Re: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
I am using frame 8 in a VM with Windows 7, the VM running on Mac OS X. Works fine. Paul On Dé Máirt, 3 Lúnasa, at 12:28, Steve Johnson wrote: Although I don't use Frame daily, I have used Frame 8 on Windows 7 Professional with no issues. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Fred Ridder docu...@hotmail.com wrote: Gang, Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's purchase software website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up with a practical a nd foolproof workaround.) I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is now compatible with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for IT pros doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication no information available. Even more useless. -Fred Ridder ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_go...@pobox.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Steve Johnson, dr_go...@pobox.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as ob...@me.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/obair%40me.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
I am using frame 8 in a VM with Windows 7, the VM running on Mac OS X. Works fine. Paul On D? M?irt, 3 L?nasa, at 12:28, Steve Johnson wrote: > Although I don't use Frame daily, I have used Frame 8 on Windows 7 > Professional with no issues. > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Fred Ridder wrote: >> >> Gang, >> >> Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is >> compatible with Windows 7? >> One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with >> Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on >> brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install >> FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of >> course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in >> the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT >> group's "purchase software" website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do >> a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me >> that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and >> that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some >> solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it >> really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to >> know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer >> to come up with a practical a >> nd foolproof workaround.) >> I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the >> closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is "now >> compatible" with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's >> website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for "IT pros" >> doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their >> Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the >> indication "no information available". Even more useless. >> -Fred Ridder >> ___ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_gonzo at pobox.com. >> >> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >> or visit >> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com >> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >> > > > > -- > > Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as obair at me.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/obair%40me.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Gang, Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's purchase software website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up with a practical a nd foolproof workaround.) I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is now compatible with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for IT pros doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication no information available. Even more useless. -Fred Ridder ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Check this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-July/020620.html Nadine --- On Tue, 8/3/10, Fred Ridder docu...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Fred Ridder docu...@hotmail.com Subject: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 3:18 PM Gang, Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's purchase software website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up with a practical a nd foolproof workaround.) I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is now compatible with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for IT pros doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication no information available. Even more useless. -Fred Ridder ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as generic...@yahoo.ca. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. o ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
It should work fine, although you may have to run the installer as Admin. I ran it under the W7 betas and didn't have any problems, and I've run both 7 and 9 on production W7 without incident, so it shouldn't be any kind of problem. And to ensure compatibility, I'm not 100% sure I'd trust whatever the IT guys come up with as far as CDs go -- there's a fixed for Vista version of 8 on the Adobe download site that I'd use before I installed from an old CD, although I'd certainly go with whatever key code they provide. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Fred Ridder docu...@hotmail.com wrote: Gang, Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's purchase software website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up with a practical a nd foolproof workaround.) I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is now compatible with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for IT pros doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication no information available. Even more useless. -Fred Ridder ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as art.campb...@gmail.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Hi Fred, I am running FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit with no problems. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 r...@frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Fred Ridder wrote: Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's purchase software website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. snip I can't help with the FM8/Win7 questions, but I can tell you that the engineer with FM9 is simply wrong. You most certainly _can_ save a file in FM8 format without changing the name. In the Save Document dialog, when you change Save as type to Document 8.0 (*.fm) and click Save, FM first presents a dialog warning you that you may lose information related to new features. If you click OK to continue, it then presents a dialog asking you if it's OK to overwrite the existing file. If you click OK again, it overwrites your FM9 version with an FM8 version. No problem. HTH! Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Art Campbell wrote: It should work fine, although you may have to run the installer as Admin. I ran it under the W7 betas and didn't have any problems, and I've run both 7 and 9 on production W7 without incident, so it shouldn't be any kind of problem. And to ensure compatibility, I'm not 100% sure I'd trust whatever the IT guys come up with as far as CDs go -- there's a fixed for Vista version of 8 on the Adobe download site that I'd use before I installed from an old CD, although I'd certainly go with whatever key code they provide. Thanks for the info Art. It may be that the FM8 installation is the real issue. The way our software installation process works is that everybody installs all standard apps from a server that IT manages, and it's a very safe bet that the CD images there are the original versions from Adobe. Just one of the prices you pay for working for a Fortune 500, I guess... -Fred ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2325269 Some folks have had to set a compatibility mode to get FM 8 to run on Win 7 64-bit machine, but once set, it runs. TVB Tammy Van Boening Owner/Principal Spectrum Writing, LLC www.spectrumwritingllc.com i...@spectrumwritingllc.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:39 PM To: 'Fred Ridder'; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 Hi Fred, I am running FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit with no problems. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 r...@frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as i...@spectrumwritingllc.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/info%40spectrumwritingll c.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
