Help:Proshow Gold: I've been able to use Proshow Gold, sine the company closed, on my Windows 7, desktop computer, including some of the royalty free music. It also worked on my...

Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY

I've been able to use Proshow Gold, sine the company closed, on my Windows 7, desktop computer, including some of the royalty free music.
It also worked on my laptop, which was Windows 10, but would crash from time to time. However, when I upgraded to Windows 11, it stopped working and would crash all the time.
A friend of mine found Proshow Gold 9, and installed it on my laptop, and it works, but without the music files. So, I did a test slide show, and saved it, on a USB drive, and then opened it on my desktop system. The show opens, but all the photos are gone! I've tried this a few times, but to no avail. My reasoning was to make the show, on my laptop, save it, and open it on my desktop, to add the music.
I know what the comments are going to be-why not just make the show on the desktop. The reason is, I use my laptop 99% of the time.
If anyone has had a similar problem and was able to get the program to run, on Windows 11, I would sincerely, love to know how you achieved it.
Any constructive suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

alvin3232 Loc: Houston, TX

Hello
Well, the main question to ask or did you look it up to see if it is supported on Windows 11, that may be your main issue.

I found this
Is ProShow producer still available?

Disclaimer: ProShow Producer is a PhotoDex product. Their website closed permanently on January 31, 2020.Nov 20, 2020

https://techshift.net/is-proshow-gold-still-in-business/

Alvin

Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY

Thanks, Alvin, for getting back to me so quickly. I know that the company closed in 2020, but I wasn't concerned because the program was still working fine on my desktop computer.

As I mentioned, it works on Windows 11. I can make a show & save it, but if I open it up, on my Windows 7 desktop, the photos are all gone. My desktop, has some music files, and that's why I wanted to open it with my desktop computer.

Thanks again.

alvin3232 Loc: Houston, TX

Hello
Well give this a try and it may or may not work, but as you mention it's not working correctly on your Windows 7 box.

1. Remove software, from your Windows 7 box
2. Reboot pc
3. Re-install the software and see if anything changes
4. Give that a try

Al

Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY

Hi Al,

I don't have the disk, and so I don't want to uninstall the program because I'll lose all the music files.

Thanks.

alvin3232 Loc: Houston, TX

OK
Any chance you are able to download it off the internet? If not I understand.

Al

Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY

Yes, my friend downloaded the newest version {9} to my laptop. I didn't want to download the new version to my desktop because I was afraid it might over ride or conflict with the current version, on my computer. Then I would be really up a creek with no paddle or boat!!!

ronichas Loc: Long Island

I was using Proshow Producer for many years. I was very disappointed when it closed down. I have so many slide shows on the site. I am now using Photopia. I have made several slide shows with music.

I am presenting this one to a local camera club.
https://youtu.be/tbv4bCD9QFw

Many of my slide shows are on youtube.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbdIuaZHsG7Ghac1iQZ4kQ

https://photopia.nl/photopia-creator/

GW1755 Loc: Florida

As you know, Proshow products have been purchased (to eliminate competition). I used both products for many years. I now use Adobe Premiere Elements.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

ronichas wrote:

I was using Proshow Producer for many years. I was very disappointed when it closed down. I have so many slide shows on the site. I am now using Photopia. I have made several slide shows with music.

I am presenting this one to a local camera club.
https://youtu.be/tbv4bCD9QFw

Many of my slide shows are on youtube.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbdIuaZHsG7Ghac1iQZ4kQ

https://photopia.nl/photopia-creator/

Looking at your work, I see you have used Proshow in its most basic or simplest form, just simple dissolves. It is a fantastic programme and capable of so much more than that with moving the images etc. during the slide show, rather than simple static images dissolving. Sort of like owning a Porsche 911, and this is just starting it up and shifting into first gear and moving forward a few feet in your drive way, compared to what it is capable of.

I've had the Gold first then upgraded to the Producer and used it for many, many years. It is capable of creating amazing slide shows with all sorts of X and Y moving and spinning and overlapping motions, to really put your slide show way out in front of simple dissolves. However, that does require a lot of time and effort in creating such shows.

It was very sad to see it end, I must say. I've not found anything as good to replace it, up to now, that was as easy to use. Good luck with your dilemma, I hope you get it to work. I keep it on my older computer and leave it that way, to do anything I want on the old system.

ronichas Loc: Long Island

Lucian wrote:

Looking at your work, I see you have used Proshow ... (show quote)

In the early years of me using Proshow Producer, I did use the different transitions. The feedback that I got was that it was too distracting from the images. I have done these kinds of shows for many different camera clubs. I want people who view these to focus on the images, not on the transitions. It was a choice I made to keep it simple.

ronichas Loc: Long Island

Lucian wrote:

It was very sad to see it end, I must say. I've not found anything as good to replace it, up to now, that was as easy to use.

Photopia is very similar to ProShow Producer. It has the transitions you prefer, large selection of music and works great.

https://photopia.nl/photopia-director/

ndebello

Mikeazz wrote:

I've been able to use Proshow Gold, sine the compa... (show quote)

Hello,
I have been a Proshow Producer user for years. When Proshow was no longer in business, I did lose the music that the program provided but everything else worked. Last December though I purchased a new desk top with Windows 11 and I could not load the program because it kept asking for my Registration Key which I provided but with the activation server no longer working, there was no approval process. So I did a deep dive in seeking out how to fix this issue and I came across the following article.
Once I made the suggested changes the program loaded and I am able to use it but it does crash periodically and some features don't appear to be working but nothing serious. As for your pictures, the way Proshow works it maps to the location of your photos. So if you just saved the file and loaded it on another computer, the photos would not be there because there is no map to your select photos on that other computer. To fully test it you would need to complete the show and then save it as a finished product so it could be run on another computer.

Attached file:
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Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY

Thanks, Roni, for your reply.

I was hoping someone would know of a way to get around this issue, but I guess not.

I'm used to how Proshow works, and I can use it quickly, but since I don't use it very often, I was hoping for solution.

I know about Photopia, but since I may not use the program very often or at all, during the year, it doesn't seem economical.

I guess I'll have to wait and see.

Thanks again, for getting back to me, and have a wonderful Holiday.

Michael

Mikeazz Loc: I live in Northport, NY

Thank you for your suggestion.

Do you mean that I would have to make a show, save it, and then publish it?

I made a sample show, as I mentioned, and saved it to a USB drive. It worked only on the computer that I used to make the show. When I put the USB, into my other computer, the show opened, but there were no photos.

Thanks again, for your suggestion.

Michael