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Installing Eagle on a Windows Vista SP1 Computer

Here is how I managed to succeed finally in installing Eagle on my E- Machines Vista SP1 computer:

  1. Download and save in the usual way.

  1. The program will not install using the Run button on the Download box. Close the box.

  2. Go to the Download section of the computer and find the Eagle download.

  1. Right click on the download, select Properties, select Windows XP Compatibility.

  2. Click on the Eagle download and it will install correctly, as near as I can tell.

  1. Under Accessories, Windows Explorer find the Eagle file and the Application (.exe file I suppose). Click on Make Shortcut. Move the shortcut to the computer screen.

It is odd (to me) that the program will run okay under Vista but not install under it. ? But I am hardly a computer geek.

Reply to
Clive Tobin
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Any reason you posted this to s.e.misc instead of the logical place (sci.electronics.cad)? You might also mention Cadsoft.

...and as an acronyn for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor, EAGLE is properly written in all caps.

Reply to
JeffM

I am not familiar with that other group, I did a search and this one came up.

Reply to
Clive Tobin

Sop what did you actually search for at google?

Mention of the program? Something about CAD (though likely those three letters alone would provide too many results to be a useful pointer)?

Even when you find this newsgroup, you'd find pointers to others in the hierarchy. The mere fact of sci.electronics.misc suggests there may be other newsgroups, so if you click the "electronic" bit at google towards the top of the page, you will see the full hierarchy.

Bsides, .misc is for anything leftover, which also indicates there must be other newsgroups.

There was a time when everyone coming to Usenet were told to read any given newsgroup before they post, so they can get an idea of what the newsgroup is about. ANyone reading this one for a bit would wonder where all the traffic is, which is also an indicator of how there must be other newsgroups. For that matter, it also makes one wonder why people post here rather than elsewhere, since virtually all the posts here would better fit elsewhere.

Michael

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Michael Black

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