Pro Tools on Windows 7

Does anyone know if I load Windows 7 Pro in XP mode that protools 7.4 would function properly ?

Wes Saldua said:

Does anyone know if I load Windows 7 Pro in XP mode that protools 7.4 would function properly ?

No it wont. You need to get Pro Tools 8 and update to 8.0.3

djbomba said:

The problem is not in Win7 but it is in IE8,so here is the solution for this problem.You need to fix registry with this file.

Pro Tools Internet Explorer 8 Fix.rar

or this one

http://www.moonshizzleproductions.co...ndows7_fix.rar

Thats not true. IE8 is not the problem. Only a few people have IE8 problems, but thats only with selected plug ins. Iv already posted the way to work around an IE8 problem on the first page. That said, its usually a problem with the way you have your PC setup and the hardware. I have IE8 with no work around and have been running in Windows 7 since it was released. Its more important to always Run As Admin. Most problems with IE8 were with XP. PT 8.0.3 has been fixed to minimize IE8 problems, read the white papers for it.

Thanks for both of your input. I think I will go back to XP pro to continue running my protools 7.4.

I made a video to show you how.

YouTube - How to run Pro Tools 7.4 in Windows 7

Be sure to rate the video

-Shafter

amoretam said:

Benoni said:

Pro Tools 8 does work with Windows 7. Its not approved by Digi, but I have got several people up and running with PT and Windows 7.

Hey , how r you doing?? i am sorry if this post is very old, i am just looking the net for people using protools mpowered 8 with windows 7 64 bit...

Do you know someone??
If you do, would you let me know if they had to do some kind of trick to make it work??
Any additional step that i should know??
If you want, you can point me to some of them so i could ask myself

thank you very , very much ... take care

Pro Tools 8 M-Powered is Approved for Windows 7 64 bit. Just download the updates for PT and the correct drivers.

Shafter said:

I made a video to show you how.

YouTube - How to run Pro Tools 7.4 in Windows 7

Be sure to rate the video

-Shafter

Interesting workaround. However Pro Tools 7.4 will NEVER be officially approved for Windows 7. So if you need stability you may want to stick with XP if you dont upgrade to PT 8. PT 8.0.3 runs smooth in Windows 7 for most, but it is still beta, and we expect final approval within a couple of month.

I am trying to install protools 8 on my win7 64 bit machine - but it seems hung at the installing digidesign device drivers - its been running for over an hour and hasnt moved. Anyone see this or know how to fix it