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Software/Operating System Compatibility Chart

The Solar Fire information below is for Solar Fire 9 and earlier.

Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 compatibility note:

  • Only Intel or AMD compatible tablets will run our software, usually advertised as 'Intel Inside' or AMD.
  • All current Microsoft-supported versions of Windows including Windows 8 and 10 will run our software, except the ones immediately below.
  • Windows 8 RT and Windows 10 S will not run any of our programs. *** See notes below.
  • For example: The Microsoft Surface Pro will work, but not the less expensive Surface which is RT.

***Notes:

Windows 8 RT is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. It is an edition of Windows 8.x built for the 32-bit ARM architecture.

Windows 10S can only run apps downloaded from the Windows store and not third party applications like Solar Fire. Most computers are equipped with Windows 10 Home or Pro version so this shouldn't be an issue for most people. On the off chance that your computer uses Windows 10S, you will need to upgrade to Windows 10 Home or Pro versions (around $50) in order to run our software.

Astro Tides

Windows 11
Unknown: Product discontinued
Windows 10
Yes* – CD 200E or greater
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes* – CD 200E or greater
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes* – CD 200E or greater
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
Yes

Astrolabe Report System

Windows 11
Yes* - CD 500F or greater
Windows 10
Yes* - CD 500F or greater
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes* - CD 500F or greater
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes* - CD 500F or greater
32 Bit Vista **
Yes*
Windows XP **
Yes

Cosmic Ray Screensaver

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
No
Windows XP **
Yes

Data Collections

Windows 11
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
Windows 10
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
32 Bit Vista **
Yes - CD 500G or greater
Windows XP **
Yes

Old MS-DOS Programs

Windows 11
No, sorry
Windows 10
No - (geeks, try DOSBox)
Windows 8 / 8.1
No - (geeks, try DOSBox)
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No - (geeks, try DOSBox)
32 Bit Vista **
No - (geeks, try DOSBox)
Windows XP **
No - (geeks, try DOSBox)

Imperial Astrologer

Windows 11
Unknown: Product discontinued
Windows 10
Yes
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
Yes

Jigsaw 1

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
?
Windows XP **
Yes

Jigsaw 2

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
Yes*
Windows XP **
Yes

Jigsaw 2.2-2.5

Windows 11
Yes* - CD 150G or greater
Windows 10
Yes* - CD 150G or greater
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes* - CD 150G or greater
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes* - CD 150G or greater
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
Yes

Nova Chartwheels

Windows 11
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
Windows 10
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes* - CD 500G or greater
32 Bit Vista **
Yes *
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire 2 Standard

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
Yes?*
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire 3

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
No
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire 4

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
?* - Font Problem (2)
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire 5

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
Yes *
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire 5.1

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
Yes*
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire 6 Deluxe

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No?
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes*
32 Bit Vista **
Yes*
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire Gold (v. 7.0)

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No?
Windows 8 / 8.1
No?
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes, see footnote (3)
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire Gold (v. 7.3)

Windows 11
Probably
Windows 10
Yes, see footnote (5)
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes, see footnote (5)
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire Gold (V8)

Windows 11
Yes, see footnote (5)
Windows 10
Yes, see footnote (5)
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes, see footnote (5)
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Fire V9

Windows 11
Yes
Windows 10
Yes
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes
32 Bit Vista **
Yes
Windows XP **
No

Solar Maps 1

Windows 11
No
Windows 10
No
Windows 8 / 8.1
No
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
No
32 Bit Vista **
?
Windows XP **
Yes

Solar Maps 3

Windows 11
Yes* (Solar Maps CD 200C or greater)
Windows 10
Yes* (Solar Maps CD 200C or greater)
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes* (Solar Maps CD 200C or greater)
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes* (Solar Maps CD 200C or greater)
32 Bit Vista **
Yes*
Windows XP **
Yes

Zone Trekker

Windows 11
Yes*
Windows 10
Yes*
Windows 8 / 8.1
Yes*
Windows 7 and Vista 64 Bit **
Yes*
32 Bit Vista **
Yes*
Windows XP **
Yes

** All software currently sold by Astrolabe will run on Microsoft-supported Windows operating systems. We cannot guarantee that older Windows operating systems will be able to run our software.

* With our older installation CDs (those numbered lower than 500G) these programs may require administrator access to function properly. This is not a problem on our latest CDs 500G or greater. After you install the program, if it won't run or you see strange error messages, try this (a procedure which will enable you to run many older programs on the latest Windows versions):
    Setting Admin Access: Right-click the program's icon on the desktop, select Properties, click on the Compatibility tab and put a check mark where it says Run this program as an administrator. All the other compatibility options can remain turned off.
    If the program's Help menu doesn't work, then get this help menu fix from Microsoft.

? - Not tested or results not yet conclusive. Contact us with your results, please.

2 - Solar Fire 4 can have a problem installing the astro glyph fonts on Vista. If Solar Fire 4's glyphs aren't working properly, try manually installing the fonts after the main program is installed. To do so, open My Computer, click on the icon for the CD drive, then on the folder called 05-Solar Fire 4, and then on the folder labeled Disk 3. In here, right-click on each of the following files and select Install:  Etastro.ttf, etsans.fon, etastrob.ttf. Also see the * paragraph above.

3 - If the Solar Fire install program asks you to check for program updates during the installation you must say no, or the program will not install properly. Only early versions of the Solar Fire 7.0 CD will ask to check for updates while installing, so you may not see this message. Once the program is installed and running successfully you can then check for updates with no problems.

4 - Solar Fire V9 may work if you have applied all of the Windows updates and service packs available online. It is likely to become increasingly problematic since Microsoft has now ceased supporting and updating Windows XP.

5 - Certain features problemmatic on dropdown menus in Solar Maps; workarounds are available.

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