PT MP 8.0.5 on Win7/8

[Jon E.]

Just wondering if anyone has had any success running PT MP 8.0.5 on Windows 7 or Windows 8. I'm upgrading my hardware and OS and I'm not sure I'm ready (financially) for a PT upgrade as yet. Thanks all! Jon E.

[Jon E.]

OK, no replies, I'll take that to mean that I am the guinea pig, which is OK. I will post back with results and findings as I go. Thanks! Jon E.

[hooksound]

Running MP9 here. Can only say that 8.0.4 and above is (was) officially supported on Win7.

[Jon E.]

Thanks, it's good to know. I took the dive for Win8, I'll report my results... Jon E.

[DonCarsten]

I used ProTools M-Powered 8.0.5 on Windows 7 x86 for a long time and it worked quiet well... some weeks ago I've installed Windows 8 x64. For some reasons I don't know, the installation process is always interrupted. First a specific folder directory can't be found, if I choose it manually, installation stops some steps later because of an error of iLok-recognition. Don't know what to do... As a student I don't have the money to upgrade for about 200 €, I don't need the rare new features either.

Any advices what I can do? I'm happy with the new OS and don't want to go back to Win 7.

Actually the sound architecture did not change in Win 8, so I don't understand why installation is not possible. All other programms I have, seem to work well in Win 8 except ProTools... Please help

[seanmathews009]

Originally Posted by DonCarsten

I used ProTools M-Powered 8.0.5 on Windows 7 x86 for a long time and it worked quiet well...

you got it running on Win7?? i'm running Windows 7 and i've got m-powered 8.0.5 and it keeps on bluescreening when it starts :\

[Jon E.]

Results are in, I got PTMP 8.0.5 with MPTK2 to run on Windows 8 x64 relatively painlessly. I ran my own off-the-cuff D-Verb test, (7) stereo D-Verbs on 48 stereo channels (total 336) before hitting the 85% CPU limit I had set (got to about (8) on each channel (total 384) with the CPU limit maxed at 90%), H/W buffer was set at 128 samples. Had some trouble loading Structure and Hybrid due to known (but not to me...) Iexplorer conflict, but found the fixes on the Avid support site and all is well. Glad to share details with anyone taking the plunge, hats off to Digi/Avid for allowing PT to run on new OS's, it didn't used to be that way. My system specs below. Thanks. Jon E.

1 x ($299.99) Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820 $299.99
1 x ($239.99) GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $239.99
1 x ($129.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH $129.99
1 x ($99.99) Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM $99.99
1 x ($84.99) CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply $84.99
1 x ($84.99) Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM $84.99
1 x ($54.99) Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $54.99
1 x ($19.99) ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM $19.99
1 x ($15.99) Logitech K120 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard $15.99
1 x ($11.99) Logitech M100 910-001601 Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1000 dpi Mouse $11.99
1 x ($30.99) COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ $30.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD1600YS
2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD2500KS
1 x BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: BFGR76256GTOCE

[DonCarsten]

Originally Posted by seanmathews009

you got it running on Win7?? i'm running Windows 7 and i've got m-powered 8.0.5 and it keeps on bluescreening when it starts :\

Right! It was Win 7 and it worked without any kind of problems, are you shure not using 64 bit OS? Because as I found out it works only under x86...

[DonCarsten]

Originally Posted by Jon E.

1 x ($99.99) Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM $99.99

PT 8 is not officially certified for x64 Systems, so either you should install Win7 x86 or upgrade to PT 9 / 10...

[Jon E.]

Originally Posted by DonCarsten

PT 8 is not officially certified for x64 Systems, so either you should install Win7 x86 or upgrade to PT 9 / 10...

None-the-less, I have PTMP 8.0.5 running on Win8 x64, and running pretty well I might add... I saw your earlier post, if you are having problems loading PT try removing your audio interface and iLok, as well as all the (non Win8 x64) drivers, load PT and then reinstall your interface, drivers and iLok. This might do it for you. If you are trying to upgrade your Win7 install to Win8 I think you're asking for trouble. Do clean Windows and PT installs, ground up, will save a lot of headache.