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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Waves Version 5 support for Windows 32 bit Vista Business & Ultimate
















Support News - Windows Vista 32



Waves is pleased to announce that Version 5 now supports

Windows Vista Business 32 bit and Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit.



  • Pro Tools 7.4 - All Waves products are supported.


In the applications listed below, only the following Waves products are supported:

Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Renaissance Maxx, Masters, Native Power Pack, Restoration, Transform, Q-Clone, IR-1, IR-L, Musicians 1, Musicians 2, Broadcast & Production.



  • Cubase 4.1* - VST

  • Nuendo 4.1* - VST

  • Samplitude 9 - VST

  • Sonar 7 - VST

  • Sound Forge 9 - VST

  • Vegas 8 - VST

  • WaveLab 6.1 - VST


Operation on other hosts is not certified by Waves.

APA Netshell components are not supported.

* 360° Surround Tools also supported.


Installation Instructions



  1. Download and install the latest Pace driver for Windows Vista 32.

  2. Restart your computer.

  3. Download your Waves installer.



    If you have a Waves V5 installer DVD, copy the appropriate installer

    to your desktop by completing the following steps:




    1. Insert the DVD and when prompted,

      choose Open folder to View files using Windows Explorer

    2. Open the FSCommand folder

    3. Drag the appropriate installer to your desktop.



  4. Right-click the installer > Choose Properties > Choose Compatibility (tab).

  5. Select Run this program in compatibility mode for,

    and choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2) from the drop-down menu.



    Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

  6. Click Apply and OK.

  7. Run the Waves installer.