Eviews 5 with Windows 8?

[jjjungle]

I just got a new laptop that has Windows 8.

I have an old version of Eviews, version 5.

I tried installing Eviews5 onto the laptop. It installed ok but won't run. Will it work with Windows 8?

Thanks

[EViews Gareth]

Not sure if we've tried it, but I'd be surprised if it didn't work.

[Erikamagz]

I'm having the same problem with my computer. Is there some kind of driver missing or something?

[jasonrobards]

Having the same problem - I installed Eviews 5 on a Windows 8 machine. Install worked fine and icon appears on desktop, but programme won't start/open. Contacted Eviews support and was told "There are no known issues, and I have EViews 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 running on Windows 8 x64." Has anyone solved this?

[EViews Gareth]

It appears as though sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

It is true - I have EViews 3-8 installed on my current Win 8 x64, but it certainly looks as though some people can't get it to run.

Since EViews 5 was released over a decade before Windows 8, it isn't particularly surprising.

[dpgoldman]

Do you consider it Eviews' responsibility? At very least you should offer a free upgrade to a version that does run on Windows 8. I can't get mine to run, either.

[EViews Gareth]

I don't believe there is a responsibility to ensure that all versions of EViews will run on all PCs for ever more, no.

We do have a responsibility to ensure the current version of EViews will run on the current platforms we say it is supported on.

[chokin]

I wonder if this thread has been closed already as I'm experiencing the same kind of problem--Eviews 5 on Windows 8. Any patch or suggestion on how to address this issue?

Thanks

[EViews Gareth]

EViews 5 will not run on Windows 8.