Expansion Pack v2 WAVES Platinum plugin bundle Tascam US-16x08 Interface 100% Analog real time monitoring 16x4 Yamaha 16 channel MG16XU Analog Monitor Mixer Yamaha MX-88 / Novation XiO keyboards Mackie 4-channel headphone amp Adam A8X monitors Blue / Shure, etc. microphones Estonia 6' 8" Parlor Grand Piano Yamaha Studio Drum kit https://www.dc-choppah.com/ |
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
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ID Host Name : musicbox Workgroup : WORKGROUP Computer Model : OEM System Product Name Serial Number : System Ser********** Chassis : Desktop Mainboard : ASUS P5Q PRO TURBO Serial Number : 1033734******** BIOS : AMI (OEM) 0602 08/04/2009 Total Memory : 4GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3 Processors Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (4C 2.67GHz, 2x 2MB L2) Socket/Slot : FC LGA (Socket T) Chipset Memory Controller : ASUS P45/P43/G45/G43 DRAM Controller 4x 333MHz (1.33GHz), 2x 2GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3 800MHz 128-bit Memory Module(s) Memory Module : G.Skill F2-8500CL5-2GBPK 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-8500U DDR2-1066 (5-5-5-15 3-24-6-3) Memory Module : G.Skill F2-8500CL5-2GBPK 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-8500U DDR2-1066 (5-5-5-15 3-24-6-3) Video System Monitor/Panel : FNI MAGNAVOX (1600x1200) Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 4670 (Microsoft Corporation WDDM 1.1) (320 SM4.1, 1GB DDR3 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16) Graphics Processor Storage Devices WDC WD5000AADS-00S9B0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache) : 466GB (M:) WDC WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 (500.1GB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm, 32MB Cache) : 466GB (N:) WDC WD5000AADS-00S9B0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache) : 466GB (C:) Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S (7.6GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 7GB (D:) Logical Storage Devices music (M:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD5000AADS-00S9B0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache) Music2 (N:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 (500.1GB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm, 32MB Cache) Hard Disk (C:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD5000AADS-00S9B0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache) M-Powered (D:) : 7GB (CDFS) @ Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S (7.6GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS LPC Interface Controller LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 A5-13 Audio Device : ASUS HD Audio Controller Audio Codec : VIA VT1708S HD Audio Audio Device : HIS (Hightech Information Systems) RV730XT Audio device [Radeon HD 4670] Audio Codec : ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio Serial Port(s) : 1 Disk Controller : ASUS 4 port SATA IDE Controller Disk Controller : ASUS 2 port SATA IDE Controller Disk Controller : ASUS JMB361 AHCI/IDE USB Controller 1 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #4 USB Controller 2 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #5 USB Controller 3 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #6 USB Controller 4 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #2 USB Controller 5 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #1 USB Controller 6 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #2 USB Controller 7 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #3 USB Controller 8 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #1 FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : ASUS VT6315 Series Firewire Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus Printers and Faxes Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour) Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200) Network Services Network Adapter : Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller(NDIS6.20) (Ethernet) Wireless Adapter : NETGEAR A6200 WiFi Adapter (802.11n (HT), AES-CCMP, 144Mbps) Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1) Platform Compliance : x64 Windows Experience Index Current System : 5.9
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DC-Choppah's Project Studio: ASUS PRIME Z390-A / Intel i7 rackmount PC Windows 10 home 64 bit Pro-Tools 11.3.1 AIR Instrument Expansion Pack v2 WAVES Platinum plugin bundle Tascam US-16x08 Interface 100% Analog real time monitoring 16x4 Yamaha 16 channel MG16XU Analog Monitor Mixer Yamaha MX-88 / Novation XiO keyboards Mackie 4-channel headphone amp Adam A8X monitors Blue / Shure, etc. microphones Estonia 6' 8" Parlor Grand Piano Yamaha Studio Drum kit https://www.dc-choppah.com/ |
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
I am trying to run the ProTools M-Powered 8 installation CD.
I sent an email to the menubox.com folks. It seems that the installer software itself is not compatible with Windows 7 64 bit. At least that is what Windows is saying. I just get a blank 'Welcome to ProTools M-Powered' little window when I launch the installer. I tried copying the DVD contents to the hard drive and run as administrator from there: I get a specific error from menubox: It complains that setup.ini cannot be found. Windows says that the installer is an incompatible application. I've tried the comparability modes from the control panel (software) and also from the preferences.
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DC-Choppah's Project Studio: ASUS PRIME Z390-A / Intel i7 rackmount PC Windows 10 home 64 bit Pro-Tools 11.3.1 AIR Instrument Expansion Pack v2 WAVES Platinum plugin bundle Tascam US-16x08 Interface 100% Analog real time monitoring 16x4 Yamaha 16 channel MG16XU Analog Monitor Mixer Yamaha MX-88 / Novation XiO keyboards Mackie 4-channel headphone amp Adam A8X monitors Blue / Shure, etc. microphones Estonia 6' 8" Parlor Grand Piano Yamaha Studio Drum kit https://www.dc-choppah.com/ |
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Re: Can I upgrade my Windows XP system to WIndows 7 64-bit?
Here is the error I get when launching the installer from the copy of the DVD on the hard drive at C:\protoolsinstall:
The MenuBox executable file can be run either with command line options, or from a directory containing a configuration file (e.g. menubox.ini) or from the root of a medium containing an autorun.ini file which references a MenuBox configuration file. For additional information please refer to the software documentation, or to the MenuBox home page at www.menubox.com. File C:\protoolsinstall\Setup.ini Error: The system cannot find the file specified.
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DC-Choppah's Project Studio: ASUS PRIME Z390-A / Intel i7 rackmount PC Windows 10 home 64 bit Pro-Tools 11.3.1 AIR Instrument Expansion Pack v2 WAVES Platinum plugin bundle Tascam US-16x08 Interface 100% Analog real time monitoring 16x4 Yamaha 16 channel MG16XU Analog Monitor Mixer Yamaha MX-88 / Novation XiO keyboards Mackie 4-channel headphone amp Adam A8X monitors Blue / Shure, etc. microphones Estonia 6' 8" Parlor Grand Piano Yamaha Studio Drum kit https://www.dc-choppah.com/ |
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