# How to use Groove Agent 2 on W7 64

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**Category:** Virtual Effects and Add-ons\
**Tags:** legacy-vst\
**Created:** [February 21, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/how-to-use-groove-agent-2-on-w7-64/599629 "2011-02-21T09:16:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/b/e/becc0b2f3a148c189008691bb9be347bc647ba07.svg) [@system](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/how-to-use-groove-agent-2-on-w7-64/599629/1 "2011-02-21T09:16:14Z")

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Hi !

Because of the LCC installer that launches prior to the plugin installer itself and because it is not compatible with W7 64, installing Groove Agent 2 on this OS is not possible. You’ll get this error message [Cubase: Music Production Software | Steinberg](http://www.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=131655&sid=4c63e41e0d79bec5b58745613346ead0)

The solution is to install it on a machine using windows XP and then to copy the installation files on the new machine. You don’t even have to install the banks : just copy the content folder (from the install CD) somewhere on your machine and locate it on first start of the application. But, I tried this and it did not work, the plugin did not show in Cubase (v6).

I then tried to launch the standalone version, out of curiosity. I got an error message telling me “msvcr71.dll” was missing on my machine.

If this happens to you : download the file from the internet (google it) and then put it in “C:\Windows\sysWOW64”.

After that, you’ll be able to use Groove Agent v2 on a machine using W7 64 bits and it works perfectly in Cubase (tested in C5 and C6 32 bit).

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**Author:** ![cwilkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@cwilkins](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/cwilkins)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/how-to-use-groove-agent-2-on-w7-64/599629/2 "2012-01-03T19:49:00Z")

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Hi Jerome,  
I am a licensed user of Groove Agent 1 and GA 2. When I attempted to install GA 2 on my wife’s XP computer I was told to install GA 1 first (I was attempting to install from the “upgrade” disk. When I attempted to install GA 1, the computer told me to install from the original CD! Since I was doing that - I’m stuck.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,  
Chuck Wilkins

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**Author:** ![fiddler2007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@fiddler2007](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/fiddler2007)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/how-to-use-groove-agent-2-on-w7-64/599629/3 "2015-02-06T09:24:41Z")

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Interesting … i wonder if it works on 64 bit systems using Cubase 64bit too, like Virtual Guitarist 2 does using Jbridge on my system … -F

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**Author:** ![rollasoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@rollasoc](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rollasoc)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/how-to-use-groove-agent-2-on-w7-64/599629/4 "2015-09-22T20:36:05Z")

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I had the same issue with GA1 asking for the original CD.  
I ended up ripping out my bluray player and installing an old cd drive. Then it installed.

To get GA2 to then install.  
I uninstalled the current licencer  
Installed GA2  
Rebooted  
Installed the latest licenser

GA2 now seems to work ok as a stand alone. I’ve managed to get it to work in Cubase 8  
though it isn’t recognised if I open old songs.