BD under Windows 7?

HarryT · 04-15-2009, 05:22 AM

Has anyone tried running Book Designer under Windows 7 yet? Any problems encountered?

igorsk · 04-15-2009, 06:52 AM

I would guess it will have issues similar to those of Vista.

HarryT · 04-15-2009, 08:09 AM

That's what I was wondering, igorsk, because from what I have read, one of the main goals of Windows 7 has been to reduce the problems of application incompatibility which occured with Vista.

JSWolf · 04-15-2009, 01:11 PM

My wife is running Windows 7 beta. I'll ask her if it's ok to install Book Designer on her computer to find out if it works. That is an important question that does need to be answered.

Andybaby · 04-15-2009, 04:36 PM

im using windows 7. i installed that MSI package need for vista, but other than that its fine.

though i did that as a matter of course instead of testing withoug it.

and also build 7077 is perfect. i havent found any errors at all (though im sure there are a few) but its my every day computer now.

HarryT · 04-16-2009, 02:27 AM

What MSI is that, Andy?

Andybaby · 04-16-2009, 05:34 AM

dhtml something or other. posted in the guide. i didnt try it without this

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

HarryT · 04-16-2009, 06:36 AM

Thank you!

JSWolf · 04-16-2009, 10:41 AM

I did install the dhtml package and installed BD and then upgraded it. I ran it and loaded a file from before and I worked fine. I have not tried to create or edit anything yet.

HarryT · 04-16-2009, 11:43 AM

Sounds reassuring. Thanks!

JSWolf · 04-18-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Sounds reassuring. Thanks!

I'll try some more with BD and report if there are any problems or not.

JSWolf · 04-27-2009, 12:19 PM

I just tried to load in an HTML file and it doesn't work. The system does have Office 2003 installed.

JSWolf · 04-27-2009, 01:36 PM

I did get Book Designer to work with Windows 7 finally. What I had to do was run Book Designer as Administrator and run a command prompt as administrator. Then when I ran BD every OCX error I then had to go to the command prompt to unregister and register the OCX files that came up as errors. Then I got past that and I then could not get the Sony LRF dialog to come up. So I went to the Book Designer wiki. The last thing I needed to do to fix BD was to unregister and register comct232.ocx.All was well after that.

HarryT · 04-28-2009, 04:46 AM

Thank you, Jon - that's very useful to know.

JSWolf · 04-28-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Thank you, Jon - that's very useful to know.

You're very welcome.

When I ran BD not as administrator, it came up but would not convert the HTML. Then running it as admin gave an OCX error when it started. So I sorted the OCX as the errors popped up. And finally, I could not make an LRF eBook. So I looked up on MR how to get BD to work with Vista and one of the posts said to follow the directions in the wiki and that finished the process.

04-15-2009, 05:22 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	BD under Windows 7? Has anyone tried running Book Designer under Windows 7 yet? Any problems encountered?

04-15-2009, 04:36 PM	#5
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	im using windows 7. i installed that MSI package need for vista, but other than that its fine. though i did that as a matter of course instead of testing withoug it. and also build 7077 is perfect. i havent found any errors at all (though im sure there are a few) but its my every day computer now. Last edited by Andybaby; 04-15-2009 at 04:46 PM.

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04-16-2009, 02:27 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	What MSI is that, Andy?

04-16-2009, 05:34 AM	#7
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	dhtml something or other. posted in the guide. i didnt try it without this http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

04-16-2009, 06:36 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thank you!

04-16-2009, 10:41 AM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did install the dhtml package and installed BD and then upgraded it. I ran it and loaded a file from before and I worked fine. I have not tried to create or edit anything yet.

04-16-2009, 11:43 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Sounds reassuring. Thanks!

04-27-2009, 12:19 PM	#12
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just tried to load in an HTML file and it doesn't work. The system does have Office 2003 installed.

04-27-2009, 01:36 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did get Book Designer to work with Windows 7 finally. What I had to do was run Book Designer as Administrator and run a command prompt as administrator. Then when I ran BD every OCX error I then had to go to the command prompt to unregister and register the OCX files that came up as errors. Then I got past that and I then could not get the Sony LRF dialog to come up. So I went to the Book Designer wiki. The last thing I needed to do to fix BD was to unregister and register comct232.ocx.All was well after that.

04-28-2009, 04:46 AM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thank you, Jon - that's very useful to know.