How to get Old software to run on Windows 7?

you can  right click the exe program find 'troubleshoot compatility' it will auto-detect your software or you can do it manually. If you need help just ask me :)

Hello Bamafan47,

If the program is not compatible, then you may try to install and run the program in compatibility mode.

Use the following steps:

1)   Right click on the Program

2)   Click on Properties

3)   Click on Compatibility tab

4)   Select Run this program in compatibility mode and select Windows Vista or whatever operating system the program was running successfully.

Refer to the link here: Make older programs run in this version of Windows

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

If you run Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate version, install Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx) and execute your software in Windows XP.

If you run Windows 7 Home Premium, try VirtualBox (www.virtualbox.org) or VMware Player (www.vmware.com) or any other 3^rd party virtualization software and install a separate copy of Windows XP (either Home Edition or Professional) for that purpose.You can find virtualization software free of charge that will run on Windows 7 Home Premium.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Marilyn

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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See:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

for how to do it, and,

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/

for checking compatibility with Windows 7 (also double check on software publishers website).

Some, but not all programs, will work.

All answers and suggestions are provided by an enthusiastic amateur and are therefore without warranty either explicit or implicit. Basically you use my suggestions at your own risk.