Advanced Search
All Posts : Product Tips & Techniques
So I've been all over these forums everyday since I got a new Vista laptop hoping to find a solution to the Maple/Vista issues. First it looked as if Maple simply would not work, then I found some metheds that dealt with changing certain appearance features before the install to get Maple to install, but the major complaint in all of this was the inability to open and save files. I finally got everything to work and want share the process with others. I posted this as a reply already, but felt that it warrented it's own thread since I'm probably not the only one looking for a concrete answer. The purpose here is to document a method that worked for me with an appropriate title so it can easily be found. Hopefully I'm not out of line in doing so, and hopefully this isn't a repost proving that I am a horrible searcher.:) On to the important part, Maple 11 in Vista: I can't take credit for most of this, but the last part to get open/save functions to work was added by me. The initial part of the process came from this thread, last post, made by martinvb: http://www.mapleprimes.com/forum/installation-of-maple-10-fails-on-windows-vista I will go through my steps. This is on a Toshiba Satellite running Vista Home Premium. I did not change my display mode. I was and am still am running in Aero Mode. Log in as Administrator Locate Maple setup file (mine is Maple11WindowsInstaller.exe) Right Click->Properties Select the Compatibility Tab. Under compatibility mode, check the box labled "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" Select Windows 2000 in the drop down menu Under the Privilege Level, check the box: "Run this Program as an Administrator" Apply the settings and click okay. Run the setup file. You will be asked if you want to continue. If you are not logged in as admin, you will not be allowed to continue. The program will install as usual. Enter your activation code and wait for the installation to finish. When the installation is complete you can use Maple, but if you just open Maple 11 without any further changes you will not be able to open or save files. Other than that, as far as I could tell, everything worked as usual. If you would like open/save features (of course!) find the Maple 11 execution file (maplew.exe?) or a shortcut to it. Right click--file->Properties. Select the compatibility tab. Again, check the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and again select "Windows 2000" (I've tried other compatibility modes and 2000 is the only version that works. Could be because I installed under Windows 2000 compatibility mode). Apply settings and click OK. There is no need to run as an Admin. Start Maple. Open your favorite math document and enjoy! The only thing is that Windows may automatically adjust your display mode from Aero to Basic since Maple doesn't support the Aero views(I think this only happens if you open up a maplet of some sort). Once Maple is closed Windows automatically reverts back to your origial appearance settings. The key is that open and save functions, along with everything else I've tried works. This is good news for anyone that can't wait and I hope MapleSoft at least publishes this as a temporary solution until they get full Vista compatibility. There is NO mention of Vista anywhere on the Maplesoft homepage that I could see. It would be nice if they at least published a Vista FAQ. -Ryan
document

Please Wait...