http://www.idmforums.com/showthread.php?t=50197 There's also a post on this list that states that you can run FM 8 on Win 7 b4-bit without any issues. TVB Tammy Van Boening Owner/Principal Spectrum Writing, LLC www.spectrumwritingllc.com i...@spectrumwritingllc.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:39 PM To: 'Fred Ridder'; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 Hi Fred, I am running FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit with no problems. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 r...@frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as i...@spectrumwritingllc.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/info%40spectrumwritingll c.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
From: i...@spectrumwritingllc.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:55:05 -0600 http://www.idmforums.com/showthread.php?t=50197 There's also a post on this list that states that you can run FM 8 on Win 7 b4-bit without any issues. Thanks for the pointer, but that reference to FM8 is *not* a reference to FrameMaker. It's a reference to NI FM8, an 8-voice FM synthesizer application from a company called Native Instruments. IDM Forums is dedicated to electronic music and music production, not technical writing. -FR ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
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Re: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Although I don't use Frame daily, I have used Frame 8 on Windows 7 Professional with no issues. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Fred Ridder docu...@hotmail.com wrote: Gang, Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's purchase software website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up with a practical a nd foolproof workaround.) I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is now compatible with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for IT pros doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication no information available. Even more useless. -Fred Ridder ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_go...@pobox.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Steve Johnson, dr_go...@pobox.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Gang, Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's "purchase software" website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up with a practical and foolproof workaround.) I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is "now compatible" with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for "IT pros" doesn't list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication "no information available". Even more useless. -Fred Ridder
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Check this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-July/020620.html Nadine --- On Tue, 8/3/10, Fred Ridder wrote: > From: Fred Ridder > Subject: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 3:18 PM > > Gang, > > Does anyone have solid information on whether or not > FrameMaker 8.x is compatible with Windows 7? > One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a > shiny new laptop with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT > people are only allowing Windows 7 on brand-new machines), > and the IT folks insisted that she has to install FrameMaker > 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of > course, this now causes file compatibility issues since > everybody else in the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't > get FM9 yet because the IT group's "purchase software" > website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As to > save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me > that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she > does so, and that causes issues with our version control > system. I'd love to have some solid information I can > forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is > OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd > like to know that it is definitively *not* OK so that I can > work with this engineer to come up with a practical a > nd foolproof workaround.) > I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's > website, and the closest I could come were a couple of pages > that told me that FM9 is "now compatible" with Windows 7. > Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's website, but the > compatibility spreadsheet they provide for "IT pros" doesn't > list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, > and their Windows 7 Compatibility Center only lists > FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication "no information > available". Even more useless. > -Fred Ridder ??? > > ?? ??? > ? > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. > Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > o
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
It should work fine, although you may have to run the installer as Admin. I ran it under the W7 betas and didn't have any problems, and I've run both 7 and 9 on production W7 without incident, so it shouldn't be any kind of problem. And to ensure compatibility, I'm not 100% sure I'd trust whatever the IT guys come up with as far as CDs go -- there's a "fixed for Vista" version of 8 on the Adobe download site that I'd use before I installed from an old CD, although I'd certainly go with whatever key code they provide. Art Campbell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? art.campbell at gmail.com ? "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No disclaimers apply. