Nikon Issues Windows 8 Compatibility Announcement
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Nikon Europe has posted an announcement on the compatibility of its software products with Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system. The company intends to test Windows versions of ViewNX 2, Capture NX 2, Camera Control Pro 2, Short Movie Creator, Nikon Message Center 2, Wireless Transmitter Utility and Thumbnail Selector as well as its NEF and NRW codecs, PC-PJ Transfer and GP-N100 Utility, IPTC Preset Manager and Nik Software’s Color Efex Pro 3.0 for compatibility with the new OS. However, there’s a number of applications for which the company does not plan to provide Windows 8 compatibility. Among these are Nikon Scan, PictureProject, myPicturetown Utility, and more - click through / read on for the complete list. Also note that the company will not provide compatibility with products utilising a serial or SCSI interface (including a number of old Nikon Coolscan models).
Nikon Press Release
Windows 8 Compatibility Announcement
We plan to test Windows versions of the following software applications for compatibility with Windows 8. We will announce our plans regarding full compatibility once testing is complete.
- ViewNX 2
- Capture NX 2
- Camera Control Pro 2
- Short Movie Creator
- Nikon Message Center 2
- Wireless Transmitter Utility
- Thumbnail Selector
- NEF codec
- NRW codec
- PC-PJ Transfer
- nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
- IPTC Preset Manager
- GP-N100 Utility
We do not intend to provide compatibility with the following applications.
- Capture NX Ver. 1.x
- Camera Control Pro Ver. 1.x
- Nikon Capture series
- ViewNX Ver. 1.x
- Nikon Transfer Ver. 1.x
- PictureProject
- Nikon View series
- Nikon Scan series
- PictureProject COOLPIX Remote Control
- WT-3 Setup Utility
- Wireless Camera Setup Utility
- Wireless Connecting Utility
- nik Color Efex Pro 2.0
- my Picturetown Utility
- USB driver for GP-1
- Image Authentication Software
We also do not plan to provide compatibility for other software, or for products utilizing a SCSI or serial connection.
#1 Asiri
Do you all have finished the testing on windows 8 ?. i cant use this software pack with my windows 8 PC. i purchased my nikon D3200 very recently.
i cant go back to win7.
please provide me a link to download windows 8 compatible application pack. it's urgent
Tnx & Regards
Asiri
6:57 am - Wednesday, January 2, 2013
#2 j McM
How am I supposed to keep and view all my photos now that I have a new laptop with windows 8?
3:38 am - Saturday, January 5, 2013
#3 Wael N. Fikry
I Invested much MONEY in Capture NX2, and Now that I have updated my Laptop to Genuine Windows 8 Pro, I cannot USE Capture NX2, Kindly fix this ASAP, We paid premium to actually USE what we paid for, Plus, Windows 8 Pro, is built very closely to Windows 7, so the fix should be easily implemented, Its not like that Nikon will have to start building an application from scratch.
Please contact Microsoft, and collaborate together to fixing this issue.
Thanks.
11:40 pm - Monday, January 7, 2013
#4 Jeff Brown
Just purchased the Nikon D600 and have a new Dell with windows 8. If they do not work together I have to return one or the other. Help please. It's January, 2013. You should know by now.
6:03 pm - Saturday, January 12, 2013
#5 paul etherton
I can't believe it is taking so long to get this sorted Nikon. Bought my new laptop November 2012 and D3200 October 2012. Need a result asap pleeeeease!!!
8:42 pm - Monday, January 14, 2013
#6 Thierry
Hello, I just read that Nikon will not provide any compatibility between Nikon Scan and Windows 8. (http://www.photographyblog.com/news/nikon_issues_windows_8_compatibility_announcement/ )
I still work a lot with my very good Nikon scanner V ED (negs and slides), how can I do in the future ? Do I have to keep working on an old machine under XP ?
Thanks for any answer !
Thierry
11:51 am - Monday, February 4, 2013
#7 Zoltan Arva-Toth
Hi Thierry,
From the wording of their press release, it would appear that Nikon Scan won't work under Windows 8. If that interpretation is correct, you basically have two options. 1) What you've suggested - carry on using an older computer with an OS that supports Nikon Scan. 2) Try Ed Hamrick's Vuescan application under Windows 8 and see if it works properly with your scanner. Based on the info on this page, it should but I haven't tried it myself (I don't own the Nikon Coolscan V ED):
http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/nikon_coolscan_v_ed.html
Vuescan isn't free but there's a trial version.
6:23 pm - Monday, February 4, 2013
#8 Jeff
I don't understand all the problems my Capture NX2 and Nikon scan works perfectly with Windows 8 pro.
10:49 pm - Tuesday, February 19, 2013
#9 EHobson
So you are basically saying that you have no plans to provide a method of uploading pictures from my Nikon Coolpix to my new, very expensive, windows 8 computer. If this is how you treat your customers you can be assured that I will NEVER buy another Nikon product.
4:52 am - Saturday, February 23, 2013
#10 The Technician
OK
The Announcement is correct, things do not work on Win8..
I think someone left out the bit about the Work Around..
Yes it will not run on Win8, but it will run on Win8 in Windows 7 Compatibility Mode..
In my case I have ViewNX2, but the procedure below should work for other software
Download the Software onto your hard disk..
Right Click on the exe or Set Up File
Click on Properties
Click on the Compatibility Tab
Click in the Check Box for Compatibility Mode
Choose Windows 7
In the Privilege Level Click on Run this program as an administrator
Click Apply then OK
Run the Softwae
Once the software installed
Find the Icon on the DeskTop or put one there
And repeat the process above
That is, right click on the icon and the properties etc etc...
Then run your program
Hope this helps
6:23 am - Thursday, February 28, 2013