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Installing on Windows 2000

Is it possible to install Noteworthy Composer 1.7 on Windows 2000 and will it run correctly?

Thanks

Re: Installing on Windows 2000

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Excerpt from our download page:

Minimum System Requirements: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 or later

Re: Installing on Windows 2000

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However, be aware that some manufacturers of sound cards have not yet caught up with W2K for all of their products. So if your question is because you are considering whether to upgrade to W2K on a system where NWC is currently working OK, check that your sound card has suitable drivers.

If you have already got W2K up and running and are satisfied with audio performance, you can have a high level of confidence that NWC will work - 'cos Noteworthy says it will and Noteworthy is very nearly always correct :>).

Also,I believe there are a number of "early adopters" around the forum who can confirm satisfactory operation under W2K. Personally, I am a "late adopter" having just said a sad farewell to W3.1 and a reluctant hello to W98 so I can't offer any personal experience under W2K.

Stephen Randall

Re: Installing on Windows 2000

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Yes, it works. I've had W2K for some time now and except for the wavetable (which is not nice since the drivers come with Windows and aren't straight from Creative) it works fine. Just remember to install the program in another folder than your W98 or W3.x copy, because W2K uses different settings concerning MIDI. otherwise you'll have to change the settings every time you change operating systems. That is, if you're using two operating systems at the same time, like I'm doing.
 

Re: Installing on Windows 2000

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One useful trick I've found with W2K (and this is on my machine where I am the administrator - but I don't routinely use the administrator ID) is to rename every install program Setup.EXE immediately before running it.

This causes W2K to ask if you want to run the installation as your logged-in userid, or as Administrator - for which you have to provide the proper password. Some software that integrates with the OS, *must* be installed as Administrator.

After the install, of course, I rename the install program again. Usually to a name that tells the software *and* *version* that I installed, example, Noteworthy Composer 1.70.exe