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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: stirling on October 24, 2010, 06:28:30 AM

Title: Mach & windows7
Post by: stirling on October 24, 2010, 06:28:30 AM

Don't know if I've missed it somewhere but what's the state of play re: windows 7 and Mach?

Ian

Title: Re: Mach & windows7
Post by: ger21 on October 24, 2010, 06:48:02 AM

There are some threads in the  Mach and Windows Vista forum. Appears to run fine in 7.

Title: Re: Mach & windows7
Post by: stirling on October 24, 2010, 07:10:00 AM

Thanks Gerry

Title: Re: Mach & windows7
Post by: kcib on October 24, 2010, 07:46:21 AM

Have been running Windows 7 for some 9 months without any problems whatsoever ,

Title: Re: Mach & windows7
Post by: Jeff_Birt on October 24, 2010, 11:18:23 AM

If you want to use the parallel port driver stick with the 32bit version of Win7. The parallel port driver will not run on a 64bit OS. If you want to use a SmoothStepper or other external motion control board than the 64bit version is fine. (I know the SS works fine on Win7-64.)

Title: Re: Mach & windows7
Post by: stirling on October 24, 2010, 11:24:58 AM

Thanks Alan

Thanks Jeff - It'll have to be the PP driver because this is a plasma setup with THC so as I understand it the SS is a non-runner - is that correct?

Title: Re: Mach & windows7
Post by: Jeff_Birt on October 24, 2010, 11:40:37 AM

Right. The SS does not do THC at this time.