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Express 7.18.0.0 on Windows 7 Professional

Just installed 7.18.0.0 and it crashes on startup. I have .NET 4.8 installed. I have chatted with tech support, and so far the only advice I have been given is to follow the suggestions on the website (permissions, old config, etc.). Has anyone successfully installed this on Win 7 Pro? Can anyone point me to an older version that works?

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JohnfromPA over 1 year ago in reply to 9417229 +2

Another user posted a potential fix and some people reported that it worked. Go to https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mac-windows-software... then scroll down to the input by LpDevRun. The first line…
Garmin - Chris over 1 year ago in reply to JohnfromPA +2 verified

Windows 7 users only. Please rollback Garmin Express to v7.17.3 through this link:

- Windows 7 - Garmin Express v7.17.3

Please note: the Garmin Express system requirements are now Windows 10 or newer. You…
JohnfromPA over 1 year ago +1

It might be worthwhile to run the Microsoft .NET framework repair tool. You can get it at .NET repair tool

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0 9417229 over 1 year ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

But, why not use the <legacyCorruptedStateExceptionsPolicy enabled="true" /> fix?

Express works just fine! I mean updates do come out for a reason, right? What;s the point of keep using an outdated version of Express?

0 .ALIENST over 1 year ago in reply to 9417229

To be snarky, why keep using an outdated version of Windows?

0 Garmin - Chris over 1 year ago in reply to 9417229

9417229 said:
What;s the point of keep using an outdated version of Express?

The best answer is looking at Windows 7 and its support level with Microsoft:

- Microsoft Support > Windows 7 Support Ended on January 14th 2020

We have fully supported Garmin Express 3.5+ years beyond Microsoft supporting their Windows 7 OS.

0 9417229 over 1 year ago in reply to .ALIENST

NOT the same whatsoever!

Windows7 & Windows11 don't belong to the same era, so they were developed for different hardware.

It's like tryin' to use android 13 on a 2013 smartphone. Good luck with that!

+1 Garmin - Chris over 1 year ago in reply to 9417229

Here is our official update that is now seen at the top of the forum:

- Garmin Express No Longer Supports Windows OS versions 8 and older

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