Re: [Avid-L2] Re: 64 bit Windows 7 upgrade Q

The Legacy Driver issue was fixed after Windows 7 SP 1.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524249/en-us

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Rob Lawson
System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
CBS News

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:42 AM, Nick <nick@paddywack.co.uk> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Agree with using a new drive. Put the old one in as a D Drive then you can
> always boot up into WinXP with your old configuration if needs be and
> access all your old projects etc.
>
> Also you may need to hunt around for 64bit drivers for your SATA
> controller and any other peripherals you have as well as updating the hp
> xw8600 BIOS to the latest version. Most of this can be done from the hp
> website.
>
> Win7 doesn't like firewire very much either so you might have to use the
> legacy firewire drivers or these ones:
> http://www.unibrain.com/products/driverapi/ubcore.htm
>
> which seem to work OK.
>
> On the upside you can get some more memory and look to upgrading to 64bit
> MC6!
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Quinsee-Jover" <tony@...> wrote:
> >
> > Me too.
> >
> > Whatever you do, don't upgrade XP to Win7. Put in a new drive and do a
> > clean install of Win 7 onto it.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of
> > Terence Curren
> > Sent: 08 March 2012 00:33
> > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: 64 bit Windows 7 upgrade Q
> >
> >
> > I am running that config.
> >
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "ksirul" <kenavid2@> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK so Job got me thinking about this. We are currently running
> Symphony v
> > 5.5.3 Nitris DX on XP Pro 32 bit on a XW8600 with Nvidia Quadro FX 3700.
> I
> > looked at the Avid version matrix and it looks like I can install
> Windows 7
> > 64bit on this system. Is this correct?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > KEN
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
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> > http://archives.bengrosser.com/avid/
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>
>
>

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