software compatibility

In a significant development for Windows users, Windows 11 has officially surpassed the 30% adoption mark— a first since its launch back in 2021. Fresh statistics from Statcounter confirm this milestone, illustrating a growing trend toward Microsoft's latest operating system. Let's delve into...

Hi, I recently changed two drive letters and now Lightroom CC (Vers 12.2) doesn't recognize the hard drive's path anymore. Well, I remember there was a warning that some programs might not work anymore after changing the drive letter. As I never had a problem with it in the past, I ignored the...

Hello, This alert is for people with disabilities who use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15! Windows 11 does not support Firefox, Google Chrome, and Google email. Microsoft's Edge browser does not support voice commands due to the demise of Internet ExplorerLink Removed There has never been a voice...

As the title suggests, I can't open any browsers except Edge and Internet Explorer. I've tried Chrome, Firefox and Opera and none of them work. I've run updates, tried uninstalling and reinstalling the browsers, removed antivirus, changed default browser etc. So far none of these have worked. It...

Win10 21H1 -1083 I have a program that hangs when it opens. I tried to reinstall it and the install just quits. On another computer it runs fine. Same OS, same versions, same AV. It does not use a browser. The database is OK. It worked some time ago on W10 but I don't know what version. It is an...

Hi all, I have a friend who runs her own accountancy business, she currently has a Dell poweredge server with Windows 2008 R2 Standard on it. It used to be used for regular server related tasks, such as user accounts (4-5 staff members), file sharing and MSSQL. She has since closed her...

Hi all, A while back I upgraded from 1909 to 2004. However, one particular piece of software started misbehaving and I had to roll back (there were a few other issues as well, but these were minor). Since then, that particular app has been updated for compatibility with 2004, but Windows update...

As well known by default Win10 allows only to defer Feature Updates but not to block them (forever). However there are some 3rd party tools which allow to block them anyway e.g. - StopWinUpdates - Wu10Man - StopUpdates10 - Sordum Update Blocker - Windows Update MiniTools - ..... However it...

Hi, I have been given a windows laptop: intel pentium Compaq Presario A900 Notebook, 32 bit. It is running windows vista, but I specifically want windows xp for a program that I have that will only work on windows xp and no other operating system. I am not interested in using it for anything...

Hello, In Windows 10 Home and Professional edition, with the new version 2004, I can not use the play-, record-, forward-, review- and pausebutton in Cool Edit Pro 2.0. Editing of musicfiles is no problem. See attachment. Who can help me? Thanks, Lammert

HI, I would like to say Hello to everyone. I have 2 computers, a laptop and a desktop. My laptop is an old Dell Inspiron 1545 from around 2009. My desktop is one I put together myself. The Laptop has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and it had Vista on it when it was new, I bought it used, I put...

Dear All, I taken latest windows 10 [1709] 64 bit VS 5.2 September 2018 (i5-8400 2.80 GHz 2.81 GHz) m/c and installed Oracle VirtualBox-5.2.22 Oracle Virtual m/c. when I create virtual Linux Ubunto 64 bit its created successfully but issue comes when I start this I am getting following...

Hi! I need 1607 build of win 10 pro because I have a special software that does not work with newer versions. Torrents and pirating is not an option as it will operate in a corporate environment, so it has to be a clean copy. Microsoft offers the latest. Do you have any idea how to get the...

Hello. A month ago, my power supply exploded and everything inside my PC cause got destroyed and corrupted. I got my whole PC changed, but when I used my Windows 10 64 bit CD, it didn't work. It kept booting into the screen of installation, then restarting my PC. I tried the 32 bit version, it...

Dear Anyone. OK, me dinosaur, I use XP SP3. Why? It WORKS, I love it, it's not bloated, it just happily RUNS. But the world seems to be kicking me towards Win 10 - but I need to know if my music software will work on it. It's Quick Score Elite Level 3, which will mean nothing to anybody...

Hi Everyone I have copied a program folder from one of my computers to another but unfortunately, the program is not working on the other computer. The problem is that the two computers are running two different versions of Windows and the program depends on the versions of various files in the...

I don't know if these programs cancel each other out or what. But I have used the different ones to get rid of different issues the other two didn't seem to catch. Can anyone tell me if this is going to cause more havoc than it's worth?

This topic is targeted at Vista users mainly who may visit here only for Vista support. On April 11, 2017 support for Vista will officially end meaning that there will be no more security updates, no more official support from Microsoft period and you will be left with a unsecure OS. I highly...

I need to set up a Win7 workstation for some software that won't run under Win10. I live in the boonies so my Internet access is via LTE with a 35G allotment before expensive overage charges. I can't afford to waste 10% of my monthly allotment downloading a Win10 upgrade I don't need for that...

Hi All Trying to run software which needs 4.5. I check my status with regedit and this shows various versions 3. 3.5 and 4.0. When I then try and instal from Microsoft, the installer states I already have an equivalent or superior version installed etc. Can someone help me get out of this...