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Category: Windows 7 64 Bit

Windows 7 & Midisport 8×8 Drivers

26 August, 2010 (16:20) | Music, Tools, Windows 7 64 Bit | No comments

At last it appears that M-Audio has finally released public beta drivers for their older midi units.  I was dreading having to buy a new midi interface considering how many midi devices I have.  I’ve not tried these drivers myself as yet but it appears that many people are having success with them.
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Installing SQL Management Studio Express on Windows 7

13 July, 2010 (22:21) | Computing, Windows 7 64 Bit | No comments

Hmm … developers usually use tools … yes?
Getting this installed on Windows 7 by double clicking the MSI doesn’t appear to work.  No, we have to run cmd.exe as Administrator then use MSIEXEC …
C:\>msiexec /i F:\VS2008Stuff\SQL\SQLServer2005_SSMSEE_x64.msi
Hmm …

Windows 7 Update

3 April, 2010 (20:43) | Computing, Windows 7 64 Bit | No comments

I have now completed the majority of the setup on my new PC.  All in all I’m seriously impressed with Win 7 Pro.  I have solved all the BSOD issues (Dodgy audio driver from MOTU) and I have migrated all my data accros to the new machine.
It hasn’t been completely painless but all in all [...]

Getting Aero Back

3 April, 2010 (10:12) | Computing, Windows 7 64 Bit | No comments

Whilst I was installing my various apps on my new system I suddenly noticed that the Aero theme had completely vanished.  I had previously installed my copy of Spore which also installed DirectX 9.0c and I assumed that this may be the reason.
The Desktop had switched back to classic mode and no matter how I [...]

Window 7 64 Bit / MOTU Traveler

2 April, 2010 (13:32) | Computing, Windows 7 64 Bit | 2 comments

Well, I’ve finally made the switch to a new computer running the latest 64 bit version of Windows 7. I have a new Intel Quad Core i7 920 based development machine and I have to say that so far I’m impressed. The whole OS feels really sharp and responsive, even with the full [...]