Hi Andrew,

Yes, years old.

Whatever the message was about the registry doesn't seem to have stopped BIAB working.

I don't know my way around BIAB at all well. I have to say that I dislike "busy" interfaces, so BIAB irritates before I've even tried to use it, and the only platform on which I'd tried it on the past was a notepad PC, where the controls fields were larger than the music field.

Anyway, this morning I started it again on my desktop PC, under Win7 on VirtualBox as described. It didn't complain again, it seems to be running and producing music OK. With the much larger screen (22" widescreen rather than 10" widescreen) it also feels more realistic to use.

I guess the cluttered screen is to put all the main "goodies" up there in front of the user to say how rich a package this is, and I know it can be tidied, but "lots of stuff" is a two-edged sword.

I shall try to be patient and learn how to make it more comfortable for me. I can see the benefits, but at present I'm very likely just to quit out and go back to iRealPro, which is my usual platform. BIAB does offer the dots and melodies, etc., which is a real plus. I'm told RealBand sounds good, but unless or until I manage to use the CD, I can't try that.

My music PC has for years been 100% Linux, but as BIAB seems, so far at least, to run in VirtualBox I may consider adjusting that.

Thanks for you comment. Maybe I should consider asking on the fora if anyone else has yet tried VirtualBox or VMWare Player and what successes or failures others have had.

One of the perennial issues with the "too few people ask for it" is that people then don't bother to ask so it becomes self-fulfilling. I have no easy answer to that.

Gordon.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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