Old Software

I am an old codger so bear with me. I have been playing around with Win 7 now for some time and so I have not seen anything it does that I can not live with. I know when XP came out it had the same issues.

I have been playing around installing and uninstalling some old software. When I say "old", I mean some were old when XP came out.

When I installed, I used the Properties/Compatibily Tab and "Run as Administrator" and so far I have not had anything that did not install. Some may not run exactly like they do in XP but generally I can get by very well with how they do run.

Now for issue (a small one), when running these programs, everytime I start them, I have to Right-Click and "Run as Administrator". Is there anyway to get around having to Right-Click???

Like I said "a small issue".

Thanks

What sort of software have you been trying?

You might want to install XP Mode and try your software in there.

Thank you Kari, just what i needed to know.

The older stuff is like PSP 7.0 (yep at least 5 versions have come out since this and this one still works better), I don't know the version but is call Anfy (have had it a long time).

I guess the main thing with using older programs is that I know how to use them and I don't to pay for new software that does the same thing and also don't need to start any new learning curves.

Thanks

I would download virtual PC but right now I am not sure it would be worth the effort. The Win 7 I am running is one of the first versions that came out. Unfortunately I was not around to get the lastest releases.


When Win 7 is released to the public the yes I will do that.

Thanks

huffman said:

The Win 7 I am running is one of the first versions that came out.

Microsoft is offering a 90 day trial for Windows 7 Enterprise, so that would give you a chance to play around with the final code.