You can also get the free VMWare Player (which might have a different name now) and install XP there. That should run OK on Windows 7 with enough memory. I used it quite a bit in a previous job.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Combs, Richard <richard.combs at polycom.com> wrote: > Phillip Norman wrote: > >> I am using FrameMaker 5.5.6 in Windows 7 Home Premium. Within the past >> week, and never before, photo graphics placed by reference gray >> randomly in printing, and sometimes within Frame sessions. I can't >> print a document with as few as a dozen pictures, without a lost >> reference. I find slight control in re-importing graphics. Uninstall >> and re-install did nothing to help. >> >> I use FrameMaker daily to document work as a construction contractor, >> and must do something. I suspect a new computer or new hard drive might >> behave. > > The usual recommendation for this is more memory. But I suspect what you need > is either a newer version of FM or an older version of Windows. I'm using FM > 7.2 on Win 7 (in Win XP SP3 emulation mode), and it's mostly trouble-free. > But FM 5.5.6 is way older than that, and I'm surprised it's working on Win 7 > at all. > > I'd suggest getting a copy of Win XP, partitioning your hard disk (or adding > a second), and setting up a dual-boot scenario where you can boot into Win XP > to run FM or Win 7 to run newer apps. If you're not comfortable doing it > yourself, your friendly neighborhood computer store can probably fix you up > for a reasonable fee. Certainly cheaper than buying FM 10. :-) > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > ------ > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > ------ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_gonzo at pobox.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- ============ Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com
