Hello guys,
What old software do you still use?
I still use Encarta 98, because it has that great game in it called Mindmaze. The first time I played that game was on my Uncle's PC about 10 years ago.
Microsoft Works 6 (2001)
Paint Shop Pro 5.03 (1999)
Deluxe Bible Collection (2001)
Microsoft Best of Entertainment pack (Golf, Jezz Ball, Tut's Tomb, Pipe Dream, etc. - some of the games go back to 1990)
All these have worked just fine on Windows 95c, XP Home SP3, Vista SP2, and Win 7 Pro SP1 machines. Paint Shop Pro and Works 6 worked fine also on Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Last edited by OvenMaster; 25 Aug 2012 at 21:40.
Damn I been doing some looking and found Microsoft Picture It and Adobe PhotoShop 6.0. I think I will give them a try.
I don't tend to install as much software these days as I used to, since much of the information is readily available online. I usually install music editing programs and the odd game or two but, apart from Office, little else.
As regards old software, I'm still using my 48+yr old brain cell. Amazingly, it still works!
Last edited by Dwarf; 13 Aug 2012 at 05:24.
True that. It's all down to the useless junk and assorted trash that ends up being stored there.
My old brain cells are still crazy about Microsoft's old Photo Editor, which I've finally been able to successfully download! I now use it all the time for those functions that Microsoft saw fit to delete from Photo Editor's current cousin, Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
It still works after all those years?I don't tend to install as much software these days as I used to, since much of the information is readily available online. I usually install music editing programs and the odd game or two but, apart from Office, little else.
As regards old software, I'm still using my 48+yr old brain cell. Amazingly, it still works!
Incredible!
I am using PowerDesk which was put out by Ontrack. I've had it since Windows 98 and still have been using it on Win7. I was surprised that I could even install in on the pre-lease of Windows 8 and it still works great.
Incidently, here is one thing that I found out when installing an old program on Win8. At least in the case of this particular program, this is what I had to do. I have Windows 8 installed on a virtual machine. When I inserted the CD in the drive it couldn't recognize the installation file or all of the rest of the files. I then ejected the disk and then inserted it again to let auto play kick in. I then saw the files. I installed it but it installed on my host machine. After a few more trials and errors--mostly errors, I just copied the installation file to a folder on the guest machine and left the CE in the drive. I then installed it from the file that I put on the guest and it then installed on the guest machine and it's working very well.
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