Windows 7 64 Bit

[fslyon]

I have been using Audacity on Vista 32 bit with no problems. However, I have a new PC with Windows 7 and 64 bit. I downloaded Audacity OK but when I went to set Preferences it hangs up saying the program "Stopped Working". So I have to close it.

[Edgar]

I have been using Audacity on Vista 32 bit with no problems. However, I have a new PC with Windows 7 and 64 bit. I downloaded Audacity OK but when I went to set Preferences it hangs up saying the program "Stopped Working". So I have to close it.

Which version of Audacity are you installing? If you are not running 1.3.9 or 1.3.10, try going here:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... s_Binaries
and get the most recent version (even though these are beta versions they may be more likely to run with Windows 7). Other users have reported that running Windows 7 in XP mode helps.

Make sure all of your video drivers are up to date. Make sure to run Windows Update repeatedly until no updates are available. Last week I formatted my hard drive and installed Windows 7 from scratch. Many of the drivers were out of date and numerous Windows Updates needed to be applied. Audacity 1.3.10 runs great here.

[fslyon]

Thanks. It works now.