Msg: Re: Windows 7, again

Harry, I already have Nota Bene 10. I don't believe it's a pure ASCII editor, which is what I need--and something light-weight and fast. I'm cleaning up files filled with trash, such as Word DOCs published online and text files containing bits of leftover HTML tags and elements. I've been evaluating text editors. Notepad++ is free, and looks like it might do the job well. Sublime is impressive but overpriced. EditPad Lite or Pro look good. Any other suggestions? (sorry to go off-topic so soon!)

On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 6:39 AM, John K Riordan mailto:johnkriordan@xxxxxxxx wrote:

On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Harry Binswanger mailto:hb@xxxxxxxx wrote:

John,

I have tried most of the virtual machines on Windows 7 64 bit and found that each was slight too cumbersome. But of the lot, I like Parallels Desktop the best. However, what worked for me was to install Windows 7 32 bit, which runs XyWrite just the way XP did. Many installations come (or used to) with a 32 bit version, which means no shelling out for another OS.

I have dual boot between 32 and 64--but I haven't booted into the 64 bit OS for about two months.

There is also the possibility of switching to NotaBene 10. I have found that to be, for me, rather rocky (but doable).

Hi, I'm new to this group, but a veteran XyWriter. I suppose this question has been asked a thousand times: how do I get editor.exe running under Windows 7 64bit? I've tried the various compatibility settings without success. A quick browse of your archives didn't immediately turn up an answer. One more time, please...

John K. Riordan