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Mach Discussion => Mach3 under Vista => Topic started by: snark on August 31, 2011, 04:22:03 AM

Title: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: snark on August 31, 2011, 04:22:03 AM

I am unable to get screen4 to run under windows 7. Anyone out there know how to do it 

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: BR549 on August 31, 2011, 02:18:11 PM

Art said he did not think it would run under win7.

Sorry, (;-) TP

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: snark on August 31, 2011, 03:34:27 PM

Could you give me an idea of the magnitude of the problem and some of the details? Maybe I could change a few things and get by. It sure would be nice to step up to the current level of the OS.

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: BR549 on August 31, 2011, 03:46:13 PM

(;-) Art resended his statement Seems someone got it working over at Yahoo site.

(;-) TP

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: Jeff_Birt on September 01, 2011, 09:24:00 AM

You may have to use 'Run as Administrator' to make it work.

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: DonH on November 11, 2011, 10:55:30 AM

I am trying to run it under Windows7 64 bit. Seems to work unless I click one of the dropdown menus (File, Edit, View, Default Help) at which point it locks up & stops responding.

I am trying to use an msi all-in-one (desktop) computer with touch screen & smartstepper.

Don

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: Klaus1311 on November 12, 2011, 01:05:07 PM

Hi Don,

did you try setting the color setting to 16 bit in the controlpanel? If that doesn't help, you could try MachScreen.


Klaus

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: DonH on November 21, 2011, 11:55:03 AM

Klaus

Could not find this setting in W7, but as all other onscreen buttons were working,so continued by just using these.

A day or two later the problem resolved itself without any input from me.

Thank you for Machprofile, it has proved most useful,   Don

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: Klaus1311 on November 21, 2011, 01:40:14 PM

Hi Don,

you can find that setting in Win7:
control panel -> Appearance and Personalisation -> Display -> Change display settings   Advanced settings 
Monitor Dialog Colors
select High color (16 bit)

BTW MachScreen is running on Win XP, Vista and Win7 32 and 64 bit without any limitation.


Klaus

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: rrc1962 on December 07, 2011, 09:23:03 PM

Quote from: Klaus1311 on November 12, 2011, 01:05:07 PM

Hi Don,

did you try setting the color setting to 16 bit in the controlpanel? If that doesn't help, you could try MachScreen.


Klaus

Quote from: DonH on November 11, 2011, 10:55:30 AM

I am trying to run it under Windows7 64 bit. Seems to work unless I click one of the dropdown menus (File, Edit, View, Default Help) at which point it locks up & stops responding.

I am trying to use an msi all-in-one (desktop) computer with touch screen & smartstepper.

Don

It doesn't lock up.  It just takes forever to drop the menu down.  It did the same thing in Vista.  Other than that, it does work in Win7.

Title: Re: Unable to use SCREEN4 Under Windows7 31 bit
Post by: DonH on December 08, 2011, 08:41:43 AM

After using the open file icon for a few days, it started working normally without changing colour settings.

Have just installed in a second identical computer with the same problem. I will try waiting for a response & see what happens.

Don