Compatibility Problem In Windows7


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #1

    Compatibility Problem In Windows7


    Help! I Had Mixcrografx Draw6 on my old XP machine and when MS stopped support of XP, I bought a new PC running Windows7 Home. I transferred all my files and settings from the XP machine to the new Windows7 machine.
    But on the new machine Draw6 will not open. Not even in compatiblity mode.
    I have some important files with the .drw extension but not able to access them.
    Does anyone know of a program that will open and edit the .drw files?
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  2. Posts : 4,566
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    Try right clicking the applications installer file or the program after its installed and choose troubleshoot compatibility.

    See here:

    Compatibility Mode

    Having said that, a newer version of corel draw is available and can open your previous files:

    Graphic design software ? CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7
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  3. Posts : 6,458
    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
       #3

    Check Gimp - it's a very good graphics editor
    GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

    There's a learning curve, but.... every graphics editor has a leaning curve.


    Edit: gimp does not support the .drw format
    Last edited by Slartybart; 27 Apr 2014 at 22:38.
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  4. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Yes, more then 12 year old program Some programs said to ope .drw files are Microsoft Picture It, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, and Corel PaintShop Photo Pro. None are cheap! A Guy
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    x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
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    Sorry Gimp does not support .drw - it is a great editor thoigh.

    Xnview can view and convert, but not edit
    XnView Software · Software for reading, organizing and processing images
    I have used this to convert Paint Shop Pro files and it worked well.

    Over on goolge code there is svg-edit
    svg-edit - A complete vector graphics editor in the browser (in JavaScript) - Google Project Hosting
    I have never used this - it might be worth a look though.

    Since you have a new machine with Win7, I'm guessing that the XP machanie is still operable. You could simply convert the important images on the XP machine using Draw6 to a more current format. It's usually better to convert files using the original software if possible.

    Pick a replacement graphics editor (test drive a few free apps) and see what Draw6 can export or write - I don't know if it's important t you to keep the images in vector format - but that is a consideration when researching replacement apps.

    A long shot - try launching Draw6 with elevated privilges (Right click, Run as administrator)

    Good luck.
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