Windows versions beginning with Windows Vista presents several issues.

While it's a bit of culture shock and an undeniable PITA, I think that overall Vista's new security features are A Good Thing.  And Windows 7 has taken some of the rough edges off of them.

Windows 8 and 8.1, however, are not my cup of tea.

 

Windows 10 seems a big improvement.  The screen shots in the tutorial section of this manual were redone on a preview version of Windows 10.

 

NOTE:  Throughout the documentation, anything written specific to Vista also applies to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10

 

IMPORTANT!

For ForScore to deal correctly with Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows 7, or Vista computers, it is imperative that you DO NOT RUN ForScore IN XP-COMPATIBILITY MODE.  If you do, ForScore may try to write data to illegal locations.

 

Vista-related issues I've tried to address with this release:

Data storage (including a new wizard and a configuration display screen)

Configuration settings

Dongle installation

 

ALSO IMPORTANT!

Vista/later provide for a security feature called Data Execution Prevention (DEP), which may be configured in software or through the BIOS of a new Vista (or Windows 7) computer. ForScore may have difficulty coexisting with this, although it has generally not been an issue.

Please check the FAQ on the beachbunnysoftware.com website for updated information and possible workarounds.