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Thread: Run Chief 9.5 on Windows 7 Pro
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02-08-2011, 01:56 PM #1Registered User Promoted
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Run Chief 9.5 on Windows 7 Pro
I have loaded up Chief 9.5 on my new PC with Win7 XP PRO. (which has a virtual Windows XP mode)
The hasp key did not work.
I updated the hasp driver thru Microsoft - did not work.
Went to the Chief site and followed their directions and link to Aladin (now Safenet) site & downloaded and tried their drivers - they did not work.
Contacted Safenet - the software designer in charge of the hasp keys says that the Chief program files are locked to NOT ALLOW operation on a virtual machine (this is the default, but changable setting on their file, which is incorperated into the Aladin interface when Chief installed it on their program), and that a simple and minor file update by Chief would make it possible for Chief to recognize the hasp key on a virtual XP machine. He said for the Chief Guys to call him and he would tell them how to do this.
Please Help.
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02-08-2011, 02:35 PM #2I tried to do the same thing earlier this year with similar results.
Lew Buttery mentioned someone actually succeeded doing what you want to do but personally the only way I can stably run something as old as 9.5 is directly within Windows XP (no emulators and no other vias).
I have a separate hard drive to which I can dual boot when I need to use 9.5, 10 and X1 which all run smoothly within XP x32.
All it cost me was a few bucks for the hard drive and a few minutes to study on how to set it up.
That is what I recommend because that is the only thing I got to reliably work.
DJP
My solution does work without regard to "Chief Guys" offering help which they cannot give you.
DJP
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