HP 48SX Connectivity?

[DavidM]

(04-26-2018 10:46 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  One trick to get older programs to install onto Win-7 is to simply set XP Compatibility mode for the installer .exe file (set on the Properties...Compatibility tab); often just tricking the installer into believing it's on XP is enough to get the app installed (I'm using Win-7 Pro x64) and working properly.

I tried every combination of compatibility modes (with "Run as Administrator") available. No dice. Even when running the installer in the XP Mode instance, an error occurred indicating a file couldn't be created. The reported file path was collapsed with an ellipsis, so I wasn't able to tell what the attempted location was. But at least in that case, I was presented with an "ignore" option (which I chose). That's how I was able to obtain the final installed version of the subdirectory. It appears to work without issue at present, so I'm OK with it.

One other common issue I've seen with older installers like this is that they sometimes aren't able to successfully check the amount of available space on today's larger hard drives. In effect, they end up with negative values for the available space and don't always handle that situation very gracefully. I wonder if that's part of what is going on with this one.

In any event, thanks for the pointer to app. It caused me to make another attempt to get it installed, and I was at least able to get it running this time!