Restrictions on development tools under Windows® 8 are described below
No.1 Restriction on starting device file installer (DFINST V3.30 or later)
| [Description] | Device file installer may not start from PM+. |
| [Workaround] | Run device file installer from Windows start menu. |
No.2 Restriction on registering device file (DFINST V3.30 or later)
| [Description] | Device file is not registered to registry by dragging and dropping device file on device file installer. |
| [Workaround] | Use button on device file installer to register device file. |
No.3 LDG does not support Windows® 8
| [Description] | LDG has not been supported Windows® 8. |
No.4 Restriction on not displaying the registered external tool's icon on PM+
| [Description] | If the external tool bar is displayed soon after registering one external tool without the registered external tools, the icons of the registered external tools are not displayed. |
| [Workaround] | Restart PM+. |
No.5 Restriction on display in Register window
| [Description] | In case of selecting [Hide All] in Register Select dialog with expanding register (ex. [+PSW]) in Register window, unnecessary data will be remained on this window. |
No.6 Not support dual core PC
| [Description] | Personal computers that incorporate dual/multi-CPUs or the Hyper-Threading function are not supported. |
No.7 .NET Framework 3.5 and the VS2005 Runtime Library
| [Description] | .NET Framework 3.5 and the VS2005 Runtime library are not included in Windows® 8 by default. |
| [Workaround] | Download from web site of Microsoft Corporation and install them. |
No.8 Help Display
| [Description] | Help is not displayed correctly. |
| [Workaround] | Invoke HELP by double-clicking on ".chm file" directly. |
No.9 USB Mode
| [Description] | Connection with "USB selective suspend" mode is not established. |
| [Workaround] | Disable "USB selective suspend". |
No.10 Restriction on display of editor area tab
| [Description] | Even if layout reset is executed, editor area tab is not displayed. |
| [Workaround] | Do not reset a layout. When this problem occurs, editor area tab can be displayed by doing either of the following: The command [which closes all the division panel] is executed. The layout saved in the state where it can be displaying correctly is restored. |