musescore 0.9.4 does not start under win98se - is it supposed to?
it creates file windows\applog\mscore.lgc - which file contains many checkpoints and lists many dll's. It then stops without creating a window.
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MuseScore works and is actively supported and tested using Windows XP and Vista. Windows 98 is not supported.
In reply to MuseScore works and is by David Bolton
Hi David,
I use MuseScore 2.0 currently on my family's computer, which runs on Windows Vista. (I am still at home in secondary school.) My mom doesn't exactly like when I hog the computer for my music writing and such, and the only computer that is actually mine runs on Windows Me (Millennium Edition). Would any version work on that, or do I have to upgrade to Windows XP? If I do have to upgrade, that's perfectly fine, just let me know please. Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for anything else you may help me do in the future.
In reply to Hi David, I use MuseScore by That One Guy w…
So, you may not have noticed, but this thread is six years old and discusses MuseScore 0.9.4. Be that as it may, upgrading is probably a good idea; upgrading to Windows XP is probably not. MuseScore 2 probably would run on it but it's not on the list of supported operating systems, and with Microsoft having stopped supporting it it would be a very unsecure system. You might try this: http://zorin-os.com/
In reply to Hi David, I use MuseScore by That One Guy w…
You'd be far better to install Ubuntu Studio which I know will work with Windows ME hardware, having recently installed it on a machine originally running Windows 98SE.
https://ubuntustudio.org/download/
I would go for the latest LTS edition which is 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)
It is also one of the known Linux distros which will run MuseScore 2 straight out of the box, whereas Zorin is an unknown in that respect.
It is of course for you to decide, but I certainly think a Linux Distro is the solution for you.
In reply to You'd be far better to by ChurchOrganist
I suggested Zorin specifically only because it's really, really similar to Windows, and switching operating systems is never easy.
I'd suggest downloading the latest (15.04) version of unbuntu studio and burning it to a DVD (either from your existing machine or ask a friend - it's about 2GB in size). You can then create a live-boot disk or USB stick and try it out before deciding to install. It comes with a whole lot of stuff you won't need or use but does include in there all the stuff you do need.
Or go to the ubuntu main page and download ubuntu 15.04 (the ordinary version not the studio edition). Then you will also need to download (or compile) MuseScore and a few other things (depends on your PC knowledge and your ability to track down instructions on the ubuntu website and forum) but you only download and install the stuff you need.
Once you do install you can choose to dual-boot your PC so you can still use Windows if you need to or (easier) just over-write everything and install ubuntu.
Either way, once you install it I would suggest turning off all unnecessary visual effects and the first thing to do would be to install the XFCE desktop environment (this is easy, just go to the Terminal and issue the command "sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop") as this is much less demanding on hardware.
I wouldn't install Zorin. It is designed to look like Windows - irrelevant IMHO as you will be running MuseScore which looks similar across all platforms. Also, only some of it is free and you don't know which bits are going to be free in the next release or upgrade. There are also many more users of ubuntu than Zorin and I thinks it's easier to find answers to problems. The main OSs supported here are Windows, Mac and "linux" which is really ubuntu and a few related ones and this is likely to stay that way.
In reply to I'd suggest downloading the by underquark
Personally I wouldn't recommend 15.04 purely because it is not a LTS (Long Term Support version)
Which is why I recommended 14.04 (Trusty Tahr).
LTS versions have support for 3 years, whereas installing 15.04 will give you support for a mere 9 months.
I quote from the Ubuntu Studio website......
Ubuntu Studio 14.10 Utopic Unicorn Released (supported for 9 months)
This release will only be supported for 9 months. Beginning with this release we are recommending our users to stick with the latest LTS release (currently 14.04), since we will be focusing our support on the LTS releases.
Having said that, using 14.04 will require an update of some Qt components in order for MuseScore 2.x to run.
Underquark's advice about running from DVD or USB drive is sound, but you will find working from DVD quite slow. My 98SE hardware wouldn't allow booting from a USB drive, so I was stuck with using a DVD ISO to begin with.
You will need to check your BIOS settings to see whether your ME hardware will allow booting from USB.
HTH
In reply to Personally I wouldn't by ChurchOrganist
It was the "update of some Qt components" bit I was trying to avoid here; far easier to install 15.04 complete with latest Qt, GCC libraries etc. and then upgrade to 15.10 later this year only if necessary and then to 16.04 next April.
The Live DVD or USB is for testing purposes - if it runs from this on your system then you can go on to install it to the hard drive.