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Windows 11

Hi all. New guy here. Does NWC work with Windows 11? I couldn’t find anything in the FAQ or by searching the forum. Sorry if this has been asked here before.

I started using NWC in 1996 or so. My daughter is starting to experiment with writing stuff on the piano and she’s about the age I was when I started using NWC. I think she’d love it and I was considering getting her a laptop with Windows 11 on it.

Thanks!
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Re: Windows 11

Reply #1 –
As far as I know, it works.

Re: Windows 11

Reply #2 –
Been using NWC on Win11 for a couple of years now - no problems.
I plays 'Bones, crumpets, coronets, floosgals, youfonymums 'n tubies.

Re: Windows 11

Reply #3 –
NWC2 works well for me on Windows 11. 

Still have a bit of a problem getting Win11 to associate NWC version 2 files with NWC2 instead of NWC1.  I am reluctant to remove NWC1.75 from my system but it's a little annoying when song files created in the various NWC2 versions try and fail to open in NWC1.75.  It's only a minor annoyance and if I didn't have 1.75 still on my system, wouldn't be problem.  Hmm.  Time for me to start another thread about which versions I have and which I'm running...

Re: Windows 11

Reply #4 –
I see no point now in keeping also NWC 1.75.
And if it's me who says so...  :D

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Reply #5 –
I am genuinely curious: what reason would there be for keeping a copy of NWC 1.75 on your system, if you also have the current version? I can understand that there are people who were perfectly happy with 1.75 and don't want "all that new stuff". Is there something that 1.75 does that the newer versions don't?

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: Mike Shawaluk –
Is there something that 1.75 does that the newer versions don't?
Yes: running in Win3.11!  :))  :))  :))
By the way: that was the main reason I choose NWC at the time.  :D

Re: Windows 11

Reply #7 –
Quote from: Flurmy –
Yes: running in Win3.11!  :))  :))  :))
I can believe that. But it doesn't answer the question of why you would want 1.75 installed on a Windows 10/11 system alongside 2.75. Maybe you have a Win3.11 VM because you are part of the retro software scene, and like to live the glorious days of 4MB of RAM and single-tasking? :)

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: Mike Shawaluk –
But it doesn't answer the question of why you would want 1.75 installed on a Windows 10/11 system alongside 2.75.
Indeed, but for this you must not ask me. I have no idea.
Quote from: Mike Shawaluk –
the glorious days of 4MB of RAM and single-tasking? :)
4MB, yes, single tasking, no. It was pure cooperative multitasking, but multitasking anyway.  :D :D :D :D

Re: Windows 11

Reply #9 –
Mike wrote
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I am genuinely curious: what reason would there be for keeping a copy of NWC 1.75 on your system, if you also have the current version?

No reason except the fear that when I uninstaill it I will end up uninstalling 2.8 beta 1 as well.  That is scary because I still have my original NWC CD, but would have to use a plug-in CD drive to use it.

I have survived all the upgrades since NWC1.3, as I've progressed through Windows 3, 6 or 7, the horrendous Windows Millenium, Windows 10 which I liked, and now the nightmarish 11. 


Re: Windows 11

Reply #10 –
Hi David,
as long as you have the 2.8 beta installer you'll be fine.  Uninstalling 1.75 should have no effect on 2.8 but if you keep the 2.8 installer safe, you can reinstall it if something does actually go wrong.
I plays 'Bones, crumpets, coronets, floosgals, youfonymums 'n tubies.

Re: Windows 11

Reply #11 –
I can understand David fears because the 2.8 installer requires a previous 2.75a (or, better, 275a.2) already installed.
If David did all the updating steps for a long time there is the risk to have to redo all those steps... back to the need of the CD.
Not sure at all, but quite afraid!
 

Re: Windows 11

Reply #12 –
Check:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Noteworthy Software\NoteWorthy Composer 2\Setups
I plays 'Bones, crumpets, coronets, floosgals, youfonymums 'n tubies.

Re: Windows 11

Reply #13 –
Quote from: David Palmquist –
Mike wrote
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I am genuinely curious: what reason would there be for keeping a copy of NWC 1.75 on your system, if you also have the current version?

No reason except the fear that when I uninstaill it I will end up uninstalling 2.8 beta 1 as well.  That is scary because I still have my original NWC CD, but would have to use a plug-in CD drive to use it.

I have survived all the upgrades since NWC1.3, as I've progressed through Windows 3, 6 or 7, the horrendous Windows Millenium, Windows 10 which I liked, and now the nightmarish 11.

I know there existed software where you could convert a CD Rom into an ISO file which can be mounted in Windows as a virtual drive. It's a long time ago that I used it (for the Command & Conquer CD's), and I don't remember how I did it (maybe Nero burning rom or even the old windows media player), but you can surely find something in the cloud.
Just make ISO-files from the NWC-cdrom and you are safe as long as you keep the iso-files.
Maybe it is even sufficient to copy all files from the cd to a folder and safeguard that folder.

Bart

Re: Windows 11

Reply #14 –
 One day I'll get around to clearing NWC1.75 out.  Thank you to everyone who has chipped in.   I still have my CD and I have the plug-in CD drive, and of course there are your suggestions to work with, so I'm not really too worried. Many thanks, once again.