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This article discusses Microsoft's
Windows 7 operating system and how Engineered Software products interact with
it.
PIPE-FLO (2009a, 2009, 2007a, 2007),
PUMP-FLO (10,
9) and Flow of Fluids
(2009a, 2009, 2007a, 2007) work under the Windows 7 operating system with the
exceptions listed below.
PIPE-FLO 2009a and 2009, Flow of
Fluids 2009a and 2009 and PUMP-FLO 10 will work in all Windows 7 versions except
Home Basic or Home Premium.
PIPE-FLO 2007a and 2007, Flow of
Fluids 2007a and 2007 will run on Windows 7 versions except Home Basic or
Home Premium; however we have identified certain compatibility issues.
On 64 bit versions of Windows 7 you
may have to manually install the Hardware Key Driver on standalone versions of
PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids.
If Windows 7 doesn't recognize the USB hardware key then check your security
settings for USB ports. If your computer is on a domain then contact your IT
department for help in checking the setting.
Older versions will need to update
drivers etc. before they will run:
- The Print to PDF function requires the download of an
updated driver for Windows 7. You can download the PDF driver from Article Number 179.
- The Verification Key drivers that were installed with
version 2005 or earlier of PIPE-FLO and Flow of Fluids are not Windows 7 compatible;
users need to install the new driver which can be found in Article Number 155. Until the driver is
updated, Windows 7 will not recognize the hardware key and the program
will not run.
- Because the user's "My Documents" path has
been renamed in Windows 7 to "Libraries\Documents," there are
potential issues regarding the data files. If your copy of Windows 7 is
not upgraded to the latest patches you may encounter problems installing
older versions.
- Users who had earlier versions (2005 or earlier)
installed prior to updating to Windows 7 may be unable to locate the
previously installed data tables and piping projects. This can be
corrected by browsing to the "Documents" path on the
"Tools"/"Preferences" screen.
- The X-Link add-on for PIPE-FLO requires some additional
steps to install correctly in Windows 7. Follow the steps below to setup
X-Link.
- During the installation of PIPE-FLO you need to allow
the registry editor to run (A UAC warning box will appear). You may get
additional dialog boxes; accept them and continue with the installation.
- After the installation is finished, run PIPE-FLO once
then close it.
- If you have version 2007a, browse your media to locate
the X-Link folder and run the "setup.exe" file. If you have
version 2007 or older, you can download the X-Link setup from this link: http://eng-software.com/tempfiles/Products/XLINK.zip.
This will setup your X-Link feature correctly for Windows 7.
Versions of PIPE-FLO older than
version 2004, besides providing updated drivers, are not supported in Windows 7.
