I'm in the process of switching from XP-Pro to System-7 and got my dual screen DVD Profiler up and running beautifully on the new 23" Samsung monitor (coupled with a Sony). Only problem seems to be backups for my 1,344 DVD collection. The Invelos requester keeps saying it cannot create the backup file on either of my two outboard USB drives (1TB and ½TB). DVD Profiler is run on a Raid-10 array in one huge 2TB C with redundancy backups but I still would like to maintain my Profiler backup files.

The problem might be related to the much more restrictive rights in Win7. You cannot easily overwrite a file created by another user.
Try to give your new backup file another (non default) name and try again. If this works, for the next time all you'd have to do is rename the file "backup.dbp" into something else and use the default name for the new backup.

Thanks for the responses, and sorry for the late reply. I've managed to run into a lot more Windows7 grief. The geeks told me Microsnot finally got it right. Maybe so but that mainly covers M$ programs. Although Corel's Paintshop Pro x2 actually works nicely. Most other, older, non M$ programs seem not to be at all welcome in Windows7.

I got the backup problem solved simply by backing up to another drive (and then copying to the drive where I really wanted it. Dumb!)

I've run into a much more serious Profiler/Windows-7 problem: Now DVD Profiler will not run at all on my dual screen setup due to a "floating point error" whatever that is. I've tried to reinstall DVD Profiler on top of the existing one but that doesn't seem to work. The "Floating Point Error" requester is back and requester "close" buttons are blanked out. Is this a known Windows7 problem? or is it a dual screen problem? I may need a new header for this question.

Am currently running Profiler on the old XP Pro computer in the single screen Invelos default format. I guess I'll still be using this machine for programs that will not run over the latest and "greatest" Windblows system.

Thanks again for the response!

--Erik

Nope! I'm not a Steve Jobs fan either  (I was Amiga from 1987 to 2003). I'm doing Windows because all the applications I like can work on that platform. Had hoped to ditch the old slow AMD XP Pro for the much faster quad on a Sata 10 array but I guess I'll be stuck running the two systems side-by-side for a while.

Thanks Agrare!

So it is not a W7/Profiler problem. Good to know.

This is a fresh Windows-7 on a new computer. No upgrade path. Loaded a fresh Profiler and updated from existing XP Profiler backup. It ran fine for several days with additions and updates to crews and notes until the "Floating Point Error" hit.

I followed your advice but had to manually get to basic default layout, fighting error requesters with blanked response buttons. Re-started with default one-screen version and again got hit with "Floating Point Error" pings. So it appears to not be in the layout.

Got into the Profiler folder on Programs (87) and used the Profiler repair function. First "full" and later "basic" but unfortunately the error messages continued in subsequent restart.  Tried to enter a note on a movie file in between fighting off error requestors. Seemed to actually succeed except the notice did not take. It wasn't there on restart.

Any other ideas?  And thanks again for the attention and response!

--Erik

Thanks pauls42!

Am just headed out on an 80 km bike circuit (mountain, not motor) with a buddy and my daughter's British boyfriend. We're coming to end of season here so have to grab what opportunities there are left before everything is covered by ice and snow where we have to switch to snowshoes. Upon my return and perhaps after a beer and some rest, I shall attend to this.

I do indeed run Windows 7 Ultimate, so downloading XP Mode from M$ sounds like a capital idea!

Will keep you posted. Appreciate input!~

--Erik

As noted in previous older postings on this forum. The Floating Point Error was tied in with the missing Tahoma font. Once Tahoma was reinstalled, the problem ceased. Thanks again for all help!