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Aaronjw
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Date Joined Nov 2009
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Posted 11/2/2009 12:35 PM (GMT -6)

I've been trying to install Finale 2009 on Vista 64 bit computer. I figured it wasn't working because of Vista, but then I read that everyone else was able to install it by using the Windows XP compatibility mode, so I tried that. Unfortunately, whenever I try, nothing seems to happen. But if I open up Task Manager, it says that finwinsetup (the installer) is running. So it's running, but I can't see it or do anything with it. Has anyone encountered this problem before?

Flint
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Date Joined Oct 2006
Total Posts : 585

Posted 11/2/2009 12:44 PM (GMT -6)

Use the Search function; there are several older threads on getting Fin-XX to work on Vista 64-bit.

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Aaronjw
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Date Joined Nov 2009
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Posted 11/2/2009 12:48 PM (GMT -6)

I realize that, but all of those threads seem to be talking about how it will work if you use the Windows XP service pack 2 compatibility mode. This is a different problem.

Post Edited (Aaronjw) : 11/2/2009 9:26:10 PM (GMT-6)

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