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DoD 358 On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Fred Ridder wrote: > > Gang, > > Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is > compatible with Windows 7? > One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with > Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on > brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install > FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of > course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the > group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's > "purchase software" website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As > to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that > FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that > causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid > information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is > OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that > it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up > with a practical a > ?nd foolproof workaround.) > I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the > closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is "now > compatible" with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's > website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for "IT pros" doesn't > list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 > Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication > "no information available". Even more useless. > -Fred Ridder > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as art.campbell at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Hi Fred, I am running FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit with no problems. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Fred Ridder wrote: > Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is > compatible with Windows 7? > One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop > with Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 > on brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install > FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of > course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in > the group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT > group's "purchase software" website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do > a Save As to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me > that FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and > that causes issues with our version control system. I can't help with the FM8/Win7 questions, but I can tell you that the engineer with FM9 is simply wrong. You most certainly _can_ save a file in FM8 format without changing the name. In the Save Document dialog, when you change Save as type to Document 8.0 (*.fm) and click Save, FM first presents a dialog warning you that you may lose "information related to new features." If you click OK to continue, it then presents a dialog asking you if it's OK to overwrite the existing file. If you click OK again, it overwrites your FM9 version with an FM8 version. No problem. HTH! Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Art Campbell wrote: > It should work fine, although you may have to run the installer as Admin. > > I ran it under the W7 betas and didn't have any problems, and I've run > both 7 and 9 on production W7 without incident, so it shouldn't be any > kind of problem. > > And to ensure compatibility, I'm not 100% sure I'd trust whatever the > IT guys come up with as far as CDs go -- there's a "fixed for Vista" > version of 8 on the Adobe download site that I'd use before I > installed from an old CD, although I'd certainly go with whatever key > code they provide. Thanks for the info Art. It may be that the FM8 installation is the real issue. The way our software installation process works is that everybody installs all "standard" apps from a server that IT manages, and it's a very safe bet that the CD images there are the original versions from Adobe. Just one of the prices you pay for working for a Fortune 500, I guess... -Fred
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2325269 Some folks have had to set a compatibility mode to get FM 8 to run on Win 7 64-bit machine, but once set, it runs. TVB Tammy Van Boening Owner/Principal Spectrum Writing, LLC www.spectrumwritingllc.com info at spectrumwritingllc.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:39 PM To: 'Fred Ridder'; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 Hi Fred, I am running FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit with no problems. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as info at spectrumwritingllc.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/info%40spectrumwritingll c.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
http://www.idmforums.com/showthread.php?t=50197 There's also a post on this list that states that you can run FM 8 on Win 7 b4-bit without any issues. TVB Tammy Van Boening Owner/Principal Spectrum Writing, LLC www.spectrumwritingllc.com info at spectrumwritingllc.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:39 PM To: 'Fred Ridder'; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 Hi Fred, I am running FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit with no problems. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as info at spectrumwritingllc.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/info%40spectrumwritingll c.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
> From: info at spectrumwritingllc.com > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 > Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:55:05 -0600 > > http://www.idmforums.com/showthread.php?t=50197 > > There's also a post on this list that states that you can run FM 8 on Win 7 > b4-bit without any issues. Thanks for the pointer, but that reference to "FM8" is *not* a reference to FrameMaker. It's a reference to "NI FM8", an 8-voice FM synthesizer application from a company called Native Instruments. IDM Forums is dedicated to electronic music and music production, not technical writing. -FR
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
> IDM Forums is dedicated to electronic music and music production, not > technical writing. Awww... But it's close enough for funk. ;) -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/techcommdood
FM8 compatibility with Windows 7
Although I don't use Frame daily, I have used Frame 8 on Windows 7 Professional with no issues. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Fred Ridder wrote: > > Gang, > > Does anyone have solid information on whether or not FrameMaker 8.x is > compatible with Windows 7? > One of the engineers in a group I work with just got a shiny new laptop with > Windows 7 (so far our corporate IT people are only allowing Windows 7 on > brand-new machines), and the IT folks insisted that she has to install > FrameMaker 9 rather than FrameMaker 8 because FM8 is not compatible. Of > course, this now causes file compatibility issues since everybody else in the > group still has FrameMaker 8 and can't get FM9 yet because the IT group's > "purchase software" website only offers FM8. Yes, I know she can do a Save As > to save files she works on in FM8 file format, but she tells me that > FrameMaker requires her to change the filename when she does so, and that > causes issues with our version control system. I'd love to have some solid > information I can forward to the IT group to convince them that it really is > OK to install FrameMaker 8 on a Windows 7 machine. (Or I'd like to know that > it is definitively *not* OK so that I can work with this engineer to come up > with a practical a > ?nd foolproof workaround.) > I tried searching for compatibility information on Adobe's website, and the > closest I could come were a couple of pages that told me that FM9 is "now > compatible" with Windows 7. Useless. And I tried searching Microsoft's > website, but the compatibility spreadsheet they provide for "IT pros" doesn't > list *any* version of FrameMaker among the 10543 entries, and their Windows 7 > Compatibility Center only lists FrameMaker 9, and only with the indication > "no information available". Even more useless. > -Fred Ridder > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_gonzo at pobox.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com
