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Author: | John_Bloom [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:14 pm GMT EthGMT ] |
Post subject: | Xantrex STXR monitoring for Windows 7? |
I'm upgrading the computer which monitors my STXR performance, and it looks like Fishbowl 1.3 has some sort of issue with Win 7. It runs, but grabs 98% of one of the CPU's resources (it's a dual core, so this doesn't lock up the PC entirely). I tried some other compatibility modes (Win 98, Win 95) in Windows 7, but this causes issues with the virtual com port software I'm using to talk to the STXR (through a B&B Electronics RS-232 over Ethernet server, and yes it's isolated). Is there a work-around this compatibility problem, or some other software (GT, etc.) which will talk with the STXR? thanks, john |
Author: | Solar Guppy [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm GMT EthGMT ] |
Post subject: | Re: Xantrex STXR monitoring for Windows 7? |
Holly cow you have both a working STXR and Fishbowl ... must be the only one I would suggest you use VMware and load XP into a virtual machine and run FishBowl in that, VMware work station is free I believe, I use it all the time to run older software |
Author: | John_Bloom [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:45 pm GMT EthGMT ] |
Post subject: | Re: Xantrex STXR monitoring for Windows 7? |
The problem is that I'm running the software on a Dell mini with the Atom processor, because the PC only draws 5 watts of power. I doubt it has the horsepower to run VMware.... jb |
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