Is version 3.7 expected to work on Windows 7 ?
Both 64 and 32 bit builds of version 3.7 throw errors in Windows 7, so I expect only Win-10 and higher will be supported. But if the intention is to support Win-7 (as v3.6.2 did), I'm happy to submit bug reports.
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What errors exactly?
In reply to What errors exactly? by Jojo-Schmitz
v3.6.2 was un-installed from this PC.
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OS: Windows 7 SP 1 (6.1), Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (32-bit): 3.7.0.5544645636, revision: 5f11108
throws this error on launch, but then seems to work normally (not tested extensively)
"MuseScore Startup: MuseScore3.exe - Bad Image, C:\Windows\system32\ntshrui.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error ..."
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OS: Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601: SP 1), Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 3.7.0.5544645636, revision: 5f11108
throws this error on opening a file or exiting:
... MuseScore3.exe has stopped working ...
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: MuseScore3.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 64b01434
Fault Module Name: Qt5WebEngineCore.dll
Fault Module Version: 5.15.2.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 5fad38ab
Exception Code: 80000003
Exception Offset: 0000000001a7db9d
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: ef83
Additional Information 2: ef83216aaeb489fa0b4a154155c89c29
Additional Information 3: 80dd
Additional Information 4: 80ddf360abb6ce8fccc029777a4e50a6
In reply to v3.6.2 was un-installed from… by BanjoJake
Strange, the 64bit version is using a newer Qt version which may not like win7, but try starting it with the -w option and disable the start center as that's what the Web engine is used for. The 32bit version should work as it uses the same Qt as 3.6, no idea what that error is trying to tell us
In reply to Strange, the 64bit version… by Jojo-Schmitz
Turns out v3.7 64-bit works fine opening MSCZ files on the local hard drive. With the -w option and the start center disabled, it crashed only when opening a file on a mapped drive over the LAN:
Problem signature ...
Fault Module Name: Qt5Quick.dll
Fault Module Version: 5.15.2.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 5fa50aeb
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00000000000f741c
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 32b8
Additional Information 2: 32b8ea76cf063b18e2b130f395a0b576
Additional Information 3: 33e4
Additional Information 4: 33e44f009eefc1fc0c6785ad4ea39737
In reply to >> ... try starting it with… by BanjoJake
This one indeed should be fixed now, Qt 5.15 needed another additional dll.
In reply to Strange, the 64bit version… by Jojo-Schmitz
Not to keep dragging this out, but just in case it's a clue: Notepad++ v8.4.2 32-bit throws that same ntshrui.dll error the first time I try to open a file, but then proceeds OK, just like MSv3.7 32-bit
In reply to Not to keep dragging this… by BanjoJake
Does their forum have help on that?
In reply to Does their forum have help… by Jojo-Schmitz
No, the only references to ntshrui.dll in community.notepad-plus-plus.org are a couple of error dumps that list it among many other DLLs
As Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7, I don't have any intention to support it either, but I'm not actively working against it.
In reply to As Microsoft stopped… by Jojo-Schmitz
Completely understandable ... expected as much; the Win-7 PCs I use regularly dual-boot to Win 10. Thanks!
UPDATE: The latest versions seem to work on Windows 7! The only thing I noticed so far is that the 64-bit version crashes on exit if the start center is enabled.
OS: Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601: SP 1), Arch.: x86_64,
MuseScore version (64-bit): 3.7.0.5820139229, revision: 36f1e93
MuseScore version (32-bit): 3.7.0.5820139229, revision: 36f1e93
In reply to UPDATE: The latest… by BanjoJake
Unfortunately yet another issue I can't reproduce
Oh, hold on, that's the Album PR, that indeed does crash even in the mtests, please use the latest artifact from the 3.x branch only instead
In reply to Unfortunately yet another… by Jojo-Schmitz
I've always been getting the artifact from the top of this list:
github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/MuseScore/actions/workflows/ci_windows.yml
Not right ?
In reply to I always been getting the… by BanjoJake
No, use the topmost from the 3.x branch, ingnore whatever other branches are atop of that
In reply to No, use the topmost from the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, and apologies for my ignorance.
So for example, at the moment I see these topmost branches (?) under CI_Windows:
lyrra:albums3x
worldwideweary:3.x-PluginCreatorShortcutsForRun
3.x
3.x-tie-above-below
Which will get the latest & greatest of the main-line development ? Is the decimal essential ? Does the branch need to be exactly "3.x" ? Or just start with it ?
Many Thanks again
Jake
In reply to Thanks, and apologies for my… by BanjoJake
Exactly "3.x"
In reply to I always been getting the… by BanjoJake
Unless of course you want to test that particular PR, which is fine too, but then bug reports should be restricted to the scope of that PR