Will Windows 7 be okay with PT 12.6?

[Burstbucker]

I have had PT 12 for a year now, I currently have PT version 12.6 on my laptop which is running Windows 10 but that isn't the best setup.

I am thinking of replacing my laptop soon with a desktop computer. I found a nice used desktop and monitor for sale locally for a sweet price, it has an i7 2600 quad core 3.4Ghz CPU and a 1 TB hard drive. It only has 8 GB of RAM installed but I will bump that up to 16 GB if I end up buying it.

The guy who is selling it said that it has Windows 7 on it presently but offered to replace it with Windows 10 if so desired. I'm kind of inclined to leave Windows 7 on there as long as PT 12.6 will get along ok with it.

What do you guys think?

[Burstbucker]

The seller also offered to do a factory reset on his computer, that would probably be for the best I would imagine?

If I buy this thing, whenever I bring it to my computer guy I will ask him to copy everything from my laptop that I use for recording, PT 12.6 and all related third party plug-ins over to the desktop and hopefully get everything up and running right out of the gate if that's possible.

I finally have everything installed correctly and finally have no problems with the iLok 2 over the last couple of months. I hope I don't end up with major headaches when I try to replace the laptop with the desktop. I am not a computer geek by any means and get easily overwhelmed when things don't work when it comes to computers and software.

It's a good thing that the end results are worth the pain of dealing with technology.

[JFreak]

Here's a compatibility chart for you.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Burstbucker

The seller also offered to do a factory reset on his computer, that would probably be for the best I would imagine?

Yes, if it means erasing hard drive contents and installing a fresh operating system. Remember to install all updates first, then install PT and plugins.

[Burstbucker]

So, I might as well tell him to erase the hard drive and install Windows 10.

Thanks!

[JFreak]

I'm not a Windows guy, cannot tell which is better (W7 or W10)

[sw rec]

Using pt 12.4 HD on Windows 10 without issue.
2 things: when adding more RAM, make sure it all matches. Mismatched ram seems to be a show-stopper.
1TB hard drive is fine, but you still need a secondary hard drive to dedicate to recording/playback.

[Burstbucker]

That's a good point about a second hard drive, apparently
that's really important.

I should make sure that a second hard drive will fit into this computer. It's a small form factor computer. If not, I would think that an external drive could be used if there's no room in there.

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by Burstbucker

The seller also offered to do a factory reset on his computer, that would probably be for the best I would imagine?

If I buy this thing, whenever I bring it to my computer guy I will ask him to copy everything from my laptop that I use for recording, PT 12.6 and all related third party plug-ins over to the desktop and hopefully get everything up and running right out of the gate if that's possible.

I finally have everything installed correctly and finally have no problems with the iLok 2 over the last couple of months. I hope I don't end up with major headaches when I try to replace the laptop with the desktop. I am not a computer geek by any means and get easily overwhelmed when things don't work when it comes to computers and software.

It's a good thing that the end results are worth the pain of dealing with technology.

You cant just "copy" everything over. The installers have to be downloaded and installed. Also realize a 2600 is a seriously outdated CPU at this point. We are talking at least 6 years at this point. I hope you are getting it very cheap!

[albee1952]

FWIW, 12.7.1 HD is running reasonably well on Windows 7 here.