Is NexRemote Required?

[Mike_Lewis]

I've bought a new laptop for imaging. I have a Celestron SGP Pro mount. I've used this mount for about 6 years and controlled it through SGP Pro on my old Windows 7 PC. The new machine runs Windows 10. I'm trying to load up all of the drivers and apps needed to have SGP run everything like it did, until an unfortunate night when I got a BSOD, on the Windows 7 machine. Today I tried to install NexRemote on the new machine and the installation failed because it is not compatible with Windows 10. I read some online posts about NexRemote and Windows 10 in Compatibility Mode, but this has me wondering if I really need NExRemote.

As long as I have the Celestron Mount Driver installed on the new PC do I really need NexRemote?

[JayTee]

I don't use NexRemote because I find it cumbersome. I've always connected my laptop to my mount through the port at the base of the HC then make sure I'm connected through the Celestron Scope ASCOM driver. Doing it this way gives a lot more flexibility in how many different ways you can slew your mount.

Cheers,
JT