Steve Browne
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I didn’t find any hack that worked on XP Pro 64. I advise you to study the Vegas features to see if there are really any reasons to upgrade to 10. In your case it would make more sense to upgrade to 9.
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“It’s a really great OS. (not as good as Linux but I’m a Linux bigot.) ;-)”
Your afterthought has sold me on your honesty. I’ll look into Windows 7.
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Again, the core question is whether this is a LEGAL issue or a CODING issue. If it is a legal issue I’d have no qualms about hacking the install restrictions, since I pay no attention to software publisher “support” anyway.
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“Sony Vegas is very tied to Microsoft and technologies like the .Net Framework. There was some fix in SP3 that Sony needed and XP64 didn’t have. It’s not a conspiracy. More than likely, it’s bug that Microsoft won’t fix in XP64 because it’s been discontinued.”
That touches on the core question: is Sony’s position a LEGAL issue of OS “support”, or a CODING issue of a bug. All MS .Net Framework releases (through 4.0) install on XP Pro 64 without qualification.
However, I see that Canopus Edius 6 has the same install limitations. (sigh)
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BTW, XP Pro 64 Service Pack 2 is dated March 13, 2007, which is not so long ago.
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The circumscribed list of eligible OSes for Vegas 10 is suspiciously unique for “professional” software. XP Pro 64 is based on Windows Server 2003, has rock-solid stability and is immune to most of the security issues which plague even later versions of Windows. If I were to upgrade, I would upgrade to Windows Server 2008, but Vegas 10 wouldn’t install on that either.
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Because I’ve spent YEARS customizing XP Pro 64 to my liking in more little ways than I can remember, and changing to another version of the OS invites more problems than it solves.
And, secondly, because it is becoming apparent to me that Sony’s motivation in creating this unique problem situation to begin with is simply collusion with Microsoft to intimidate users into adopting a more recent version of Windows. Sony does this with impunity; it would like us all to drop DVD in favor of Blu-ray. Fortunately, all Blu-ray players play both systems.
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FYI the registry hack suggested in Mike’s link does NOT solve the problem, but it is the right avenue of approach, which I will continue working on.
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Mike, I didn’t intend a snide comment. The fact is, Vegas 10 is the *only* Windows 64-bit supposedly professional software I’ve come across which won’t (officially) install on XP Pro 64. In comparison, for example, there is no problem installing Autodesk Maya 2011 for Windows 64.
Thanks for the link.
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Quoting from Sony via Mike Kujbida: “While it may be possible to install and run the product using an unlisted operating system, this use is unsupported.”
This is an UNofficial forum, so I am not seeking the Doctrine of manufacturers’ acolytes. Sony admits that it is POSSIBLE to install Vegas 10 on XP Pro 64; the question I am asking to be addressed is, how? Attempting to install the executable immediately produces the error message I quoted, so it is initially just reading the code designation of the operating system (as opposed to analyzing the OS structure). Suppose I temporarily changed that designation to “Vista 64″… how might I do that, to see what happens?
BTW, manufacturers’ “support” is not something I concern myself with. A quick Web search turns up answers to most questions.