NoteWorthy Composer Forum

Well, then ...

First, you should have a backup copy of your installer around, or the original CD.
Second, you could use this webpage of NWC.
Third, maybe someone can give you a copy of his - I dont think many people still need their V1.

However, let me point out that NWC 1.75 and earlier do, to the best of my knowledge, not run on a 64-bit Windows; whereas laptops nowadays are only supplied with 64-bit processors and OSes. So you might have to install a virtual machine that runs an older Windows version for that version 1 NWC.

Still, and finally, I'd bet a complete license price of that version 1 that also then, there'll be problems running the software on the new laptop. There's something else amiss here ...

H.M.

Hm. I bought (again) the newest 2.75a version, installed it on my new laptop, and everything runs smoothly as ever.

What do you mean by "getting stuck"? - when editing, when playing, when saving?

Me:  While composing.  AND editing.  And saving.  And anything else there is to do.

Have you opened Task-Manager and watched its performance tab (especially its CPU and Disk graphs) during these bad experiences with NWC? Maybe they help to find whether e.g. a virus scanner, or a hard disk at its limit makes NWC stumble ...

Me:  When I get stuck, I can't do ANYTHING  except restart the computer.  We're talking STUCK stuck here.  Like, frozen.

On the whole, NWC uses the most standard Windows input and output methods of any music editor I know; and AFAIK not much has changed from 1 to 2 there. I am quite convinced that falling back to version 1 will not help you - there's something else going on.

Me:  Never had ANY trouble with NW1.  Other than a few minor issues which were relatively easy to deal with.  I'd give anything to get it back now.
H.M.