"Huw--Yes, Vectorworks 2008 will run just fine on Windows 7-32 bit machines (don't know about 64 bit machines). I just did it. I was running 2008 on XP Pro, and 2 months ago bought a new machine with Windows 7.
The only issue I…"
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I am having problems with my pc, and I may need to have a new one soon. This will come with Windows 7 (now running on XP). My concern is that my VW2008 will not run on it. Will i be forced to upgrade…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Huw Davies Aug 25, 2011.
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Huw Davies commented on Franco Folini's group 'Vectorworks UK UG'"I have tried on the main forum - so here goes here! Using VW2008 with XP Pro, can I run it on another more contemporary OS, if I upgrade my hardware?"
Huw Davies posted a status"I am running VW2008 ona 6yr old machine on XP Pro. I need to change my machine, so will VW2008 run on a new operating system?"
Huw Davies replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"Interseting to hear that. Thanks"
Lee Calisti replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"I am running VW 2011 on Windows 7-64 bit. After fooling with it for a year, I finally got it tweaked to work ok, but I don't find it very fast for the power I have in my computer. I also have a 24" monitor where I changed…"
Huw Davies replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"Thanks for that. Very interesting"
Jim Jung replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"I think you need to talk to someone who knows about the 64-bit version... I am running the 64-bit version, and it somehow seems to know what programs run in 32-bit and runs them appropriately. When I look into my system folders, it has a…"
Huw Davies replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"Presumably then, according to the info I've had, yours is the 32-bit version of W7"
Pat Thomas replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"I wish I had the money to upgrade my VW. However: I bought a Windows 7 Professional laptop this February. I think I installed VW 2008 from my original disk and it has been working very nicely for me. So my experience is that…"
Steven Shorter replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"Dear Huw
I assume the question relates to compatibility, rather than functionality?
Arguably, upgrading to VW2011 (or VW2012 when it comes out) will pay for itself in increased functionality within a few months (depending on which…"
Huw Davies replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"Thanks Jim,
I was sent this link by someone in the UK distributors of VW:
http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/875/Vectorworks+Operating+System+Compatibility+List+7-20-2011"
Jim Jung replied to Huw Davies's discussion 'VW2008 & Windows 7'"I can't speak from experience on this issue, but in theory, Windows 7 has the ability to run programs in different modes that emulate previous versions of the Windows platform. I am running Adobe Creative Suite 3, which is from a similar…"
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I am having problems with my pc, and I may need to have a new one soon. This will come with Windows 7 (now running on XP). My concern is that my VW2008 will not run on it. Will i be forced to upgrade to 2011 (I don't want to spend if I don't have to)?Has anyone any comments/advice on this issue?See More
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I just wanted to say thanks for registering at VectorWorking! I'm glad you have chosen to be a part of our community and we hope you enjoy your stay. Feel free to browse around and don't be afraid to ask questions.
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- At 9:12pm on March 1, 2012,
Michael Pearce said… Huw--Yes, Vectorworks 2008 will run just fine on Windows 7-32 bit machines (don't know about 64 bit machines). I just did it. I was running 2008 on XP Pro, and 2 months ago bought a new machine with Windows 7.
The only issue I am having is that I when I render a very complex project I get a dialogue box stating that "Vectorworks has stopped working due to a lack of Memory". I have 4mb of memory so I don't understand why I am running out?
- At 11:50am on August 15, 2011, Vince Johnson said…
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