old programs

Hi, I try to run old application with 16 bit on my windows 8.1 32bit. I read that there is option in control panel to enable 16 bit, and found that icon, but when I press the icon I get this message in the picture. what should I do? Thanks!!

Not sure where to post this thread, sorry if in wrong spot. Out of curiosity, was wondering if there is a way to remotely connect to my Dad's computer to help him work through issues (getting rid of old programs and cleaning and so on). I have Win 7 on our laptop - he has Windows XP. Is that...

suggestion. for the settings, it would be awesome if there was a program allowed that we could accept and it did a scan of our computer and put all that information on there? cause honnestly i could probably find most of it. but thats a lot of things i dont know the exact details of. my...

Hello, I have an old DOS cookbook program which contains all my old recipes from many years. I have it installed on my Windows 7 32-bit system and would like to put it on my laptop for use on the road. Laptop is Windows 7 64-bit and I get a message that it is not compatible. Is there a...

I am very new to Windows 8. I only downloaded and installed the developers preview 3 days ago on Thursday. Many Windows users are talking about the new Windows 8 and are trying it out. So my curiosity got the better of me and I installed Windows 8. I did this by mounting the ISO file on virtual...

Link RemovedLink RemovedLink RemovedSee images above and as you can see Widows 8 is installed on the X drive that used to be my C drive. And the Windows 8 E drive partition I created is empty. So my Windows 8 install has wiped out my Windows 7 and replaced it with Windows 8. And it has also...

I ran an upgrade with win home 7. I am the administrator. When I try to delete old programs, I get a message that reads require permission from Admin or trusted installer. How do I delete these programs. I put my password as an administrator when I logged in. Thanks

Hi all, I have an ancient copy of Foxpro for Windows 2.6 from the early 1990s that I've moved from PC to PC over the years. I don't reinstall from original disks; I just copy the program's directory into \program files\ and it's worked fine on systems up to and including XP3. I did need to...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft has released an update to the backward compatibility feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 that increases the compatibility of programs in specific scenarios. We all know that the backward compatibility feature can set the dynamic context of...

One of the things you may discover is that not all of your older programs/games/drivers will work under 7, and their 7 compliant versions may not be availabe. In this case, you can try install and run them in Vista (or XP) compatible mode. To run a file in compatibility mode: 1. Right click...

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...

Hi, I understand the need to do a clean install with Windows 7 when upgrading from XP, but here is my question. I have Windows XP 32-bit home edition and am pondering doing the Windows 7 upgrade student offer, the problem is that the Student offer makes you explicitly choose 32-bit or 64-bit...

My new PC is 64 bit my older ones have been 32 bit. I had one program I really wanted that I couldn't install. I suspected just a 16 bit installer but the maker of software no longer in business. Tonight it finally dawned on me to try Easy transfer and it worked! Homer Simpson finally figured...

I have an old program called REGENIE. I do a search with that and it shows me registry entries under HKLM/Software/Intuit when I open the registry with REGEDIT I can't see those entries - I can't see.../Intuit If I export those entries under that, modify it (to delete a bunch of bad entries)...

:eek: the Microsoft Windows Vista Should Support Old Application Like Apple Quick time 7 , Opera 9.24, FIFA 2006, Picasa, And other XP Based Programme, But Because of compatibility issues, I will not install Xp Based Programme! Could Everyone Knows The Design Flaws of Windows vista ? In...