GibbsCam install on Windows Vista

[bender68]

Hi all, I'm having trouble getting my Gibbs V7 to install on my Vista equipped laptop. Any suggestions?

[laszlozoltan]

get rid of the vista; there's a "security element" to the os that prevents a lot of xp and older software from running at all. I don't know if your gibbs was meant to be compatible with vista- if it is then you might want to ask them what's the deal.

I had a vista os for a toshiba laptop I bought a few years ago- stupid os wouldn't even instal without crashing- never worked. I called toshiba, got a list of the onboard hardware found xp drivers for those devices and installed xp on it. Works great.

might be hard to find xp in retail now- but there are places and there are ways- their loss

[sld4121]

If it is the home edition of Vista - run away - fast.
I ran GibbsCAM on Vista Business and Ultimate until Win 7 was released with no problems.
It seems manufacturers like to "equip" their laptops with home versions, so I format and start over with each new laptop I buy. That also gets rid of all their "junk add ons" designed to "help" you by making your computer run slower ;o).

[bender68]

Thanks, I just purchased a copy of Win7 so thats what i'll be doing.

[fishangler]

i recently installed 04 gibbs cam on windows 7 .i had to rename the short cut folder seems win 7 renamed it when i transfered to 7 from xp.be sure all links are named the same as in other win applications.it runs fine now.good luck