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Posted by Mike Babb (Member # 1379) on 08-11-2002, 02:40 PM:
I was talking to someone who had problems running the software on a new laptop(not sure if it was ME or NT or whatever) but it would run fine on an older one with Windows 98. Does anyone know the compatability of this program with versions of Windows? If this has been discussed before feel free to point me there...thanks!Mike
Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 08-11-2002, 03:04 PM:
Well, I do know that windows XP offers the ability to select a compatability mode. In the properties section of the program there is a section that will allow you to change and run the program as if it was using a different OS program like 98 or 2000. I am not sure if this capability exists in the ME or NT programs since I have not worked with those systems. Hope this helps.
Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 08-11-2002, 03:55 PM:
There are two DRAS versions now...there is good old DOS DRAS...aka DRAS10.EXEAnd then there is WINDRAS that is windoze specific. WINDRAS will bog down lesser puters but offers nifty recording options if you want to demonstrate a problem.
Steve
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Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 08-11-2002, 05:18 PM:
Make sure you get the latest version of WINDRAS, as the earlier one does wierd things with some films.
Posted by Mike Babb (Member # 1379) on 08-11-2002, 05:30 PM:
Thanks guys. Is Windras available for download anywhere?Mike
Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 08-11-2002, 08:21 PM:
DRAS10 will definetely not run under a newer OS such as Windows XP. The program accesses the hardware (such as the serial port) directly and XP does not allow that. I don`t think it will in compatibility mode either. The SDDS setup software has the same problem.
WinDRAS on the other hand runs very well under XP on my notebook. I wonder why it`s not available for download from film-tech, when practically all the other Dolby stuff is.
Michael
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-11-2002, 08:39 PM:
A new update to the manual page is coming in the near future. That will be on it.
Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 08-11-2002, 09:18 PM:
It would also be great if there could be more of the older Dolby field bulletins, if you can somehow still get hold of them.
Michael