Chief Architect

[CLIFFECK]

I have used Chief Architect Ver. 10 Software and want to reinstall on a Windows 10 Laptop Computer. I know it works because I hdve a WIN 7 Desktop Computer and upgraded it to a WIN 8.1 and then to a WIN 10, and it works fine. Now I have a new WINDOWS 10 Laptop and want to reinstall it on it but it will not execute. Chief Architect tell me that it has to be upgraded to a newer version of thier software (at a cost of $2600) to work. Thats far beyond reasonable to me (I'm 85 retired) because I use it for my own intertainment not for commercial use. I still like to design ideas of home (my own) improvment just to see what I could do if I were a younger person. So I'm stuck with using my old Dell Desktop and not my shinny new Dell Laptop.

Anyone have any comment?

 

[fatboy]

How about Welcome!

 

[cda]

Have a seperate computer with window 8 or 7

So the software will work??

 

[CLIFFECK]

How about Welcome!

 

[CLIFFECK]

Thanks for the wisdom, #3 seems to fit the condition.

 

[cda]

Thanks for the wisdom, #3 seems to fit the condition.

Yep

Modern stuff does not seem much better than the old,

Just have to pay money to do it.

 

[CLIFFECK]

Have a seperate computer with window 8 or 7

So the software will work??

Yes I do. I have a Dell Desktop that has the software running well and it's one that has been upgraded fro WIN 7 to Win 8.1 and then to WIN 10.

 

[CLIFFECK]

Yep

Modern stuff does not seem much better than the old,

Just have to pay money to do it.

There isn't much difference, I downloaded X8 demo, a while back and didn't see enough to pay another $2600. I know how to use the program.

 

[MtnArch]

The new computer is probably a 64-bit machine and your older CA software (and machine) is 32-bit. If you right-click on the CA icon on your icon (on the new computer), pick Properties, then pick the "Compatibility" tab you will see there is a box that says "Compatibility Mode" where you can tell Windoze 10 64-bit to run the program based on Win 95 through Win 8; you should also check the "Run this program as administrator" too.