Does PD9 run on Win8

Anja the Dane

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Jun 06, 2013 05:47

I just 4 days ago bought a Asus laptop with Windows 8, couldn't get it with win7, and will like to run PD9 without all of the previous problems.

I run PD9 patch 3305.
Haven't installed MediaEspresso which was included the offer.

I am already hit into trouble.

1)
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C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDirector\PDR9.exe
The application failed to start because side-by-side configuration is incorrect.
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However, after reboot PD9 started.

2)
When I have opened a project (even a small one - less than 3 minuts, see attchment) and click 'play movie' PD9 start rendering the image then stop awhile then start rendering, stop awhile, start rendering ...

In Settings - Hardware Acceleration I've tryed with:
a) only 'Enable hardware decoding'
b) only 'Enable NVIDIA CUDA technology...'
c) both enabled
with no difference in preforming.
And it doesn't seem that the CPU and RAM are used a lot

3)
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PowerDirector has stopped working
One problem was the fault of the program ceased to function properly. Windows close the program and notify you if a solution is found.
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PDR 14.0.4207.0 / Windows 10 64-bit / Asus / Intel i7-4790 3.60 GHz / 16GB RAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / DirectX 12

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Jun 06, 2013 21:47

You might check this locked post and read what the moderator has said about Powerdirector 9. It is old and not likely to be updated.
Your main problem is maybe the Nvidia Driver.
Windows 8 is not likely to let you downgrade the video driver that much. If you could use Nvidia 301.42, PD 9 may work on Windows 8.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/30/24773.page#156616
Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Anja the Dane

Contributor Location: Denmark (North of Copenhagen) Joined: Mar 03, 2011 15:02 Messages: 347 Offline

Jun 07, 2013 06:05

Thanks Carl,
seems that it wasn't such a good idea to buy a super powerfull labtop - now I've got 2 pc's that don't run PD9 propper.
I'll try the trial version of PD11 and see how it runs.
Though, I saw at this forum that PD11 also has a problem with NVDIA and hardware acceleration - has this been solved?
cheers, Anja
PDR 14.0.4207.0 / Windows 10 64-bit / Asus / Intel i7-4790 3.60 GHz / 16GB RAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / DirectX 12

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Jun 07, 2013 18:11

Quote: Thanks Carl,
seems that it wasn't such a good idea to buy a super powerfull labtop - now I've got 2 pc's that don't run PD9 propper.
I'll try the trial version of PD11 and see how it runs.
Though, I saw at this forum that PD11 also has a problem with NVDIA and hardware acceleration - has this been solved?
cheers, Anja

PD 11 has a patch that fixes the Nvidia problems.

You cannot patch the Trial version. You can patch full versions.
Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Andres.R

Senior Member Location: Tartu, Estonia Joined: Dec 31, 2009 02:26 Messages: 263 Offline

Jun 08, 2013 09:02

Hi, I have W8 and PD9

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/27546.page PowerDirector 17. Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 (8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz); Hard Disk: SSD 250Gb + SSD 500GB.

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Fenman

Senior Contributor Location: Cambridge, UK Joined: Nov 24, 2011 04:44 Messages: 731 Offline

Jun 08, 2013 12:16

Quote:
PD 11 has a patch that fixes the Nvidia problems.

You cannot patch the Trial version. You can patch full versions.

Oho! So now the trial version is potentially useless if you have the later Nvidia driver. Looks like another attempt by Cyberlink to twist people's arms. This situation just goes from bad to worse. Regards,
Mike

Home-build system:
Intel Core i5 Quad Core 3.3GHz, 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333MHz,
Asus Nvidia GT440 1GB, 2 x Western Digital WD10EARS 1TB, 1 x Seagate ST1000DM010 1TB,
Windows 7 Prof 64-bit, PD 9 Ultra 64, PD 13 Ultimate 64

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Jun 08, 2013 17:38

Quote:

Quote:
PD 11 has a patch that fixes the Nvidia problems.

You cannot patch the Trial version. You can patch full versions.

Oho! So now the trial version is potentially useless if you have the later Nvidia driver. Looks like another attempt by Cyberlink to twist people's arms. This situation just goes from bad to worse.

That I do not know.

The trial is usually the latest patched version with some limitations.
And the Trial is free and works for 30 days.

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