Nikon software woes...
Friday, December 11, 2009 by Fuzzy Logic | Discussion: Personal Computing
A few years ago when I updated from XP to Vista, I learned to my dismay that my Nikon software wouldn't work on Vista with no plans for it to be updated.
So, I spent £90 on Nikon's CaptureNX. A brilliant piece of software for editing NEF files.
Guess what... Nikon has no plans to update CaptureNX for use on Windows7 
This means I have to either buy new software, or use one of my old PCs. Dual boot isn't an option uless I want to reinstall everything. At the moment I can't access any of my NEF files. Free editing software will be released at the the end of January, but that doesn't have the power of NX.
What a load of crap 
Reply #2 Friday, December 11, 2009 5:06 AM
I know how you feel Mike.... I just got windows 7 and found that my onboard sound doesn't work. Dell are not making drivers for it either, so I have a silent PC. I guess I'll have to pay out for a sound card now....... I hope I have a spare pci slot! 
Reply #3 Friday, December 11, 2009 5:06 AM
I have Nikon ViewNX working perfectly on W7 
Not sure what's Nikon CaptureNX 
Reply #4 Friday, December 11, 2009 5:15 AM
@moosetek13
there is an windows xp mode for win7 so you should have no probs with win7 at all.
Reply #5 Friday, December 11, 2009 7:27 AM
If you have Pro or Ultimate you can run it in a XP virtual machine.
Reply #6 Friday, December 11, 2009 7:35 AM
Use XP mode inside the Windows Virtual PC, search for the 2 things, check thay your processor is capable of it, you may need a BIOS update, set your BIOS to enable it if necessary and then install VirtualPC and then the XP OS from MS site here.
You can use all your XP only stuff that way coz the iot is running in XP. not just in compatibility mode. I have lots of medical programmes running only in DOS or XP that way.
Reply #7 Friday, December 11, 2009 7:46 AM
My thought exactly when I read the OP, Fuzzy. Don't get in a tizzy. There's a solution, I'm sure. Perhaps there's a Forum on the Nikon site or elsewhere that others with the same problem use as an info exchange?
Reply #9 Friday, December 11, 2009 12:12 PM
I don't have pro or ultimate
That's the free software, it doesn't have to tools that CaptureNX has.
Reply #10 Friday, December 11, 2009 12:40 PM
I thought you had Corel Photoshop Pro X2. Doesn't that do what you need?
Reply #11 Friday, December 11, 2009 12:57 PM
No, no where near. NX is much more powerful for photos.
Plus... I can't find my X2 serial no, so at the moment its a very expensive coaster 
Reply #12 Friday, December 11, 2009 1:07 PM
I have Nikon Capture NX2 version 2.2.2 running smoothly on windows 7. However...I also lost the sound on my Dell XPS 1640 on the upgrade from vista...win some lose some!!! Guess I need that new sound card too!!
Reply #13 Friday, December 11, 2009 1:13 PM
Mine is NX, not NX2. There's an update for NX2 coming out soon
Reply #14 Friday, December 11, 2009 4:35 PM
if you can get it installed, try right clicking the executable and selecting properties >compatability and set it to run in compatability mode for windows vista, i have used this a few times to run software in 7 that aren't updated to work eg Tune up utilities 2009
Reply #15 Friday, December 11, 2009 5:03 PM
You could try running Windows XP inside VirtualBox and running the software in there, performance may be lacking but it's worth a try, and I doubt it's gonna be any worse than using an older computer.
Reply #16 Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:02 AM
There's always USB sound cards. A lot of the high-end gaming headphones use USB, so it can't be that bad, right?
There's also VMware or Windows Virtual PC, both free. (VMware is only free for personal use though).
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Reply #1 Friday, December 11, 2009 3:50 AM
I never upgrade the OS until I have to, to prevent those kind of problems. I'm still with WinXP.
Still, W7 seems more backward compatible than Vista. You might get the original Nikon SW to work with W7.
Did you try any of the W7 beta's, by chance, to see if your SW worked with it?