Encore Pro and Windows Vista

pstuck · Post by **pstuck** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:28 pm

I want to buy a new computer this weekend does anyone know if encore pro will work with Vista or not? Any help would be appreciated.

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:59 pm

Call Respironics help desk and ask about their plans to support this new operating system.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:04 pm

Go up to the top of the forum page and click on "Search". Then do a search on the word "Vista".......there should be a few posts from one of the users that got it to work on his computer.

Best wishes,

Den

pedroski · Post by **pedroski** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:59 pm

Get onto Rick, he'll help you:

viewtopic.php?t=15935&view=previous&sid ... 4361c7f98f

Peter

RichCMH · Post by **RichCMH** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:56 am

Buy an Apple iMac and with BootCamp run Windows XP on the iMac! BootCamp from Apple partitions the hard drive to allow an install of XP with SP2. The next OS from Apple will blow away Vista like OS-X did XP!

Good Luck!

ZZZzzz · Post by **ZZZzzz** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:44 am

We have a 20" Apple Intel iMac and that's what we did.
-Bev

Rabid1 · Post by **Rabid1** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:47 am

RichCMH wrote:Buy an Apple iMac and with BootCamp run Windows XP on the iMac! BootCamp from Apple partitions the hard drive to allow an install of XP with SP2. The next OS from Apple will blow away Vista like OS-X did XP!

Good Luck!

This is a good option, albeit an expensive one.

I'm at home now, and don't have my notes I made at work when installing Encore, but I'll give it a go from memory.

The key is, before running the installation, right-click on the EncorePro installation file, and go to "Properties".

When you're in the properties menu you will see a tab at the labeled "Compatability". Select that.

Next, check the box that says something like "run this program in this mode" Check that box. The default is Windows XP w/ Service Pack 2.

Save those settings and start the install.

During the installation you will get error messages. Be brave, and just continue through them

After the install is done, there will be an EncorePro icon on your desktop. Right-click on that and do the same thing for the compatability mode.

BTW, you should do the same procedure when installing the card-reader driver.

I hope this helps. If you get stuck let me know.

Rick

Flyboy · Post by **Flyboy** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:10 pm

Rick,

I set the installation file as you suggested, but still got the error and Vista would not proceed. Any ideas?

Mike

gsacca · Post by **gsacca** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:41 am

I just paid $188 for the software and reader only to find it will not work with windows Vista! The wonderful support people at cpap.com have suggested I might try to install windows 98 on my computer....they had no idea what Vista was!!!
I was also told that I am now out that money because they will not accept the software once it has been opened. Any ideas????

blarg · Post by **blarg** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:49 am

Yes. Get it working with Vista.

Rabid1 wrote:If anyone needs help getting their Encore installed on Vista, let me know, and I'll post the procedure.

Send a private message to the user Rabid1 (he'd be the one that posted above you) and have fun.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:33 pm

You can run Windows XP in Vista using Virtual P C 2007. It's a free program. There is a article in P C Magazine NOV 2008 on using it. by Malestrom. Page 136. Jim
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

You have to download it in the flavor you need, 32 bit or 64 bit.....

bucko · Post by **bucko** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:59 pm

I'm running Encore Pro 1.8 on Vista. It wouldn't install correctly until I did this......
Run the install. Select advance install. Install ONLY the Encore Pro. Do not install the database. After Encore pro is installed go run the installer again. Select advanced again and now also check to install the database. It will install and "update the Encore Pro" to marry the database to it. Now run.....enjoy.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:22 pm

bucko wrote:I'm running Encore Pro 1.8 on Vista. It wouldn't install correctly until I did this......
Run the install. Select advance install. Install ONLY the Encore Pro. Do not install the database. After Encore pro is installed go run the installer again. Select advanced again and now also check to install the database. It will install and "update the Encore Pro" to marry the database to it. Now run.....enjoy.

Encore Pro 1.8, will run on Vista 32 Bit, but it will not run on Vista 64 Bit, due to the Smart Cart Reader software being written for 32 Bit only. So it wants the correct flavor O S. Jim

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