legacy software

I have been trying to install an incredibly important program called NovaNet which I use for my classes. If I can't install this, then I can't do my classwork and get my credit. The program is certified to run on XP and Vista, so I figured that if it can run on Vista then it can run on 7. It...

This tutorial describes how to install Windows XP and Windows 7 on the same partition (first tutorial for one partition written). The short concept: Install XP twice and have 7 replace the first installation. Warning! Tested once. Need more testers to confirm it works for everyone and the...

I have installed Windows 7-64 and it is running fine. Some of my very old programs will not work in Win 7. Can I install Win XP on another drive in the system and use it for older software? Do I need to do a special format of the other drive, like maybe Fat-32 only or install an even older ver...

I have some legacy 32 bit Fortran compilers which I use and work great on XP. I have also tried the compilers on a Vista machine (32bit?) and they work fine. I would like to upgrade to a Windows 7 machine. I have tried my compiler on a Windows 7 home edition desktop and it does not work on the...

I'm currently running XP Pro on partition C, with my XP programs on D, data on E and I use F for video editing files. On H (G is my DVD drive) I am running Windows 7 Evaluation copy, build 7100. I have ordered 7 and will receive it in about 3 weeks. I understand that I would need to do a clean...

I have an old tool, Norton Navigator, that I still use. Yeah, I know it's ancient, but it still does some very useful things for me. It has previously worked fine in all versions of windows. However in W7 I get SmartHeap Library - MEM_BAD_POINTER errors on a somewhat random basis. Google...

Hi Guys, I bought an app that requires IE7 and I cannot find any place that offers a Win7 version. How may I run IE7 on a Win7 64 Bit OS? Heck, I cannot even find an IE7 that will run on my Vista 64bit OS! I read about Virtual PC Is that an option? If so how is this done? Thanks for any...

Hi all I like W7 as much as the next person but there are a few reasons why I'M STILL keeping XP around for a while even after the final W7 is released. These applications will NOT run on even VISTA, so no chance also on W7. 1) Legacy HP plotter and my Engineering drawing software -- it...

Does Windows Mail survive from Vista to live on in Windows 7? I do hope not!

If anyone is considering Windows 7 with Virtual XP being a requirement, make sure that your processor is capable. The processor (Intel) must be VT Technology qualified. There is a similar feature necessary for AMD processors ........ I think it is called something like "V spec" or such. In...

Hello to everyone and congratulations for this great site. I've recently installed Windows 7 RC1 x64 on my machine and I can say that I'm really enthousiastic with the new windows. They are so stable and light that I love working on them. However my job requires to run Adobe After Effects CS4...

I have a Dell Latitude with Vista Ultimate 64 bit. I'm trying to set up my email account in Outlook 2003 to work with Exchange Server 2000. But for some reason I cannot resolve the exmail. name on our exchange server. i have tried to resolve it in the host file, but no luck. Is this a problem...

Has anyone found a way to install .net framework v1.1? I use Soudforge v8.0 to edit audio files and it won't install unless .net 1.1 is installed on the machine. I have tried to install .net v1.1 and the service pack and can't get it to install.

This device worked fine on my XP64 pc but now it doesnt. Of course i have tried to install the software in compatibility mode for both xp sp2 and sp3 but it refuses to let me saying that this software is not supported by this operating system. Its a pain but not critical. I have placed the...

Well, I have XP on my old laptop, dual booting with Windows 7, because the Source SDK's faceposer lip sync doesn't work with SAPI 5.3, which is what comes preinstalled on Windows Vista/7. Aside from that, I use Vista as my primary OS, and 7 on my older laptop when I'm not using the SDK.

Okay so I currently use Vista HP x64 and want to install both Windows 7 RC versions (x86 and x64) on a seperate hard disk to compare some compatability things that my Vista x64 box can't do as it is 64-bit. The programs in question are the old Worldgroup/MajorBBS (and assorted games that i have)...

How are you finding windows 7 xp mode ? Working well or not so well ?

I have a few apps that arnt working correctly under Windows 7.. according to what I read about the Virtual PC / XP mode for Win 7.. almost eveything should work when ran under this 'program'. Problem is I have an older processor that does not support the Virtualization technology...

with a quick look at the top threads in this forum, i can't help ask why so many people are soooooooooooooo tied down to win xp??? this makes no sense to me at all. win vista ultimate is a 1000 times better, and win 7 ultimate is a 1000000 better than xp. so why is everyone so xp crazy? you have...

Hi all I've been testing this-- if you want to have a go yourselves you can download at "The green devil". Look for "XPM". Remarks so far 1) Very nice Integration with W7 desktop. 2) The windows XP machine's virtual screen driver is based on "S3" and is only 16 bits -- not a real problem as...