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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 29 for Windows => Topic started by: yhp on October 09, 2022, 03:59:01 pm
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I'm licensed thru JRiver 30, but my JRiver install is at the last version of 28 (28.0.106 64-bit, with auto-updates disabled) on a Win7Pro (SP1) box.
Went to download JRiver 30, but I see that at some point, Win8 became the minimum requirement for 64-bit JRiver. Are there any versions of 64-bit JRiver 29.x which will fly with Win7 64-bit? Thanks.
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I'm licensed thru JRiver 30, but my JRiver install is at the last version of 28 (28.0.106 64-bit, with auto-updates disabled) on a Win7Pro (SP1) box.
Went to download JRiver 30, but I see that at some point, Win8 became the minimum requirement for 64-bit JRiver. Are there any versions of 64-bit JRiver 29.x which will fly with Win7 64-bit? Thanks.
Curiosity strikes. Windows 7 is approaching a stage where it's not particularly tenable to run for security reasons (it's not terrible if you're not using it for browsing / web stuff). Windows 10 is annoyingly full of telemetry but OTHERWISE is quite performant even on dated hardware with the right configuration. Windows 10 has reached a state of stability where it's a viable upgrade.
Any reason you're avoiding 10? 8 is a complete mess and not even worth your time so you were smart to ignore it. 10 is a *good* operating system, like once setup right, it's very unobtrusive and performant.
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I was gonna say "Please don't just advise me to go to 10" in my OP, but I thought it would sound rude. I'm well aware of the Microsoft path and its history and the security risks. If I had the time and money and mental bandwidth and the compatibility with necessary existing apps and hardware, I'd have done it on this box by now.
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MC29 64 bit seems to run fine on W7. There may be some features that do not work correctly, but I have not seen any reported. The place to look for problems is probably sophisticated video options as video support changes in Windows. But even those do not seem to be a problem with MC29. It is too early to tell about MC30.
You can have 28 and 29 both installed on your system. If you have a 29 license, give it a try.
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If you have a 29 license, give it a try.
I do and will. Thanks.
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Hi
I can confirm it works on Win7.
Peter
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MC29 64 bit seems to run fine on W7. There may be some features that do not work correctly, but I have not seen any reported. The place to look for problems is probably sophisticated video options as video support changes in Windows. But even those do not seem to be a problem with MC29. It is too early to tell about MC30.
You can have 28 and 29 both installed on your system. If you have a 29 license, give it a try.
Thanks for the encouragement. I installed 29.0.87, and it sat alongside my v 28.x without obliterating anything. Existing libraries all present and accounted for under v29. Ripped and libraried the new Blondie box, and all is well. (Disclaimer: I only use JRiver for video sparingly, if ever. So if there is a ticking video bomb waiting for me, I haven't seen it yet.)