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Old 02-11-2012, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by netwolf View Post
How about astro software compatibility? It would be great to get a list of what people have tried and is working.
Here is what I have successfully loaded so far.

Alignmaster
ASCOM 6
CCD calculator
CCD Inspector 2.5.3
CCD Stack 2
CCDops
Focus Max
MaximDL ver 5.18 and 5.23 (updated)
Maxpoint
Mount Hub Pro
Nexremote
Pempro ver2
Pixinsight
Registar
Starry Night pro plus 6
Sky Pro X

All work fine.


The only problem I had so far was with Adobe CS4, the installer would not run (Adobe's fault). Could be a big hassle for some but if you have the time/expertise/patience to work through it you may have a win not sure if it is possible. I couldn't be stuffed messing around and upgraded to CS6 which went straight on no worries. All my plugins/ATN files work perfectly in CS6 just like they used to in CS4 (astronomy tools V 1.6, gradient xterminator, noise ninja, topaz, HLVG etc). Strangest thing is I loaded an old copy of Adobe illustrator (ver 9,,,,talking 1990's) which would not work properly in win 7 even in compatibility mode yet it loaded straight onto win 8 without any problem and runs perfectly. Also my Canon DSLR drivers are all working again (stopped working in win 7) as does my scanner which also stopped working in win 7 (tried to fix many times with no luck) so I am pretty happy as I have not had to upgrade any hardware besides the SSD which I chose to do.

Mark

Last edited by marki; 02-11-2012 at 12:36 AM.
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