Heya!
I got my ReadyNAS Duo yesterday and I LOVE IT!!! It's all set up on my mac and backing up with time machine. I tried installing NTI Shadow on my wifes Windows 7 laptop and after I install it, the program won't launch. I can't seem to find any info on this. Anyone have any idea what's up?
Thanks!!
Kev
NTI Shadow Won't open after install
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NTI Shadow Won't open after install
by vigordesign » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:24 am
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Re: NTI Shadow Won't open after install
by vigordesign » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:30 am
I'm starting to wonder if the version of Shadow that came with the readynas doesn't support Windows 7. hmm. Can anyone confirm this?
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Re: NTI Shadow Won't open after install
by rod.winter » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:24 am
Kev
I got a Duo last Friday for use with Windows based systems. Came across your problem whilst looking for help resolving errors for backups to/from non-ReadyNAS initiated by DUO in Frontview. Having been setting-up applications on a new Win7 laptop over Xmas I have found that many of them are 32-bit & so need compatibility tweeks to run 64-bit. There is a wizard for this, but you can also just select the compatibility tab on the properties. WinXP SP3 is the latest OS that works for me on Win7.
Rod
I got a Duo last Friday for use with Windows based systems. Came across your problem whilst looking for help resolving errors for backups to/from non-ReadyNAS initiated by DUO in Frontview. Having been setting-up applications on a new Win7 laptop over Xmas I have found that many of them are 32-bit & so need compatibility tweeks to run 64-bit. There is a wizard for this, but you can also just select the compatibility tab on the properties. WinXP SP3 is the latest OS that works for me on Win7.
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Re: NTI Shadow Won't open after install
by vigordesign » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:59 am
Thanks! I'll give it a try
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Re: NTI Shadow Won't open after install
by mdgm » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:13 am
Yes the version of NTI Shadow included with the ReadyNAS doesn't support Windows 7.
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NB: A ReadyNas is not an excuse not to have a backup. Fire, theft, multiple disk failures, other hardware failure, floods, user negligence etc. can all result in loss of data.
How we users can contact NETGEAR Technical Support | Australia: 1300 361 254 / Other Numbers|Online Submission
Unofficial Guide for Moving from Sparc ReadyNAS to x86 ReadyNAS|Using Gmail with the ReadyNAS|XRAID Volume Size Calculator
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Re: NTI Shadow Won't open after install
by tenwiseman » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:47 am
There must be workarounds, surely?
I've installed it on Windows 7 and from the desktop, if ye right click and 'run as administrator' then you can get into the program, configure a continuous backup and successfully run the first full one.
Then when the machine restarts, it's happily running in the background, creating a log file, but then ignoring the duties of updating the NAS with new files and changes to previous.
Close but no cigar... but leaves me wondering if it can be fixed (process or file permissions maybe?) or whether trying would be an effort wasted. After all Netgear (and incidently WD and Seagate) seem to have gone in the direction of Mameo Backup for this job.
Then again, it seems NTI are offering an upgrade to version 4 for 20 USD.
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36610
Me, I'm going to give that QuickShadow Backup software a go. (http://quicklytech.com])
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=47361
I've installed it on Windows 7 and from the desktop, if ye right click and 'run as administrator' then you can get into the program, configure a continuous backup and successfully run the first full one.
Then when the machine restarts, it's happily running in the background, creating a log file, but then ignoring the duties of updating the NAS with new files and changes to previous.
Close but no cigar... but leaves me wondering if it can be fixed (process or file permissions maybe?) or whether trying would be an effort wasted. After all Netgear (and incidently WD and Seagate) seem to have gone in the direction of Mameo Backup for this job.
Then again, it seems NTI are offering an upgrade to version 4 for 20 USD.
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36610
Me, I'm going to give that QuickShadow Backup software a go. (http://quicklytech.com])
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=47361
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