One of the great things about the SOL-based sequencers, is that you can safely install and run them on any computer with Windows XP through Windows 11.
SOL has 3 different editions: SOL2 (full version), XGworks ST (lite edition), and SQ01 (lite edition).
SOL2 and XGworks ST installers require a valid serial number, while the SQ01 installer does not.
The installer dialogues for SOL2 and XGworks ST are in Japanese.
For Windows XP systems, skip to step 2 below.
Otherwise, precursory steps are needed for proper function when installing SOL on a system with Windows Vista or later.
When the above is done and you're ready, simply run the Setup.exe installer by double-clicking it.
Note: If the above procedure alone doesn't work, it is sometimes necessary to perform those same steps on the installed .exe files too. To do this, you'll have to navigate to the folder on your hard drive where SOL was installed, locate the .exe files, and repeat the drill for each .exe
When running the installer, you'll quickly notice that the dialogues are not in English. There's a rather bulletproof way, in which you can get through the installation, without reading any of the dialogues at all:
Take notice that at the bottom of each dialogue step, a button is always highlighted by default: These are "OK" or "Next" buttons, that will take you through each of the steps. By ignoring everything else, and always clicking the default button (or pressing the Enter key), SOL is installed with the default preferences. Easy as that! :)
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