Missing compatibility tab?

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       #11

    vannak139 said:
    It was Gizmo, a skype like applicaiton. However, I can't access compatability mode from any icon I've tried, warcraft, calculator, Notepad, Photoshop, Gimp, Aim, Winamp, pictures, etc.
    Are you the ADMIN? or are you std user...Have you turned off UAC?
    did you right click to find run as admin?
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  2. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 RC1
    Thread Starter
       #12

    I have done all of those things. The running of the program isn't the issue, it's that I cannot run it in compatability mode, the option to is missing compleatly.

    Edit: and yes, I am the admin, and have run it in administrator mode, etc etc.
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  3. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #13

    Not sure if you are still having this problem, but I believe it could be a group policy issue.

    open gpedit.msc
    go to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Troubleshooting and Diagnostics\Application Compatibility Diagnostics\

    If those are set to disable, you will not get a compatibility tab.
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32 bit
       #14

    Please help i have the same problem and have done everything said in this forum?
    When i go to gpedit.msc i start by selecting,
    Computer Configuration and then as soon as i select
    Administrative Templates it says... MMC cannot initialize the snap-in?
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  5. Posts : 4
    Win7/x64
       #15

    The same error here - but as I'm running Win7 64bit Home Premium I don't even have gpedit.msc. No idea what to try.
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  6. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #16

    Hi zipper,

    You could try merging the reg file in this zip folder and see if that helps:

    COMPATMENU.zip
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  7. Posts : 4
    Win7/x64
       #17

    Regedit can't write into the registry as some keys have been opened by system/other process.
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  8. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #18

    Most of the entries would have been merged - does it make any difference?

    Otherwise, you could try a repair install - it is in the tutorial section , but you need the installation media.
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  9. Posts : 4
    Win7/x64
       #19

    No difference -and I haven't even checked what functions do not work giving 0x80070057 error; at least all diagnostics launched from Control Panel do give it. Might do a repair - or restore from a backup.
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  10. Posts : 1
    Michigan
       #20

    hdfrango said:
    if you type "run programs made for previous versions of windows" in start menu search, does it give you any result, and if it does, are you able to run that application to run programs in compatibility mode?
    when i do this and click on the application i want to do this too the tell me the file isnt found...
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