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nicthejew22
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Date Joined Oct 2009
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Posted 10/26/2009 11:53 PM (GMT -5)

Hey, I know there is a Thread on Compatible Finale Versions for Windows 7, but has anyone figured out how to get Finale 2009 to work with 7?

I really need Finale for my Music Composition class

Mircea
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Date Joined Mar 2003
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Posted 10/27/2009 4:04 AM (GMT -5)

I have no problem running either 2008 or 2009 in Windows 7 beta and RC both 32bit and 64bit.
Don't have the launched Windows7 yet but I see no reason for the programs not to work. In romania we get it in November.

Rudy B
...anything mac or music...

Date Joined Oct 2009
Total Posts : 11

Posted 10/27/2009 3:13 PM (GMT -5)

I have been using Finale 2009 on Windows 7 Beta and RC for the past 10 or so months and it works perfect.

Rudy B

Finale 2009c, Windows 7 Ultimate Beta & RC

Wiggy
Early music: modern methods

Date Joined Jun 2006
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Posted 10/27/2009 6:34 PM (GMT -5)

nicthejew22 said...
Hey, I know there is a Thread on Compatible Finale Versions for Windows 7, but has anyone figured out how to get Finale 2009 to work with 7?

Have you tried installing it? Do you have any problems?

Finale 2009c, 2Ghz iMac; 2Ghz MacBook, 10.6.1
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nicthejew22
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Posted 10/27/2009 9:13 PM (GMT -5)

Wiggy said...

nicthejew22 said...
Hey, I know there is a Thread on Compatible Finale Versions for Windows 7, but has anyone figured out how to get Finale 2009 to work with 7?

Have you tried installing it? Do you have any problems?

I have not installed it yet. But I am thinking about it. and I saw on the other Thread that it is only compatible with 2010 products. So I was just wondering since I need it for my Comp class

krash
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Date Joined Jan 2004
Total Posts : 133

Posted 10/29/2009 9:26 PM (GMT -5)

The official posting on Win 7 / Finale compatibility only mentions F2010. Does anyone know about 2006? We are going to have to replace our computer at some point (currently running XP) which will be a significant expense for us. If I have to upgrade to F2010 at the same time that's going to be a problem. Anyone looked at how far back compatibility goes?

Finale 2006c, Windows XP

Saffron
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Date Joined Jul 2008
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Posted 10/29/2009 9:37 PM (GMT -5)

For obvious reasons I cannot repeat my previous role as the "Vista Pioneer" for Finale (while posting under my late, lamented avatar, Ebony Ivory), I expect to be putting Windows 7 on one of my computers imminently, and you can be sure I'll be bashing Finale 2005b, alongside Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Acrobat - not to mention my own software, WIN-PROLOG - to check for compatibility. Heck, I'll probably install Finale 2006c for the ride ...

Brian

noldar12
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Posted 10/31/2009 7:36 PM (GMT -5)

Saffron, I will be most curious to find out if your tests with 2005b under Windows 7 prove to work. For different reasons (eyesight related) Finale 2005b works better for me than any of the more recent versions (though using them is at least possible), due to a visual format change that was made starting with 2006. Unfortunately, things are at the place where my main music computer setup can no longer be in the land of the 32 bit o/s. If necessary, I can keep 2005b on an older generic computer, but that would not be preferred.

Saffron
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Posted 11/1/2009 7:34 PM (GMT -5)

noldar12 said...
Saffron, I will be most curious to find out if your tests with 2005b under Windows 7 prove to work. For different reasons (eyesight related) Finale 2005b works better for me than any of the more recent versions (though using them is at least possible), due to a visual format change that was made starting with 2006. Unfortunately, things are at the place where my main music computer setup can no longer be in the land of the 32 bit o/s. If necessary, I can keep 2005b on an older generic computer, but that would not be preferred.

Well, I'm planning to "sacrifice" one of my laptops for the Win7 experiment, and you can be sure that Finale 2005b will be part of what I try out. I plan to do this sometime this week, now that my official Microsoft DVDs have arrived in the post ...

Brian

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