My Newlydraw software won't run on Windows 10

[Bryan Moran]

I built a XY gantry style laser system. This basically wasan ETL Evertech laser with a small bed (about 8x12) but a very nice Coherent GEM metal tube air cooled 30W laser. I built a system out of Misumi extrudedaluminum and Maker Slide for the gantry, my work area is about 2’ x1.5. Iengrave wine barrel heads and they come out real nice. I am just a small time second job operation, however I am learning a lot and really enjoy it. Building the system myself has been a real point of pride for me (and it was a heckofa lot cheaper!).
However, my computer died that ran windows XP. On it was Newlydrawsoftware. I have the CD and dongle but it wont run on windows 10. I can’t find adriver for Newlydraw that runs windows 10. Has anyone else run into this problem?And if so how did you fix it?

[Julian Ashcroft]

Try running it in compatibility mode.

https://www.howtogeek.com/228689/how...on-windows-10/

[Kev Williams]

yet another reason Bill and Co. will never see one red cent from me. I understand the need to 'move forward', but is it too much to ask to have your new and wonderful Win10 OS load drivers for 4 year old machines?

Do yourself a favor and find a used Win7 computer. Or get another XP. I'm finally using a 7 regularly, but I still have 5 XP's and a 98 running all day every day, simply because they will all run my office printer, my Quickbooks software and all of my machines. Win 10 will not.

[Bryan Moran]

Thank you Julian, I will certainly try that.

[Bryan Moran]

Thank you Kev, I think that is sound advice to locate a working Win 7 machine. I would go to Craigslist for something like that perhaps?
Thanks!

[Kev Williams]

Just google 'used/rebuilt win7 computer' and you should get every computer shop within 20 miles of you come up- almost all shops will sell you a good working freshly reformatted computer for $100 or less

[Dave Sheldrake]

The software can be made to run but win 10 won't allow use of the dongle

[Jerome Stanek]

If you go to the Walmart online and put in laptop you get a drop down that you can choose refurbished and then you can narrow it down to windows 7