My Singer Futura CE100 software will not work on my new computer with Windows 8. Singer does not have update yet. Any ideas on how I can get it to work. Thanks

SOURCE: Software not opening with Singer Futura on Windows XP

i am having the same problem with the autopunch , i too am running win xp sp2 , i have downloaded the patch , i have turned off automaic updates . and tried the to completly disable it . i think we should write to singer this isnt gwtting our moneys worth its getting a headache . what u think . they should come out with better software , it works or a while but when you shutsown and try again at later point you have to re do all the installation . is there anyone we can write to ,since singer isnt helping find a solution . if anyone comes up with solution please post . i am going bananas , i love my machine but i want to be able to import my own designs . help ....

SOURCE: Singer Futura CE100 Connect Error. Check that USB cable is connected and power switch is turned on.

So here's what I did and it worked for me. Somehow the WinDriver that is on the software is uninstalling itself and needs to be listed with the drivers for Jungo for this software to work. I installed the software when I first got the machine with no problems, then suddenly I couldn't open it and was receiving the same connection error. When you go to http://www.futura-support.com/faq/machine.htm#2 to install the drivers, you'll notice their screen shot shows both the CLEM driver and the WinDriver. Check your machine following their instructions to see if you have both listed under the Jungo driver. If not, go to http://www.jungo.com/st/windriver_usb_pci_driver_development_software.html and select the link under "Available WinDriver Toolkits" for your operating systems (I selected WinDriver USB for Windows). It asks a bunch of questions which I didn't know the answer to so I selected "other" on almost everything then entered "NA"or "?" for the other description. Select Download now and it will need to restart your computer. Once done, I looked at the device manager again and now WinDriver is listed under Jungo and CLEM and the software opens, no problems.

This will at least temporarily solve the issue, however, it's a free trial which means the download will expire at some point. Good news is, the windriver is on the futura disk, I just don't know why it's not installing or staying on the machine. I am sending all of this to Singer to figure out what they're missing in the installation files and hopefully get a fix permanently.

Good luck!

SOURCE: For Singer Futura CE 250. New laptop with windows 7?

Update with WIndow 7 support is already available at:
http://www.futura-support.com/downloads/ce150.html

If you applied wrong patches you will have to uninstall Futura, reboot, install from the beginning the basic version and then apply an update 3.0.0.9

SOURCE: Singer CE-200 Quantum Futura

i need the 2.5 upgrade software for my futura ce200 because i have windows 7 can i download it off the net??

SOURCE: I have the Singer Futura

I just bought a new Futura CE250 & had the same problem.

I fixed my "can not run an x86 build of this utility on x64 platform" by visiting the futura support website & downloading a service update. I have a computer with Windows 7 installed. There are also updates for Windows Vista & other operating systems as well.

The website is www.futura-support.com

When you are there, click on the link on the left for "Service Updates."

The actual link to where I downloaded my udate is: http://www.futura-support.com/downloads/ce150.html

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