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Aug 3, 2024, 2:56:10 PM8/3/24

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I've used Scrivener as a writing tool for upwards of 8 years. I had hung on to Windows 7 because as a systems developer and Internet grandfather[1] with 50+ years experience I wished to avoid Windows 10 intrusive practices.[2] I updated from Windows 7 to 10 because my LaTeX distribution, MikTex, stopped it's compatibility with Windows 7.[3]

After updating to Windows 10 my Scrivener 3 install no longer started. I noticed in Process Explorer 64 that Scrivener started but then collided with Ivona text-to-speech processor, then died. I use Scrivener a lot for writing books, technical documents and how-tos, in conjunction with LaTeX on Intellisense Idea. Putting this Q up for solutions because I've noticed other Scrivener users have had this problem.

Is there a way to resolve this issue? I don't need, and don't like (detest) Ivona because I've used Dragon Naturally speaking for too long. I get the feeling, though, that there must be some other way to resolve a software conflict than by removing software installed as part of Windows.[4] Apart from the Scrivener/Ivona conflict, Defender flags CCleaner as a PUA and removes references to it automatically.

On a wider note, is there a "best practice", when it comes to upgrading Windows, that avoids it removing or stopping a user's chosen tools? I've used Windows since the 1985 original but never discovered the answer.

[1] I've used Internet since the '70s on-and-off. With Comcast (I think) I used mail systems in the early '80s. I'm old and don't like to be pushed around.[2] Laws against slavery have existed a long time. Using people's physical->digital energy in the form of keypresses and site information interest by enforced contract seems tantamount to slavery in which all the benefit and reward goes one way. Going further, to enforce a user's software tools by denying some of them, is a gross interference.[3] Shame on MikTex developers for deserting backward compatibility of such a widely used distribution.

Apart from the frustration and obvious waste of time caused by Microsoft, there is no need to interfere with well known products. I lost CCleaner too, permanently, after about a decade of satisfactory use.

Update 29Dec23I'm guessing whoever marked this down is from Windows or Ivona. A read of Windows upgrade information, or a search on "windows.old" quickly reveals that upgrading Windows, say from Windows 7 to Windows 10, produces a "windows.old" folder containing "removed" software. In my case that included Ccleaner, Ivona and other software I'd used for many years. Unfortunately, Microsoft deletes the windows.old folder after a month. I didn't catch it in time because that part was not abundantly obvious. I lost my software, including lifetime rights as an early adopter in some cases. That represents a direct interference with a computer and a breach of statutory law (UK: Computer Misuse Act, for example). Even today, having reinstalled Ccleaner on one system for testing and review purposes, Microsoft marks Cleaner as a potential threat and interferes with it's operation. My favourite software, Scrivener, mainly used for computer science papers and booklets, went that way too.

I am trying to install scrivener (windows, or Linux) on my bq Aquaris m10 tablet. The problem is that scrivener is only written for amd/x86 hardware, and my tablet is arm. The good news is that this has been apparently been accomplished on other arm base systems (Raspberry pi, and arm base Chromebooks) using a program called qemu... Scrivener can then be run as a native Linux beta, or though wine.

I have looked at the various tutorials and web-casts on the subject, and so far none of them have helped. They all seem to be skipping key steps, or simply showcase the finished product, without actually telling you how to do it your self. I've tried to follow what instructions I could find, but as I said, they either don't translate to my particular device, or they're missing key steps to make it work. If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate the help.