Microcat on a Mac via Parallels

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Ok guys,
How do I get Microcat to install and run on the Mac (27" imac running Snow Leopard)? Im using Parallels and Windows 7 64 bit.

I have used Microcat extensively on the PC.

Parallels and Windows 7 work a treat but when I try to install the latest (01/11 Microcat) it throws an incompatibility error, it then changes to XP SP2 compatibility mode settings and nothing happens.


Any suggestions? Should I be using an older Microcat, or is the issue more to do with Windows7 64 bit and Microcat?

Any help appreciated.

Thx
Jon

[Tombie]

Its a Win7 issue...

Do you have the option to load XP into parallels (eg access to an XP OS)

I'm waiting for my copy of Win7 to arrive before I can try it.

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Yeah I could probably dig one out of my old CDs.

Kinda expected that everything would be backward compatible though.

I suspect there must be some backdoor tweaking that can be done to make it run??

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

Have you tried to run it as administrater
My microcat on parallels with win7 won't open unless I choose the OPEN as ADMIN, I havent tried 1/11 though.

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Im guessing the issue relates the 64bit OS, not the Windows7 / XP version.

I can get it to install (with one 64bit incompatibility error), but the actual application fails to start siting the same excuse! Not designed to run on 64bit. I have tried in the compatibility section of Windows 7 to run as Win XP SP2, SP3 and also Win95. Nothing seems to work.

Are you running 64bit win7?

Jon

[Jojo]

BTW, is there a chance of running microcat without these stupid Windows applications on a Mac???

[sashadidi]

think it might be windows 7!!!

[sashadidi]

BTW, is there a chance of running microcat without these stupid Windows applications on a Mac???

no but there is the free online version for the apple mac people among us
???????? ????????? Land Rover
each time click on the timing chain picture (middle right picture)
go in select Language EN etc and click on model and follow on from there.
Has range rover, discovery etc also

[sashadidi]

Im guessing the issue relates the 64bit OS, not the Windows7 / XP version.

I can get it to install (with one 64bit incompatibility error), but the actual application fails to start siting the same excuse! Not designed to run on 64bit. I have tried in the compatibility section of Windows 7 to run as Win XP SP2, SP3 and also Win95. Nothing seems to work.

Are you running 64bit win7?

Jon

here is a article that might help
Microcat on Modern Operating Systems - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum