Verequies Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hey Guys, My friend asked me if I could test compatibility with Windows XP for him before he purchased Synergy as he needs XP for some old applications. I spun up a virtual machine in order to test and I found that while the 32-bit installer for Synergy 2 runs, it fails to start the services. Upon further investigation I found that the executables were "not a valid Win32 application." Does this mean that XP is unsupported? or is it a bug with the installer?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Team Nick Bolton Posted November 12, 2017 Synergy Team Share Posted November 12, 2017 Windows XP isn't supported right now, but we're considering to add support in 2.1 or 2.2 (maybe). Do you need a refund? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verequies Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Nick Bolton said: Windows XP isn't supported right now, but we're considering to add support in 2.1 or 2.2 (maybe). Do you need a refund? Ah okay cool, if you add support again that would be awesome! Can I ask what Windows OS's the 32-bit & 64-bit releases do support? Nah I don't need a refund, this was just a test for a friend, I still use Synergy for other purposes. Is it possible we can still get access to Synergy 1 Pro? I didn't purchase it but for those who own Synergy 2, it might be good to have access to Synergy 1 if we need it. As it has more features, I'm going to have to wait till Synergy v2.1/2.2 till the features I use become available (Relative mouse moves, screen switching/locking hotkeys, offline activation & the ability to set a specific server IP). Edited November 13, 2017 by Verequies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Tran Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Verequies said: Can I ask what Windows OS's the 32-bit & 64-bit releases do support? Presumably Vista/7 and up, since I know for sure 7 works and Vista is kind of similar, although I'm not sure. I'm going to edge on the side of Vista, but for sure Windows 7 if Vista is not supported yet. @Nick Bolton, do you have a System Requirements page? If not, that'd be helpful. 2 hours ago, Verequies said: Is it possible we can still get access to Synergy 1 Pro? I didn't purchase it but for those who own Synergy 2, it might be good to have access to Synergy 1 if we need it. Email service@symless.com and they'd be more than happy to grant you a copy of Synergy 1, although as a person that's not a member of the Synergy team but has received confirmation that they will grant you Synergy 1, I cannot guarantee that it will be of the Pro variety. 2 hours ago, Verequies said: As it has more features, I'm going to have to wait till Synergy v2.1/2.2 till the features I use become available (Relative mouse moves, screen switching/locking hotkeys, offline activation & the ability to set a specific server IP). Awesome! The Synergy team is working day and night on it, and we hope you enjoy the fruits of their labor when it becomes available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verequies Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Quote @Nick Bolton, do you have a System Requirements page? If not, that'd be helpful. That would actually be really helpful to have, I couldn't seem to find one and was one of the reasons that led me to posting. Quote Email service@symless.com and they'd be more than happy to grant you a copy of Synergy 1, although as a person that's not a member of the Synergy team but has received confirmation that they will grant you Synergy 1, I cannot guarantee that it will be of the Pro variety. Sweet! Thanks for the tip, I'll get right on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I need to use XP and have been using synergy for more that a year. I bought the 2.0 upgrade, but as I can see it's not supported. Please consider adding XP support. - Armand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Tran Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Support will be added in v2.1, coming very soon. In the meantime, consider emailing service@symless.com for a copy of v1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Perfect I am already using version 1 and it is working fine, but the new features of 2.0 is always welcome. -Armand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieZimmermann Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hi, I just purchased Synergy to use between a Windows XP system and a Windows 10. I am getting the "Service failed to start" error, and I now see that XP support isn't available. (Yes, I should have checked first.) In this thread I see that it may be coming soon. Will it really be available soon, or is there a workaround? I really am hoping so!!! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJarva Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I have a mixture of new and old operating system computers since I have to support some legacy stuff. Adding XP support to synergy 2 would be a very welcome feature. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieZimmermann Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 hours ago, CJarva said: I have a mixture of new and old operating system computers since I have to support some legacy stuff. Adding XP support to synergy 2 would be a very welcome feature. Thanks I have temporarily returned to Mouse Without Borders, which does work, but is very unstable sometimes, which is why I was looking for something new. I have posted a new topic about this same issue in the forum and am hoping for a positive reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Pearce Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I've just purchased Synergy 2 to be able to control a Windows XP 32-bit PC from Windows 7 or Windows 10. I couldn't find any information regarding compatibility on the web site so took the chance. I now see from this thread that it isn't compatible, but this might be included in version 2.1. Are you still planning to include support for XP? It would be great if you did, as I have a legacy application that has to run on XP. Alternatively can I achieve this with Synergy 1 in the meantime? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Team Nick Bolton Posted April 21, 2018 Synergy Team Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 11:43 AM, Paul Pearce said: Are you still planning to include support for XP? Yes, we do plan to add support. Here's our system requirements page: https://symless.com/synergy/system-requirements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrychone Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 11/12/2017 at 6:08 PM, Nick Bolton said: Windows XP isn't supported right now, but we're considering to add support in 2.1 or 2.2 (maybe). Do you need a refund? Please don't consider it, make it HAPPEN. There are many users out there who don't want to follow the windows upgarade path. I am one of them. Please add support for all of us using Win XP 32bit, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBlake Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Nick, I know this isn't going to make the top 10 or even top 100 picks for new features or supported OSs but I could really use an update to the Haiku version. I'm not a developer but the code for the Haiku version looks pretty simple. Is it possible to add the changes to the 1.x code so it could just be built specifying /haiku or something like that? I know, I know, I live in a dream world, but it's OK, everybody knows me here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce M Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 5/1/2018 at 4:01 AM, Berrychone said: Please don't consider it, make it HAPPEN. There are many users out there who don't want to follow the windows upgarade path. I am one of them. Please add support for all of us using Win XP 32bit, thank you. Agree! I have old CAD program I am transitioning from and I had it working perfectly with version 8, but have gotten it all mucked up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Pas Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Fighting for days figuring out why on earth S2 did not want to install on XP, now reading this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanHolli Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I still have issues with Synergy 1 Pro on Windows XP. It will can not start the service while installing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBlake Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 DanHolli, I'm going to take a wild guess that you are trying to install version 1.9.1. I'm getting the same results 32 or 64 bit. I've already opened a ticket with Symless Support. Try installing version 1.8.8. Google search found it at:https://sourceforge.net/projects/synergy-stable-builds/ There seems to be some "stable build" downloads that can be found on Github, they are forks from Symless but not directly from Symless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce M Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, DanBlake said: DanHolli, I'm going to take a wild guess that you are trying to install version 1.9.1. I'm getting the same results 32 or 64 bit. I've already opened a ticket with Symless Support. Try installing version 1.8.8. Google search found it at:https://sourceforge.net/projects/synergy-stable-builds/ There seems to be some "stable build" downloads that can be found on Github, they are forks from Symless but not directly from Symless. That is what the issue was, I have it working fine now. I don't know if I will risk another version since this one is doing everything I need to right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBlake Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 How did you get 1.9.1 working? I wasn't able to so went back to 1.8.8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce M Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 5:07 PM, Bruce M said: Agree! I have old CAD program I am transitioning from and I had it working perfectly with version 8, but have gotten it all mucked up now. The solution for me was to go back to version 1.8.8. All is working perfectly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth3424 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Did xp support get added? I just bought a copy to use with XP. The installer runs but gets stuck at starting services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsndesigns Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I think this software is great, and I loved it when I could use it between Windows XP and Windows 7, but it kinda got left behind when we moved onto Windows 10 and 11. It works with Android...why not XP, it still has a pretty large fan base, just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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