Re: Win 8 Pro (x64) compatibility?
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 4:57 am
I found the only way I could get Iron to work properly on Windows 8 was to install the program as administrator AND open the program as administrator (right click the install exe and open as administrator, also right click and open the installed software as administrator).
Once I had done this, I was able to go into the Settings page and make Iron the default browser...
However, now I have a different problem. I have to open the program as administrator every time I want to use it. If I don't (if I simple double click the icon or right click and 'open' then windows opens a blank black screen for several minutes, after which it reverts back to the Metro menu. If I then click on the desktop icon, I am finally shown the Iron browser window. This is incredibly annoying when I am in a hurry and I forget to open as administrator because it can take up to 5 minutes for my system to be functional again!
Once I had done this, I was able to go into the Settings page and make Iron the default browser...
However, now I have a different problem. I have to open the program as administrator every time I want to use it. If I don't (if I simple double click the icon or right click and 'open' then windows opens a blank black screen for several minutes, after which it reverts back to the Metro menu. If I then click on the desktop icon, I am finally shown the Iron browser window. This is incredibly annoying when I am in a hurry and I forget to open as administrator because it can take up to 5 minutes for my system to be functional again!