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As more and more people are using Windows Vista (keep reading for Windows 7 compatibility) this post will be updated with any significant problems (and resolutions) that are reported by users with this operating system.

This is not an exhaustive list and due to several fundamental changes in the Vista operating system it is expected that there may be issues especially with respect to volume adjustment and installation.

Sound Control v2.50+ (available soon) has been tested on Windows Vista and should greatly improve compatibility so it can therefore become a supported operating system.  TICK is not officially supported or tested using the Windows Vista operating system yet.

Sound Control

Volume Adjustment

Please note that this configuration will be automatically applied when using Sound Control v2.50+ (available soon). If you are using a previous version you need to follow the instructions below.

Windows Vista permits volumes to be adjusted for each application individually. When Sound Control is used the mixers displayed control the volume of sounds made by the Sound Control application and not the general system volume.

Windows Vista provides functionality to tell applications to run in compatibility mode so that new Vista functionality is disabled for specific applications resulting in Sound Control operating as if it was running in Windows XP.

1. Exit Sound Control if it is running
2. Right click on the Start – Programs – Sound Control – Sound Control shortcut
3. Select Properties from the popup menu
4. Choose the Compatibility tab
5. Select Run The Program In Compatibility Mode
6. Select Windows XP SP2 from the dropdown menu
7. Click OK
8. Start Sound Control using the Start – Programs – Sound Control – Sound Control shortcut

When Sound Control starts it will now run as if it was being used on a Windows XP machine. You may find not as many mixers are displayed but at the minimum the main master volume will be listed enabling you to assign hot keys to the main volume control.

TICK

TICK is not officially supported or tested using the Windows Vista operating system yet.

This entry was posted on 2nd August 2008 at 11:50.
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