It should. One limitation is the program is likely 32 bit while the operating system is likely 64 bit. That may make a difference but likely will not.

Once the program is installed, right click on the desktop icon and a sub menu should open. One of the choices should be compatibility mode. Selecting compatibility mode should allow you to tell Windows 7 Cakewalk Guitar Pro 2 is designed to run under Windows XP.


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