software compatibility

I use an old XP app (JetToolbar - available at JetToolBar - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com) and do not want to change but I cant make it work on Windows 7. The application installs and starts up just fine but it is not possible to drag icons/programs/files to...

Two of my teachers gave me .doc files for something or another, and both of these files have a strange problem I've never seen before: Microsoft Word Viewer has apparently decided that it doesn't know what to do with certain text elements, and so it decides to display them in the MaplePi font...

Hi guys I've recently assembled a new PC and installed W7 on it, only to then find that some of my cherished software won't run on W7 whereas it did on my old pc running XP (which has now been dismantled and cannibalised). So I've decided to make my new machine a dual boot. Having looked at...

Hello, I am using dual monitor software Ultramon and it's working fine with all the folders and software. But when I try to see video by using windows media player or VLC player, the video doesn't fit in dual monitor properly. The video shows in the middle of the two monitors and both monitors...

Hello, Is there a way to make Windows 7 text larger without skewing the size of my other programs? I would like to go higher with my DPI, say 175% to make my text bigger when I am reading articles online. However, when I go this high, it grows all the prompt boxes in other programs such as...

I have recently installed Office 2010 Pro Windows Live Mail 2011, since i have done that i cannot send invoices from simply accounting program. I have tried to change my default mail provider to wlm and to outlook and it makes no difference they dont work. I am getting this messageThanks!!!!!!!!!!

How easy is it for you to use Windows 7, versus say, whatever you are normally used to? This is a question that has decided the fate of not just entire households, but entire businesses when it comes to a proposed Windows 7 migration. I have noticed that one of the biggest preconceptions about...

Please help me. When i launch a game, any game, without a disc (using deamon) the screen blacks out, and after a moment all the icons on the screen are oversized. I dont know if thats windows 7 doesnt support such files, but from what i have read, many people have problems with games on windows...

Greetings, I do a lot of web design and I'm running into a lot of problems with color on Windows 7. I just can't seem to get things under control. My specs: Windows 7 Professional 64bit Core i7 X980 3.33GHz 24BG of RAM Duel NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Dell 2407WFP Dell U2410...

I had Vista and went to windows 7. After downloading 7 I no longer have Cyberlink label print for light scribe. How can I get it back ?

In IE8 - Flash player will work on the Domain Administrator log ins but not on a standard user login or a power user login. In Google Chrome – Flash player will work in the Power user login

Actually 2 main problems.... 1) How to import messages from Thunderbird. I know, I know...this is not a Windows or a Microsoft problem, but I though I'd ask anyway. 2) I have Adobe Reader installed AND it is associated with .PDF, but when a PDF attachment comes into Windows Live Mail, I get a...

i have a sony LAPTOP with 512 mb ati raedon HD graphic card and 1366 X 768 screen resolution,but my pc games such as ea sports cricket 07,08,09 as well as wwe raw dont work on full screen but only get displayed on 75% of the screen the rest part is left black.i tried to change the...

I am thinking about buying Win7 but want to clarify the feature "XP Mode". As you know Win7 Home contains in contrast to Windows 7 Pro no "XP mode". So I wonder what exactly this "XP mode" is. If I take Win7 Home then install VirtualPC and install WinXP inside as a guestOS VM. Is this the...

ok so im runnin 64 bit win 7 pro. ive installed many games and only one never worked on this laptop which is warcraft 3. now, however, the same thing is happening to half of my games, one day they just stopped working ang i cant figure out why. here is what happens, i double click the shortcut...

I am a total newbie to this sort of thing but here it goes. I play a LOT of "older" games such as Hidden and Dangerous, Ghost Recon and other FPS. Still haven't successfully found and used a flight sim for Vista so don't know what to expect with Win 7. I have a Gateway FX6801 and my question is...

PLEASE HELP i have a vaio vgn-cs120j with windows vista home premium preinstalled on it everything was working fine but when i installed windows 7 on it the fn and touch sensor av control keys are not working please help

Can anyone tell me if XP mode will be the solution to this scenario: I have a midi/audio controller (Tascam US-428) which is no longer supported, hence no drivers for Windows 7 However, the software that I use in conjunction (via USB) with the controller (Cubase) runs fine in Windows 7...

Hello, i hope you can help me. For a little while now I have WIN7 (Ultimate) and wanted to use the Media Player streaming Movies & Music from my PC here to our PS3 in the living room. Previously I did that on my old, still installed XP Installation, with a Software called "PS3 MEDIA SERVER"...

Hello all, My name is Tommy and I am new to the forum. Hope everyone is having a great day and I look forward to reading posts and sharing advise and issues with you all. I have a interesting issue that I hope someone can help me with. I am logged into my Windows 7 machine and I have...