Looking for MSD Productivity software and your kind help

[ontherun]

Dear All,

I am looking for the software "MSD Productivity ChemStation" revision B.02.00 and product G1701BA. I am faced with the need to update the operating system in the computer for our old GC/MSD (5890 plus II and 5972A) and the version I currently have (G1701AA, A.03.00) does not allow us to do so. Alternatively, versions B.01.00/G1701BA, C.00.00/G1701CA or C.00.01/G1701CA could work too. I am wondering if someone may have the installation disks for either of these old versions archived somewhere that we could borrow (if you kindly allow us to) or purchase from (for a reasonable cost, we are a non-profit research lab). If so please send me a message or drop me an email. I would very much appreciate it.

Thank you,

Ontherun

[awid21]

Were you able to find G1701BA version B.01.00? We were attempting to upgrade our computers to XP, and in the process lost the software. Our installation disks were found to be too corroded to be read... Spoke with Agilent and found that they no longer have software available either.

[ontherun]

@ awid21,

No, no offers yet unfortunately. In regard to Agilent, that is again unfortunately the case, they do not support our old instruments anymore. Of course they want people to spend money on their newer instruments.

I may have found a source for the software elsewhere, I am not entirely sure yet. I have requested more info and I will let you know if that was successful.

Cheers.

[yonghuaxu]

Does Chemstation G1701BA version B.01.00 work in Windows XP?

[James_Ball]

I posted this in another thread, it is the official compatibility matrix from Agilent. There is some room to make older versions work with newer operating systems but it can be hit or miss. Be careful if trying to install on XP with service pack 3 as that one has the most problems with older versions.

From the official Agilent compatibility matrix:

B.01 =NT4 Sp4
B.02=NT4 Sp6a
C.00=NT4 Sp6a
D.00= 2000 Sp2
D.01= 2000 Sp3, Sp4 XP Sp1a
D.02=2000 Sp3, Sp4 XP Sp1a XP Sp2
D.03-E.02= XP Sp2
E.02 sp1=XPSp2, XP Sp3
E.02 sp2= Vista, Vista Sp1
E.02.01 and above = Vista Sp2 through Windows 7

5972 is supported through C.00.01

5890 is supported through B.02

If using a 5972 with C.00 you must be using a 6890GC

I do know that any software that says up to XP Sp2 will refuse to install if you have Sp3, we tried it and the installer warns you have Sp3 and aborts.
I also once did an install of C.00 on Windows 2000 and it will run but the install program will not generate the icons on the desktop or in the start menu for you to start the program, I had to copy a shortcut from an install on an NT system to my W2K system and with all the paths being the same that worked.

Though Version B looks rather dated it is one of the best in my opinion. Version C was not really any different except for what it supported(adding support for the 5973). A quirky thing about versions C and earlier, even into the W3.11 versions is they will read data files from the LC Chemstation and you can use the RTE integrator and the QEdit functions on those files, but from Version D on they will not read the LC files. We keep an NT version running to quantitate and generate the built in QC forms on our LC data.

Version D originally dropped support for the HPIB interface but later added it back in for users who had older 5973 models, but it was gone again by version E I believe.

We also just completed upgrading all of our MSDs to the E.02.02 so that we have compatibility with W7, we had too many computers on their last legs to risk losing an instrument from the death of a computer. One warning when doing this, the newer computers can be too fast for the JetDirect interfaces on the instruments and you may have to upgrade those also if you have a 5973/6890 equipped with those.

I hope that helps, and if you search you can find the compatibility matrix in an Excel file on the Agilent website under the support section. It should still be posted there.

[MSCHemist]

I've heard intermittent report of chemstation MSD A, B and C being successfully installed and used on Windows XP SP I or II though SP3 can be a problem.

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