Hi all

Thanks Doc - I had not noticed any mention of Vista in previous posts, so
perhaps I read them far too quickly ;-) I should add that my astro computer
remains XP and will not be 'upgraded' for some time because all is working well
within XP. My Vista tests are on a new HD within my main computer so I can
easily switch to either OS.

Bill - I will download and report back. Guide did respond to setup.exe without
problems but after selecting the language, there appeared to be minimal disk
activity. Yes, the asterisks were all shown but nothing was actually installed.
I will follow your suggestions very shortly.

bw

Lawrence

>Re: Vista compatibility
> Posted by: "Bill J Gray" pluto@... feliks314159
> Date: Sat May 19, 2007 2:03 pm ((PDT))
>
>Hi Lawrence,
>
> That's a new one on me...
>
> There have been at least a few people reporting problems
>in getting Guide to install under Vista at all. The 'setup.exe'
>program refuses to run on their systems. The workaround for
>this, involving a new 'setup', is described and downloadable
>at
>
>http://www.projectpluto.com/setup.htm
>
> I gather you didn't encounter that problem? The original
>installation ran just fine, and then Extras... Install to
>Hard Drive didn't do what it ought?
>
> If so, the first thing I'd do would be to make sure to use
>the current update from the Web site. The first batch of Guide
>8.0 CDs (which would include the disks you have) had some odd
>errors reported in the 'Install to Hard Drive' function, and
>those are all fixed with the current update.
>
> If that doesn't cover the problem, I'd need to know a bit
>more about what's going on. In particular: do you see asterisks
>beside the items that are (at least in theory) copied to the
>hard drive, such as 'minimum install'?
>
> As Clay has commented, people are encountering serious
>problems with Vista in general. But aside from the 'setup'
>problem, I've not heard of any involving Guide in particular.
>(Comments to the contrary would be welcome.)
>
>-- Bill