since a restore of my windows 8.1 system, My audacity 2.1.2 won't work the same. I can't delete. I can highlight an area but it becomes a grey background not white. I can't synch up two tracks.
Is there a setting causing this? compatability issue?
Do I have a compatability problem
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: Do I have a compatability problem
We can only offer limited support for Windows 8.1 (Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 8.1 on January 9, 2018), but the current Audacity 2.4.2 is believed to work on Windows 8.1 provided that Windows 8.1 is fully updated. You can get Audacity 2.4.2 via the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
I would recommend uninstalling your current version, then install the "Audacity 2.4.2 installer" version, and enable the option to "Reset Preferences" during the installation.
I would recommend uninstalling your current version, then install the "Audacity 2.4.2 installer" version, and enable the option to "Reset Preferences" during the installation.
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Windows 8.1 restored now my Audacity does not function correctly when trying to sync up separate tracks.
microsoft said to check with this group