Have Roxio 7 and want to install it on Windows Vista

The music you have on your computer should have no bearing on your start up problem, this is more likely to be caused by a different area of the system such as a recently installed device or program.

Have your tried starting your computer in Safe Mode - press the F8 function key during the initial boot display and before Windows starts to load.

Further recovery actions will depend on which version of Windows you have installed (XP, Vista or 7).

If you can get into System Restore then you should try restoring the system settings back to a time before this problem started if possible.

If you can't use System Restore but can start in Safe Mode, then download a copy of CCleaner and use this to perform some house-keeping clean-up to get rid of temporary files, clean up registry entries etc as this may help.

If you can't start in Safe Mode then you will need to have access to your Windows installation media (CD or DVD depending on which version of Windows). For Vista and 7 you can try performing a Startup Repair - for XP you may have to do a Repair Install.

You need to install Vista Service Pack 2 Minimum System Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (32- or 64-bit), Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic SP2, Windows® XP SP3 (32-bit) or SP2 (64-bit), 1 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM
• 1024x768 DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with at least 16-bit color setting, sound card, DVD-ROM drive
• 2 GB free hard drive space for installation
• Windows Media Player 10 or higher
• CD Writer for audio CD and DVD Writer for DVD
• Internet Explorer 7 and 8
• QuickTime player version 7.6 for some functionality
• One available USB 2.0 port

Hi Victor, you need a bootable vista disk.
Now insert the disk into your CD Rom and then boot it up and then follow the instructions and install VISTA operating system. If you are not a professional contact me back I will give you instructions step by step.

Regards

If you are getting the error at startup, roxio service might not started or disabled. What you can try to do is to enable all roxio service. refer to the steps below.
- click start > run - type services.msc - look for all roxio service i.e roxwatch.db - double click it then select the startup type to automatic - save the changes then restart computer

Cheers . . .

Wndows installers have changed over the years, so it's not a surprise that the program couldn't be reinstalled. The Roxio Photosuite 8 is listed as a Win2000-XP product; so it may not be the correct release for Win7 either unless you use a workaround. Look here for the current Roxio slide show products: http://www.roxio.com/enu/store/photo.html?rTrack=m_pro_photo

Workarounds: go with a dual-boot or virtual computer system. Win7 Pro and Ultimate let you run a virtual XP computer for free (download two programs - the virtual PC software and then XP mode). All other choices will require a licensed version of XP installed either in the virtual computer program or in a second partition for dual-boot. I've found that files can not be transferred directly from XP mode to the real computer; they must be stored on external media. Then install your software as you would on any stand-alone computer.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Resolution


Installing on a Windows Vista computer

Creator 2010 requires a minimum of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for installation. You can either perform a Windows Update (recommended) or install Service Pack 1 for Vista here.


Installing on a Windows 7 computer

The issue might be caused by the Creator 2010 setup package running in Windows Vista compatibility mode on Windows 7. Please use the following steps to turn off Vista compatibility mode for the Creator 2010 setup package:

1. Right-click on the setup package and choose Properties.


2. Click on the Compatibility tab in the Properties window.


3. In the Compatibility mode section, uncheck the box that is labeled Run the program in compatibility mode for Windows Vista.


4. Click OK to save the changes.


5. Re-run Creator 2010 the setup package.

Roxio 9, Roxio Creator 9 and Roxio Creator 10 are different animals. Roxio 9 is 3 years old +. It likely will not handle 64bit or Windows 7.
Roxio Creater 9 is not listed as compatible with Windows 7

The following are from the Roxio site:
The following products have been designed to be Window 7 compatible (as of January 2010):

• Roxio Creator 2010
• Roxio Creator 2010 Plus
• Roxio Creator 2010 Special Edition
• Roxio Creator 2010 PRO
• Roxio Easy LP to MP3
• Roxio Burn
• Roxio CinePlayer BD

The following products have been UPDATED to be Windows 7 compatible (as of January 2010):

• Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
• Roxio MyDVD 10 Premier
• Roxio My DVD Video Lab 10
• Roxio RecordNow Music Lab 10 Premier
• Roxio Easy DVD Copy 4 Premier
• Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning
• Roxio BackOnTrack 3 Suite
• Roxio CinePlayer

Yes, Roxio Easy CD is not compatible with Windows Vista. You either need to remove windows Vista and install Windows XP, or purchase the newest, latest copy of Roxio.

When you install the program, it provides an Ignore button to avoid the conflict? It's strange that you must uninstall one software to use the other one.

Previous versions of Roxio or Sonic branded software that are not listed below as Vista compatible may run into compatibility issues. The following Roxio applications that work with Windows Vista are:

Easy Media Creator 9 and above
WinOnCD 9 and above
Easy CD & DVD Burning ("Vista Compatible" labeled boxes only) 
RecordNow 9 and above
MyDVD 9 and above

You will have to upgrade the software to an vista compatible version:

http://kb.roxio.com/search.aspx?URL=/content/kb/General%20Information/000004GN&PARAMS=