rodsal23 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 is affinity available/compatible with windows 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Yes, with some specific requirements Windows 7 (Service Pack 1; Aero enabled) Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodsal23 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 aero enabled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, carl123 said: Yes, with some specific requirements Windows 7 (Service Pack 1; Aero enabled) The Platform Update must also be installed. 1 minute ago, rodsal23 said: aero enabled? Yes. Desktop Window Manager (DWM) is used to compose the desktop: starting with Windows 8, desktop composition is enabled for all themes, but on Windows 7 it’s only enabled when Aero is enabled. carl123 and Bri-Toon 2 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Alfred said: The Platform Update must also be installed. Hmmm, they should update that (requirement) on the website and in the help file(s) Alfred 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodsal23 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 does this mean i can't use affinity in this pc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, rodsal23 said: does this mean i can't use affinity in this pc? I don’t understand your question. The screenshots in your post clearly indicate ‘Issue not present’ for each of the listed issues that could prevent the use of Aero effects. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Rodsal23, it's a little confusing seeing how you are unable to run the program by installing the Aero theme that Alfred suggested, yet getting dialogs that there is no issue present. So I have two questions. 1) Did you get any dialogs prior to the ones you showed us? 2) Do you get a different result by enabling the Window Manager first and then following the same steps? (I ask because of the dialogue in the second screenshot, and I wonder if nothing is detected because of an older operating system verses an updated download. Could that be possible you think that older security may not identify it?) Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bri-Toon said: Rodsal23, it's a little confusing seeing how you are unable to run the program by installing the Aero theme that Alfred suggested, yet getting dialogs that there is no issue present. We’re seeing ‘Issue not present’ in @rodsal23’s screenshots, but we’re also seeing scrollbars! I can’t help wondering whether there might be issues that are present but not shown in those screenshots. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Alfred said: We’re seeing ‘Issue not present’ in @rodsal23’s screenshots, but we’re also seeing scrollbars! I can’t help wondering whether there might be issues that are present but not shown in those screenshots. Yeah it looks like the window that is shown are scan results. And good point on the scroll bars. I wonder if there is a present issue after all that it just not within scroll view like you said. I guess we'll wait to see what the OP has to say. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodsal23 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 sorry, i was originally using affinity with my 64 bit laptop windows 10, but it broke, im now using windows 7, i dont know if it's compatible however because other softwares like the latest blender wont work with windows 7. also, I dont know how to activate aero theme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, rodsal23 said: also, I dont know how to activate aero theme Google: how to activate aero windows 7 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodsal23 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/install-faq/?locale=en-US&issues=Error_No64BitCPU%2C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 A 64-bit CPU is one of the minimum requirements for the Affinity applications on Windows, as can be seen in the “Tech Specs” section of the Affinity website, see attached image taken from the Designer page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 8 hours ago, rodsal23 said: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/install-faq/?locale=en-US&issues=Error_No64BitCPU%2C 10 hours ago, rodsal23 said: i was originally using affinity with my 64 bit laptop Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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