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how to install and run 32 bit software hat ran with win 98 me on a win 7 64 bit os

Anonymous
2011-02-28T06:21:24+00:00

How  can I install a program on cd that ran on my old pc with 32bit os on windows 7 64bit system

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-02-28T13:58:05+00:00

    If the program has a 16-bit installer or contains 16-bit code it will not work on any 64-bit Windows. If it was written for Windows 98 it is quite likely that it has some 16-bit components.

    If it is fully 32-bit, try launching its set-up routine from the CD if the auto-run installer does not work.

    If it will install but not run successfully, right click on its launch short-cut and select Properties then the Compatibility tab and set it to run in Windows 98 mode.

    Otherwise, you will need a Windows 7 compatible version of the program or run it under Windows 98 or later compatible Windows version in a virtual machine.

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