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Originally Posted by asterisk
I contacted Imaginova and their reply briefly was it was not their problem -Windows had to get their act together - try installing on a USBS Stick or HDD with FAT32 and not NTFS - this did work for one computer but not the others.
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Hmm.. it is not MS's fault for developing new operating systems - we all want those and everyone has to move withthe times. It IS Imaginova's fault for not following along - whatever they've said. They've been privvy to Vista alpha and beta releases for years now. There's no excuse. If they think that MS is going to alter their OS to suit Starry Night they're dreaming - they knew what system architecture was coming and they didn't manoeuvre their development efforts to suit. They lost by choosing OpenGL in my opinion. As a graphic API it is pretty-much dead - as compared to DirectX. All you hear on the net are stories about programmers moving to DirectX in droves. Card manufacturers need a kick in the butt too.
Although I much prefer my favourite - Voyager - I run Starry Night 6.2.1 successfully on my Vista desktop machine Geoff. It took downloading the right OpenGL drivers from the video card manufacturer - in my case I loaded the ATI Radeon "Catalyst" application which includes OpenGL which works on Vista. As long as OpenGL runs successfully on your box, so will SN. Also try turning Aero off.
Make sure tat you're running the latest version of SN too - 6.2.1. Here is a list of release notes fromm 6.0.4 to current - 6.2.1:
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6.2.1 Release Notes
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Bug Fixes:
[] Compatibility issues with some Radeon Mobility video cards have been resolved
[] Object outlines, FOV indicators, and object labels now print better in black and white
6.2.0 Release Notes
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Please note that some of the new features are available only for installations of Digital Download with appropriate modules installed.
New Features:
[] DAWN space mission (trajectory and 3D model).
[] 65 new 3D asteroid models.
[] Appulse event searching.
[] 4 new Earth horizon panoramas.
[] Smooth window fading (Windows XP and Vista).
[] Transparent floating windows (Windows Vista).
Bug Fixes:
[] Horizontal lines on graph no longer creep at low scale.
[] Graphing satellites now shows accurate altitude maxima and minima at mid-low scales.
[] 3DS models now rotate correctly (correct attitude).
[] 3DS Models now scaling properly.
[] Observing List (planner) filters now working properly for 'above horizon' times.
[] Observing List (planner) date no longer incorrectly sets to 1/1/4713 BC when "On specific date" is selected.
[] Observing List (planner) now correctly filtering for double/multiple/variable stars.
[] Event finder moon phases visibility filtering now fixed.
[] Meteor Shower events now properly being found for all dates.
[] Meteor shower event dates now included for years other than 2006.
[] Ephemeris Generator end date no longer jumps to 99999 after changing start date.
[] Smoothed out "Go There" animation.
[] Large black distortion around sun halo on some video cards no longer occurs.
[] Horizon drawing now taking into account daylight fade level on liftoff.
[] Saturn rings now show when printing.
[] Milky Way panorama no longer has artifacts after printing.
[] Removed extreme jitter of planets when location scrolling around.
[] View from centre of planet now correctly reports planet name.
[] Changing a location preserves a centre-on object or location in the sky.
[] Magnify function now correctly works on stars.
[] Altitude column widened and resizable.
[] Orbits and paths line thickness now adjustable.
[] Coordinate grid labels text now has configurable font/colour.
[] Saving or loading an SNF file with XYZ orbit lines enabled no longer causes displayed lines to disappear.
[] Saving Planet image options now possible through right-click on any planet. Save as default saves this selection.
[] Can now save a planet/moon Surface Image/Model setting as default. (Also added right-click to select.)
[] Eyepiece barrel size in equipment list no longer reports with strange characters instead of inches symbol.
[] About Dialog now correctly listed in the Help menu (Windows)
[] No longer crashes when attempting to magnify an object below horizon using right-click.
[] Files double-clicked on windows now open correctly again.
[] OpenGLInit.log now in application directory instead of root.
[] Registration windows misspellings fixed.
[] Space mission (XYZ) orbits draw 2x faster.
[] XYZ planets support multiple 3DS model overrides for defined time intervals.
[] XYZ planets can be oriented in direction of travel or aligned to specified planet direction.
[] Space mission sorting in DataBrowser improved.
[] XYZ orbit color overrides.
[] XYZ orbits can be drawn Earth-centrically.
[] XYZ Earth-centric orbits correctly obscured by Earth and Moon.
[] New planet option to show/hide atmosphere edge.
6.0.6 Release Notes
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This update to Starry Night focuses on general performance and stability, especially concerning Microsoft Windows Vista.
Please ensure your video card drivers are up to date.
While we've done our best to ensure that Starry Night will run smoothly on Vista, it is highly dependent on the compatibility of your video card and video card drivers with this new operating system.
In addition, the following changes and improvements have been made:
[] Loading time for 3D Models has been reduced
6.0.4 Release Notes
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[] Fixed change to Animated Horizon allowing to to again work on most systems.
[] Fixed bug where horizon would switch back to animated if changed to flat or custom before photorealistic.
[] Additional fix for unnecessary visual updates to calendar panel.
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