trouble with beersmith

SomedumbJerk · 04-05-2008, 03:58 PM

it will not install! keeps getting errors, and i did the zip file thing on the website, and managed to run the setup file, and i'm getting an error message that says "not a valid win 32 application". and i'm running vista.. wierd. anyone with vista running beersmith?

NitrouStang96 · 04-05-2008, 04:08 PM

I don't have any experience with Vista... but if it's anything like past OSes, you should try to find if you can run Beersmith in a different compatibility mode.

Beersmith possibly relies on its own driver... and if that's the case, you won't be able to run it on a 64-bit OS like Vista.

SomedumbJerk · 04-05-2008, 04:53 PM

lame. thats what i get for upgrading. anyone know of a 64bit compatible brewing software?

**BeerSmith** · 04-05-2008, 06:05 PM

Hmmm,
Its running fine on both of my Vista machines and I have quite a few others running Vista as well.

Did you do an upgrade of an earlier version or new install?

If you did an upgrade, I strongly recommend making a complete backup copy of the C:\Program Files\BeerSmith directory (copy it all) and then try deleting it and do a clean install. If the reinstall goes fine, you can import the various BSM files (Recipes.bsm, etc...) from your backup directory back into your program.

If you are still stuck, drop me an email and we will work through this.

Brad

NitrouStang96 · 04-06-2008, 02:36 AM

Which versions of Vista are you guys running? Not sure if it should matter.

SomedumbJerk · 04-06-2008, 04:58 AM

home basic 64 bit. he has 32 bit

BuffaloSabresBrewer · 04-06-2008, 05:00 AM

Basically what your going to need to do is realize that Vista sucks and use anything else.

SomedumbJerk · 04-06-2008, 04:05 PM

naw dude. vista is sweet if your computer can handle it. and Brad: (Beersmith author) you rock! he helped me out through email and even compiled a special download, and it ended up being that i just needed the mirror download!
http://www.mundocerveja.com.br/beersmith/beersmith.zip

thanks Brad! i've been playing with it all morning and i'm purchasing it right when i'm done here. great software!

**BeerSmith** · 04-06-2008, 07:59 PM

Thanks!
Turns out the problem was with the download connection itself and not the software.

BeerSmith runs fine under both versions of Vista.

Cheers!
Brad

NitrouStang96 · 04-07-2008, 03:21 AM

Glad to hear it, because I'm switching from XP to XP 64-bit in a couple weeks.

For some reason Beersmith quit working on the computer I'm typing from right now. I've been using it on another computer in the mean time til I reinstall after my upgrade.