UAE Configuration Generator

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

v0.5-beta with Win7 32/64Bit "Standard" does not work, requires Service Pack 1

So it works with SP1 installed?

If so, I think that might just have to be the minimum requirements.

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by Minuous

Maybe it would be better done in C. That would also would make it easier to have a 32-bit build.

I have now found a way to build both 32 and 64-bit Python executables - basically have both Python 32 and 64bit environments installed.

I might think about moving away from Python once I get a v1 release out. The original version of this tool was just a PHP script. Python offered easy GUI packages/libraries, and a way to have compiled executables, so I converted it to Python.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by solarmon

So it works with SP1 installed?

If so, i think that might just have to be the minimum requirements.

Theoretically it should work, i also believe on Win8, but many Win7 users have not installed the SP1, i hope someone who has Win7 SP1 can test here

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Theoretically it should work, i also believe on Win8, but many Win7 users have not installed the SP1, i hope someone who has Win7 SP1 can test here

Windows 7 SP1 was released in 2011. Is there a good reason for users, in a home environment, not to have it installed?

[AMIGASYSTEM]

As already mentioned, many users are afraid of installing an Audio / Video Codec, let alone if you have to install an SP1 containing Giga Bytes of new data. Most of those who have SP1 have it natively, you should make an executable that is compatible with all OS including included XP like WinUAE

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

As already mentioned, many users are afraid of installing an Audio / Video Codec, let alone if you have to install an SP1 containing Giga Bytes of new data. Most of those who have SP1 have it natively, you should make an executable that is compatible with all OS including included XP like WinUAE

The issue at the moment is that this tool is developed using Python 3.7.2, which seems to require SP1 on Windows 7.

Once I release v1 then I might think about moving away from it. Right now, I have not got the right skillset, or environment, to support older Windows versions.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Ok, thanks anyway for your efforts

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Ok, thanks anyway for your efforts

Thank you for testing!

I'm going to try to set up some virtualised Windows 7 32/64bit environments to at least be able to test against them to understand more and whether there are workarounds.

[solarmon]

I've tested on a Windows 7 Pro 32-bit with SP1 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable and ucg-32bit.exe has launched OK.

I wasn't able to find a way of installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable without SP1 installed first.

Note that even to run ucg.py requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable also. Although the Python 3.7.2 environment can be installed without Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable, the Python module lhafile itself does require Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable.

[DamienD]

Personally I wouldn't bother trying to support Windows 7 users who don't have SP1 installed.

It will be next to no-one really...

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Personally I wouldn't bother trying to support Windows 7 users who don't have SP1 installed.

It will be next to no-one really...

Well...I need to try to cater for the user base....

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by solarmon

Well...I need to try to cater for the user base....

...and that will be next to no one who has Windows 7 without SP1

But do as you please

[John3d]

Hi


Thanks for this programa


I have tested it in windows 7 sp1 64 bits but i found an error:

[solarmon]

Originally Posted by John3d

Hi


Thanks for this programa


I have tested it in windows 7 sp1 64 bits but i found an error:

What UCG version are you using?

[John3d]

Originally Posted by solarmon

What UCG version are you using?

I use v0.5-beta (I tested 32 and 64 bits)

[solarmon]

When do you get this error? Explain what you do to get this error.

Are you able to start the application OK?

[solarmon]

What games file type/names are you trying process?

The game files should be one of the following types:

.zip (zipped .adf file)
.adf
.hdf
.slave

[John3d]

Game files are lha...

[solarmon]

Ah yes, LHA (for WHDLoad games) - I forgot that I did added some initial support for that.

Let me check and I will get back to you.

Thanks!

[solarmon]

Is the error only in the text output console? Does the actual UCG GUI itself working as expected?