Help with Kontakt 3 (yes, 3) install on Win10? Installed, won't open.
Hello all,
I am, for reasons too numerous to get into now, trying to finally install a copy of Kontakt 3 I bought years ago onto a Windows 10 machine. I have the discs. I installed the program, and it seemed to work. The libraries didn't install right after the first one did, so I created folders and copied contents.
I have a shortcut to Kontakt 3 on the desktop, but when I click on it, nothing happens. It LOOKS like it's trying to open but nothing does. Shouldn't it open as a stand alone? I am thinking I don't need the Player. Is that wrong?
I am using Reaper, and when I try to add a Virtual Instrument to a new track, Reaper does not see the install of Kontakt. Researching this online, I found I might need to tell Reaper where the dll is. Found it, created a path to it, hit re-scan, and got an error that the 16out.dll was hanging. No mention of the other 2 .dll's in the same folder, so I'm hoping they read. Unfortunately, Reaper still won't see Kontakt.
What am I missing? Should I uninstall and restart? Is the answer to upgrade to 6 and forget this? I'd rather save the $$, but if the easiest, best way to do this is to move on, so be it.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Best Answer
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Kontakt 3 is not compatible with Windows 10
You can read more about compatibility here: https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000618297-Compatibility-of-Native-Instruments-Products-on-Windows
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Kontakt 3 is from late 2007 (?) and Windows 10 obviously didnt exist back then.
Since it's no longer a supported product, it'll be better to upgrade to Kontakt 6.
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Yeah, an upgrade might be the best/easiest solution, but I'm hoping someone can point me to a fix so I can at least see what I'm getting wrong. Unless, of course, the part I'm getting wrong is that they just don't work together.
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Kontakt 3 is not compatible with Windows 10
You can read more about compatibility here: https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000618297-Compatibility-of-Native-Instruments-Products-on-Windows
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Thank you. I had a feeling, so I upgraded to 6.
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