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CrossOver 8.0 Out the Door

CrossOver, the popular emulation program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 8.0. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes:

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CrossOver, the popular emulation program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 8.0. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes:

New application support:

  • Quicken 2009
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Photoshop CS2

MS Office 2003:

  • Non-English language service packs should now apply.
  • Word 2003: ‘Insert Field’ should now work properly.
  • Word 2003: Table calculations fixed.
  • Word 2003: Insert… Picture… From File improved.
  • Outlook 2003: NTLM proxy authentication fixed.
  • Excel 2003: Insert Picture improved.
  • Outlook 2003: Problem with dropping into ‘disconnected’ mode is resolved.

MS Office 2007:

  • Service Packs 1 and 2 now apply.
  • Enterprise, Pro, and Corporate editions should now install.
  • Word 2007: Fixed misbehavior when using the ‘insert image’ function.
  • Several other Office service packs and add-ons should work better.

QuickTime 7:

  • Intermittent hanging bugs should be fixed.

Several other general fixes.

  • Outlook 2000: e-mail attachments should now work.
  • Acrobat 5 and 7: “Save As” dialog no longer causes crashes.
  • FrameMaker: Handling of PPD files improved on systems without CUPS.
  • Word XP: “Combine Documents” fixed.
  • Equation Editor should install and run.

Other crossover improvements:

  • A ‘symbol’ font as been added. This should improve Equation Editor behavior.
  • A couple of improvements were made to dual-monitor support on the Mac.
  • Fixed problem with resizing windows on dual-head linux systems.
  • KDE systray on SUSE 10.1 fixed.
  • KDE Printer improved.
  • Fixed a problem with demo registration and gksu version 2.0.2.
  • Improved copy and paste.
  • Added better 64-bit support in the RPM package.
  • Updated many components to fix behavior on the upcoming Snow Leopard release of OS X.

CrossOver 8.0 retails for US$59.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.

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