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Has anybody tried NSP in Windows 7 yet?
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Post 16 made on Thursday December 3, 2009 at 12:30
chillspace
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Update on the VMware option. I just purchased VMWare Workstation 7 and it has the option to convert the XP Mode virtual machine file to a VMWare file. No extra license required!! XP Pro working great, you would need to reinstall any apps, though. It recreates the installation from scratch. VMWare has much better virtual hardware support so I'll be testing it out with the NevoConnect to see if it works.

Eric
Post 17 made on Thursday December 24, 2009 at 17:05
RemoteQuest
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Brody - yeah, I too have a serious issue with all of the remote manufacturers (the CI-type manufacturers) who are not ready for a new operating system. They all make Windows apps so they must be a part of the Windows developer community. They all know XX months in advance it is coming and Microsoft helps them with the various developer toolkits and all of that. Yet they all seem to sit on their hands and do nothing to put a version together before Microsoft releases the product. Then they finally get around to fixing their software about 6-12 months after the fact. How much energy and resources does it really take to update an app to make it ready for the next operating system? I guess as an ex-computer guy for 20+ years I have little tolerance for app makers who cannot stay up to the standard.

Dave
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OP | Post 18 made on Thursday December 24, 2009 at 17:09
brodyboy
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Thanks for commiserating, Dave. :)

So let me guess.....I'll bet you keep an older XP laptop just for the purpose of programming in the field, don't you?

Happy Holidays to you!
Post 19 made on Thursday December 24, 2009 at 18:03
RemoteQuest
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You are a smart guy! Yes and believe it or not I also have a PCMCIA dongle with 9-pin RS-232 out to work the old prontos and URC products.

Not much call for those lately but they are still out there.

I used to be very close to the Nevo team and was on their beta team from just about Day one. My main goal was to remind them of how installers are apt to work, what features they want in the apps, etc. When they were very late getting NevoStudio running on Vista, I used to say, "OK an installer is forced to get a new notebook. It will only come with Vista. Your software will not work on Vista. How long before that installer says screw it! If they don't support Vista than maybe I need to look for a new remote manufacturer".

Of course, Microsoft eventually came to the rescue and setup with their OEM computer manufacturers to offer XP on new PC's until whenever..

When Vista first came out NONE of the big 4-5 remote manufacturer's stuff would run on Vista. That is about when I blew my stack and went on a rampage to remind them all that if they were going to create Windows apps they needed to stay current. It took URC about 18 months before their app would run on Vista.

Happy holidays to all!

Dave
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