'ES-E1 EOS Link Software' for Canon EOS-1V

[jjphoto]

Has anyone had luck installing the Canon 'ES-E1 EOS Link Software' on a Windows 7 computer (the software is used to remotely connect to a Canon EOS-1V body to personalise and download shooting data)? The ES-E1 software loads fine on my Win 7 PC but the driver can't be installed, and I can't find one, so I can't use it. Here's hoping someone knows a solution (that doesn't involve building a Windows XP computer!).

A quick Google suggests it's not a thing without creating Windows XP emulation windows etc. etc. which frankly seems too hard.

 

[EdSawyer]

I have it running on windows 7 in a VM (VMware Fusion) on a Mac. I don't remember having to install a driver but will have a look next time I get a chance. There's also a modern software package that replicates this functionality, I forget the name but it's out there as an alternative (including a cable I believe.)

 

[neilt3]

I have a few things that only work on Windows XP , a Minolta Scan Duall IV film scanner and a Minolta RD-175 DSLR from 1995 .
I couldn't work out how to instal a "Virtual PC" to run XP on so instead I bought a cheap used ( low spec) laptop PC , wiped it and installed Windows XP on it .
Works great . Simple solution that takes up no space .
Payed about £20-£30 for it including the relevent software .

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Unlike myriad software vendors, Canon didn't think to build forward compatibiility into its then-new-fangled link software commensurate with the release of the EOS 1V and its variants. It maybe because the 1V came out around the time that digital was making its early presence felt, and that was where Canon's (and others) investment was going to be going forward. That means the EOS link software is stuck in the software of that era, chiefly Windows XP and Vista.

EDIT: The cable broadband server (WiFi WAN) here in my studio runs Windows XP and is actually faster than Windows 7 and 10 (!).

 

[jjphoto]

Thanks guys. I haven't tried installing emulation software but that seems like a decent option. Thanks again.