Re: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems
Thanks Michael and list; is good to know! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "Michael Amaro" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 11:16 AM Subject: Re: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems it sure will -- From: "Tom Kaufman" Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 7:22 AM To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Subject: Re: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems I don't have the answer to your question, but this gets me to thinking about Switch (the converter I use) I'm about to move to a win 64 bit machine; will Switch still work for me on the new machine? Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "Adrian Spratt" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 8:27 AM Subject: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems Hi. Acoustica MP3 Converter worked nicely on my XP system with JAWS. With focus placed on the file to be converted, you press the applications key, arrow up to the conversion option and press enter. I now have a 64-bit Win7 system, and Acoustica no longer works this way. They admit it on their website. They suggest downloading and installing an application called Wow64, which I have done. With focus placed on the track to be converted, you arrow up through the applications menu choices to Wow64, press enter, and then the old Acoustica options appear. However, I could not get JAWS to stay on the conversion option I wanted, and when I switched to the JAWS cursor, the menu disappeared. My computer then stopped operating, and I had to shut it down. So, 1. Does anyone have experience using Wow64 to make a 32-bit application work on a 64-bit system? Any tips? 2. Should I give up on Acoustica? If so, what is a simple, JAWS-friendly MP3 converter program I can use on my 64-bit Win7 system instead? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems
I don't have the answer to your question, but this gets me to thinking about Switch (the converter I use) I'm about to move to a win 64 bit machine; will Switch still work for me on the new machine? Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "Adrian Spratt" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 8:27 AM Subject: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems Hi. Acoustica MP3 Converter worked nicely on my XP system with JAWS. With focus placed on the file to be converted, you press the applications key, arrow up to the conversion option and press enter. I now have a 64-bit Win7 system, and Acoustica no longer works this way. They admit it on their website. They suggest downloading and installing an application called Wow64, which I have done. With focus placed on the track to be converted, you arrow up through the applications menu choices to Wow64, press enter, and then the old Acoustica options appear. However, I could not get JAWS to stay on the conversion option I wanted, and when I switched to the JAWS cursor, the menu disappeared. My computer then stopped operating, and I had to shut it down. So, 1. Does anyone have experience using Wow64 to make a 32-bit application work on a 64-bit system? Any tips? 2. Should I give up on Acoustica? If so, what is a simple, JAWS-friendly MP3 converter program I can use on my 64-bit Win7 system instead? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems
it sure will -- From: "Tom Kaufman" Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 7:22 AM To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Subject: Re: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems I don't have the answer to your question, but this gets me to thinking about Switch (the converter I use) I'm about to move to a win 64 bit machine; will Switch still work for me on the new machine? Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "Adrian Spratt" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 8:27 AM Subject: MP3 converter for 64-bit systems Hi. Acoustica MP3 Converter worked nicely on my XP system with JAWS. With focus placed on the file to be converted, you press the applications key, arrow up to the conversion option and press enter. I now have a 64-bit Win7 system, and Acoustica no longer works this way. They admit it on their website. They suggest downloading and installing an application called Wow64, which I have done. With focus placed on the track to be converted, you arrow up through the applications menu choices to Wow64, press enter, and then the old Acoustica options appear. However, I could not get JAWS to stay on the conversion option I wanted, and when I switched to the JAWS cursor, the menu disappeared. My computer then stopped operating, and I had to shut it down. So, 1. Does anyone have experience using Wow64 to make a 32-bit application work on a 64-bit system? Any tips? 2. Should I give up on Acoustica? If so, what is a simple, JAWS-friendly MP3 converter program I can use on my 64-bit Win7 system instead? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
MP3 converter for 64-bit systems
Hi. Acoustica MP3 Converter worked nicely on my XP system with JAWS. With focus placed on the file to be converted, you press the applications key, arrow up to the conversion option and press enter. I now have a 64-bit Win7 system, and Acoustica no longer works this way. They admit it on their website. They suggest downloading and installing an application called Wow64, which I have done. With focus placed on the track to be converted, you arrow up through the applications menu choices to Wow64, press enter, and then the old Acoustica options appear. However, I could not get JAWS to stay on the conversion option I wanted, and when I switched to the JAWS cursor, the menu disappeared. My computer then stopped operating, and I had to shut it down. So, 1. Does anyone have experience using Wow64 to make a 32-bit application work on a 64-bit system? Any tips? 2. Should I give up on Acoustica? If so, what is a simple, JAWS-friendly MP3 converter program I can use on my 64-bit Win7 system instead? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
