legacy apps

Virtual Machines (VMs) are like a backstage pass to the digital world—allowing you to tinker, experiment, and explore without risking your main system. If you're rocking Windows 11, you're in luck! The OS makes it easier than ever to boot up a VM using tools like Microsoft's Hyper-V or...

In what feels like an era ago, work was tethered to the office. Fast forward to today—consider work officially untethered. In this once-in-a-lifetime sea change, IT leaders like yourself have the opportunity to rethink your environments, from what security should look like now, down to what new...

I need to access some legacy apps for my iPhone 5 (IOS 10). I read where to do that I need to install iTunes version 12.6.3, which I have done. However, when I try to sign-in I get an error -50. It says this is temporary but it really is permanent. I am able to sign-in from the web as well as...

Migrating legacy web apps to modern standards can be both costly and time consuming. IT departments are generally cost centers, and it makes sense for enterprises to want to maximize the ROI on their existing LOB apps. Many of these sites may continue to exist without being upgraded for a while...

Hi all, I have been using Windows 8 release preview for about 3 weeks, installed on its own drive, and I have Unbuntu and XP installed on another drive, and a 1 TB drive with windows 7 installed. I must say that in order to get some of my legacy apps to run I just boot into one of the...

Tutorial on customizing (Navigating) your Win 8 installation: When you open Win 8 for the first time you will be very startled. You will be presented with what is called the Metro Start Menu. This replaces the well know Windows Start Menu. Do not panic! Note: This tutorial is generally for...

There may not be four versions of Windows 8 for ARM system-on-a-chip processors that are incapable of running legacy Windows apps after all. Microsoft has rebutted recent statements about Windows 8 running on ARM processors made by Intel's senior vice president and general manager of its...

Microsoft said there won't be four versions of Windows 8 for ARM system-on-a-chip processors that are incapable of running legacy Windows apps. Source: Yahoo! News

Intel: Android is too fragmented, Windows 8 ARM devices won't be compatible with legacy apps Link Removed

Microsoft calls Intel claims about Windows 8's multiple versions and lack of ARM support for legacy apps "factually inaccurate and unfortunately misleading." Source: Yahoo! News

When Intel blabbermouthed about the fact that Windows 8 wouldn't allow backwards compatibility on legacy apps, Microsoft was quick to deny that their statement was "factually inaccurate." But what part? More*» Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft has given Intel the PR equivalent of a smack on the wrist, after Intel SVP Renee James revealed secret Windows 8 details apparently without permission. James had suggested that there would in fact be four different versions of Windows 8 for ARM processors, each incapable of running...

Microsoft's Windows 8 on ARM-based devices will lack support for legacy apps, according to an Intel executive. But that's coming from ARM's chief rival. Link Removed

Microsoft's move to put Windows on ARM processors will result in a fragmented set of four environments, none of which will run legacy PC Windows apps, says Intel executives. Link Removed

Yesterday, Intel senior vice president Renee James spilled some details about Microsoft's next version of Windows, claiming that the ARM version won't run legacy Windows apps (which were designed only to run on Intel's x86 family of processors). Source: Yahoo! News

Over at The Register there's a piece about Windows 8 and how the ARM flavor of that OS won't run legacy apps. The same article also features the revelation that Windows 8 will feature a 'Windows 7... Source: Yahoo! News

Over at The Register there's a piece about Windows 8 and how the ARM flavor of that OS won't run legacy apps. The same article also features the revelation that Windows 8 will feature a 'Windows 7... More...

An add-on to the latest Microsoft Internet Explorer lets users continue to use legacy apps. Link Removed

Companies struggling to move from Windows XP to Windows 7 due to incompatible legacy apps should explore bridging the gap by virtualizing with MED-V. Link Removed due to 404 Error

Hello all, I am currently running a project to migrate the company from XP to Win 7. We are exploring the options of virtualising incompatible windows xp/98/95/etc applications in our Windows 7 desktop environment. We are looking at using products such as ThinApp, SWV or the Microsoft...