Windows 10 Can't Open Application

[leosantare]

Hello,

I have a very important application that I would like to use on my new Windows 10 desktop. I have already reached out to Microsoft for support and they performed a remote session with no luck. They told me that the application needs to be updated to use on Windows 10 and to contact the developer. Which I did, and confirmed they will not being releasing an update for the application. I plan to contact Microsoft again for one more try and wanted to reach out here also. I really would like to use this application on my new Windows 10 desktop. However, my new desktop is not really compatible with Windows 7. I say this because it would involve a lot of skilled effort to obtain the correct drivers for my new desktop to even be compatible with Windows 7. Plus, I have to run Windows 10, or most current version on my new desktop since it will be online and continuing developer support. Not to mention, I don't seem to like the idea of a dual boot or virtual machine anyway. If I can't get the application to run in Windows 10, it looks like I will be purchasing a Windows 7 compatible laptop to run this application. It also looks like it will cost me about $1500 for a laptop and wanted to give it one more try before making a purchase. Note, I would be using this laptop specifically for this application and will remain offline. Just in case someone would try to say it's unsafe to use a Windows 7 OS.

Name of the application is Elgar 2.6 developed by Klark Teknik in 2006? The only requirement the application really needed was Net Framework 1.1. Put it this way, every time I would go to install the application in Windows 7, I would install Net Framework 1.1 and then Elgar 2.6. After that, the application runs great in Windows 7. Now with Windows 10, I am able to successfully install both Net Framework 1.1 and Elgar 2.6 just like in Windows 7. However, when I go to open the application in Windows 10, I get the following error. If anyone has an ideas, please let me know. It would be great to have a few people chime in and thanks.

 

[leosantare]

Are you saying that you are able to run the program in Windows 10???

 

[Neemobeer]

Installed no problem

 

[leosantare]

If so, what is a reg key?

 

[Neemobeer]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\v1.1

 

[leosantare]

Wow, that is great news. Great job!

 

[leosantare]

So how did you get it to run? Please provide me the exact steps in great detail.

 

[Neemobeer]

That key is what the installer checks to "verify" .Net 1.1 is installed. Once it's installed .Net 2.o will be used since it can run .Net 1.1 applications

 

[Neemobeer]

I've already told you everything.

1. Add the key
2. Install the program
3. Run it

That's all I did

 

[leosantare]

Okay, I understand. Can you please tell me what steps I need to take to get the app to run? Starting from the beginning, after I install Elgar 2.6.

 

[leosantare]

Oh, okay how do I add the key?

 

[Neemobeer]

Download the zip file in reply #19 extract the reg file double click it.

 

[leosantare]

I need to know, will registry modifications remain the same after a complete format and reinstall of Windows 10, or will everything in the registry go back to the default settings???

 

[Neemobeer]

No you'll need to re-add it

 

[leosantare]

What is the Zip file, some sort of automatic way of making the needed registry change? For example, it only gives me the option to run the file.

 

[leosantare]

"Np you'll need to re-add it" What does this mean, what are you referring to. Please answer this question with a yes or no answer, will registry modifications remain the same after a complete format and reinstall of Windows 10, or will everything in the registry go back to the default settings???

 

[Neemobeer]

You said "Will it remain if I reinstall windows" No it will not... you need to re-add the registry key. Re-installing Windows puts everything back to defaults.

 

[leosantare]

If the zip file you provided me is an auto needed registry change, I would much rather do it manually. Can you please tell me where to navigate to and exactly what to change in the registry?

 

[Neemobeer]

Just use the reg file that's in the zip file. You can save it if you need it again

 

[leosantare]

Thank you for clarifying that registry changes will go back to default after a format and re-install is performed.

 

[leosantare]

I really insist. Can you please tell me so that I can do it manually instead?