Powerdriver and Windows 8

[mgibbs]

I'm thinking of buying Windows 8 to upgrade Windows 7 on my main pc.

Does anyone know if Powerdriver will sticll work with it?

Thanks

Mark

[purpledragon]

Theres a windows 8 ????

[mgibbs]

Just had this response from Sawgrass:

"Hi Mark

Thank you for your enquiry, we are currently evaluating all our current colour management solutions in Windows 8 environment. If necessary new releases will be published to our website as soon as possible. I would not advise installation of PowerDriver onto a Windows 8 O/S until that time.

Please don’t hesitate if you have more questions."

A bit poor from Sawgrass to be honest. They should have had this sorted ready for Win8's release.

Mark

[pisquee]

bit disappointing that they don't offer an alternative, like telling you you can use the ICCs, and where to download them instead.

[purpledragon]

Just had this response from Sawgrass:

"Hi Mark

Thank you for your enquiry, we are currently evaluating all our current colour management solutions in Windows 8 environment. If necessary new releases will be published to our website as soon as possible. I would not advise installation of PowerDriver onto a Windows 8 O/S until that time.

Please don’t hesitate if you have more questions."

A bit poor from Sawgrass to be honest. They should have had this sorted ready for Win8's release.

Mark

i honestly didnt know there was a windows 8 you live n learn as they say but in the defence of sawgrass wouldnt they need access to windows 8 before general release to enable them to create software to be compatable to windows 8. Its like all software when a new OS is released all software has to catch up and as such when a new OS is released it only tends to be microsoft who have updates and even then not all microsoft software is compatable immediatly i think its probably a little unfair to expect sawgrass to have compatable software on such a new operating system so soon after release. I am assuming of course that windows 8 has only just been released forget all that if its been out a couple of years lol

[Justin]

I'd have thought this would have been looked at before now. Win8 has been on the cards for some time, I had emails months ago about upgrade deals and just this morning eBuyer are pushing it in newsletters.

Hopefully Sawgrass will move pretty quickly on this

[pisquee]

It shouldn't be a surprise to Sawgrass that there is a new version of Windows, and there have been versions available for a while for both users to review, and software developers to check compatibility etc, as with all versions of Windows, so I don't see that they have any excuses really.

[purpledragon]

well thats told me lol think i'll bow out of this thread as my limited knowladge just proves to show how little i know

[Justin]

well thats told me lol think i'll bow out of this thread as my limited knowladge just proves to show how little i know

Where did that happen???

[Paul]

Windows is available for developers MONTHS before relase. This is if new gear need new drivers etc....