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Author Topic: Running Load 500 / R2 on Windows XP Peter Hall Master Film Handler Posts: 314 From: London, UK Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-07-2003 10:04 AM                        I'm trying to carry only one laptop ! So far I can't run a pile of set up software - apparently a Windows deriviative of Virtual PC works - has anyone tried this ? Cheers  |  IP: Logged David Graham Rose Expert Film Handler Posts: 187 From: Cambridge, UK Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-07-2003 02:23 PM                     Hi There Peter I've tried it and it doesn't work. It looked like I'd connected to the CP500, and load500 said that I had indeed connected, but absolutely nothing happened. Load500 said that it was updating the software, but nothing happened. When I wrenched the serial cable out of the CP in frustration, there was no damage to the CP. It still worked. This was using virtual PC Windows 98 within Windows 2000 Professional. I think I need to find Ball Theatre Services and apparently there is something on their web site that will work.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2003 02:58 PM                     You will have to do what I did and that is to patition your HD and install several operating systems on it. The early Sony software requires Win 95, while everything else runs good on 98. I prefer XP Pro and thus I have all three on my drive. Mark @ CLACO  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2003 03:44 PM                        ...waiting for Gordon to post something about OS/2...  |  IP: Logged Jon Bartow Master Film Handler Posts: 287 From: Massachusetts Registered: Nov 1999 posted 03-07-2003 05:28 PM                     The R2 software wants real DOS not some emulation. I have used load500 under win98 ok, but win2kpro had problems. Best bet: do what Mark said, partition your hard drive and set up a dual/multi boot system. I have on my laptop dos6.22 and Win2Kpro (I don't currently have a need for the early SOny software that Mark speaks of, otherwise I'd have Win95 too) Win2kpro includes a multiboot utility on it for easy use, otherwise get a partition manager program such a "System Commander"  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2003 07:15 PM                     I use boot magic along with partition magic Scott Load 500 dras 10 and R2 work just find in a dos session in OS2 and the sony stuff works fine in a winos2 session  |  IP: Logged Ken McFall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 615 From: Haringey, London. Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-08-2003 03:20 AM                     As it requires a real dos mode just carry a 1.44 boot disk with you and boot into dos. I would normally create a DOS folder where I save dos only utilities so its easy to navigate to at the command prompt. The only other thing to try is compatibility mode in windows XP. Right click on an exe file and 'properties/compatibility' and you can select it to run as if it is in an earlier version of windows. It's a long shot but you never know. The boot disk is the best and simplist solution its quick to boot and gives you a clean environment.... as long as you are using fat32 and not NTFS as your filing system! Regards  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 03-08-2003 03:28 AM                        quote: The boot disk is the best and simplist solution its quick to boot and gives you a clean environment.... as long as you are using fat32 and not NTFS as your filing system! If you are using NTFS (because your should be) a ~50MB DOS partition will work just as well. Compatibility likely won't work since it still won't give the software direct access to the hardware -- which is the root problem here.  |  IP: Logged Peter Hall Master Film Handler Posts: 314 From: London, UK Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-08-2003 08:23 AM                        Perhaps the best option is to look in LOOT for a Win95 laptop !  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 03-08-2003 10:50 AM                        quote: The boot disk is the best and simplist solution its quick to boot and gives you a clean environment.... as long as you are using fat32 and not NTFS as your filing system! Another option would be to carry a DOS boot disc which includes CD-ROM drivers (e.g. a Windows 98 SE floppy), and all your applications on an ISO9660 format CD-ROM, which DOS would be able to read. If the laptop's BIOS can boot directly from a CD, you could simply create a bootable CD using a Windows 98 boot floppy as the boot image (e.g. using Nero 5.5), which also includes your applications. The only drawback with this is that if the primary partiton on your hard disc is NTFS, you won't be able to save any application data, other than to a floppy.  |  IP: Logged

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