Hello, markus has just posted in the Software forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of Installing Amaya OS v10 & DS Pro+ on Windows 8.1. This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5658-Installing-Amaya-OS-v10-amp-DS-Pro-on-Windows-8-1 Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** ---Quote (Originally by Etched In Thread)--- Hi, I was wanting to see if anyone had advice on installation of the 2 programs above? When I installed, I got an error message about the SQL server for 2005. I didn't write it down, and ended up taking that computer back after I erased everything on it due to a problem with the screen. But I'm ready to install on the new laptop and would like to avoid any errors if possible. I would appreciate any help in this. Thanks so much. Edna ---End Quote--- Hi, You probably already done your installation but the problem for me was that windows 8.1 do not have the same netframework as windows 7. Do not download any languagepacks (as i did) or you wont be able to download the correct netframework. The SQL wasnt a problem for me I could not get the machine to behave properly until i downgraded to a older version of AOS.. 10.0037 Markus *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================