Vicky

These are 1997 versions and they will not install in my new computer which
has Vista. I do not want to have dual operating systems on my computer. Am
I out of luck for installing these programs? If not, how do I install them
to work properly?
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Vicky

Bruce Chambers

Vicky wrote:
> These are 1997 versions and they will not install in my new computer which
> has Vista. I do not want to have dual operating systems on my computer. Am
> I out of luck for installing these programs? If not, how do I install them
> to work properly?

If they won't install in one of Vista's compatibility modes, you'll
most likely have to replace them with more modern applications. After
all, these are 11 years old; that's roughly 5 generations, in computer
terms.


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Malke

Vicky wrote:

> These are 1997 versions and they will not install in my new computer which
> has Vista. I do not want to have dual operating systems on my computer.
> Am
> I out of luck for installing these programs? If not, how do I install
> them to work properly?

Have you tried installing them in Compatibility Mode? If not, look in
Vista's Help & Support for how to try this. If that doesn't work, you can
try installing them as Administrator by right-clicking on the installer
executable and choosing "run as Administrator".

If none of that works, I'm sorry but you'll need to update to a current
version of the program that the mftr. says will work in Vista.

Malke
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John Barnes

You are out of luck

"Vicky" <Vicky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CACCFFD6-7EDA-40E0-9E99-46492957EF74@microsoft.com...
> These are 1997 versions and they will not install in my new computer which
> has Vista. I do not want to have dual operating systems on my computer.
> Am
> I out of luck for installing these programs? If not, how do I install
> them
> to work properly?
> --
> Vicky

Nick D.

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:OXstgyjdIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Vicky wrote:
>
>> These are 1997 versions and they will not install in my new computer
>> which
>> has Vista. I do not want to have dual operating systems on my computer.
>> Am
>> I out of luck for installing these programs? If not, how do I install
>> them to work properly?
>
> Have you tried installing them in Compatibility Mode? If not, look in
> Vista's Help & Support for how to try this. If that doesn't work, you can
> try installing them as Administrator by right-clicking on the installer
> executable and choosing "run as Administrator".
>
> If none of that works, I'm sorry but you'll need to update to a current
> version of the program that the mftr. says will work in Vista.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!

Vicky, I was able to install and run an even older program, Micrograhix
Windows Draw, in Vista. Don't remember if I had to use the Compatibility
mode or not, but you should give it a try. I did have to download a file
from Microsoft to enable the older format help files to run.