Solved Adding a partition

[Ken Davison]

I have just upraded to win7 64bit and a program I have used since windows 98 AutoSketch will not go another step.

Which is the easiest way to partition and load my win xp?

 

[seth500]

You could always do a dual boot install:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

 

[theog]

First check for all the Win XP drivers for your hardware on the manufacturer's web site.
If your Win XP CD, does not support your Sata Controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at F6.
Load Sata Controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/66010-sata-drivers-load-windows-xp-setup-dual-boot.html
OR
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/72185-sata-drivers-slipstream-into-windows-xp-cd.html

Take a look at those tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html?ltr=D
System Restore Points - Stop XP Dual Boot Delete - Vista Forums

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8247-windows-xp-mode-install-setup.html?ltr=W

 

[CyberZeus]

Hi, since you own Windows 7 Ultimate, you can use Windows XP Mode without repartition your hard drive nor install drivers.

Download Windows XP Mode

Hope this helps.

 

[whs]

If nothing else works, you could run XP in Virtual Box: http://www.virtualbox.org/ This has certain advantages over double booting. You can wander seemlessly between the host and the guest system without having to reload anything.

 

[Ken Davison]

Just had a thought it did work in win 7 home premium 32bit, guess that would be the best one to go with.

I do not have specific partition software, to be honest I have never bothered before, I do have a second onboard hard drive which at the moment is unused and it was an old systems disk, it shows at bootup could I use that one?

 

[Ken Davison]

Hi, since you own Windows 7 Ultimate, you can use Windows XP Mode without repartition your hard drive nor install drivers.

Download Windows XP Mode

Hope this helps.

Will that work with a 64bit version?

 

[theog]

Just had a thought it did work in win 7 home premium 32bit, guess that would be the best one to go with.

I do not have specific partition software, to be honest I have never bothered before, I do have a second onboard hard drive which at the moment is unused and it was an old systems disk, it shows at bootup could I use that one?

You can use Disk Management for partitioning as in the tuorial dual boot.
Yes, you can use your old systems disk.

Hi, since you own Windows 7 Ultimate, you can use Windows XP Mode without repartition your hard drive nor install drivers.

Download Windows XP Mode

Hope this helps.

Will that work with a 64bit version?

Yes,

 

[Ken Davison]

If nothing else works, you could run XP in Virtual Box: http://www.virtualbox.org/ This has certain advantages over double booting. You can wander seemlessly between the host and the guest system without having to reload anything.

Is that between 64bit and 32bit? AutoSketch to the best of my limited knowledge is 32bit only.

 

[Ken Davison]

Many thanks for the info it is slowly sinking in.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Why not just run it in compatibility mode to 32-bit Windows?

Run a Program in Compatibility Mode in Windows 7

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[whs]

Just had a thought it did work in win 7 home premium 32bit, guess that would be the best one to go with.

I do not have specific partition software, to be honest I have never bothered before, I do have a second onboard hard drive which at the moment is unused and it was an old systems disk, it shows at bootup could I use that one?

If you have a second disk, the best is to install XP on that disk with the Win7 disk disconnected. Then you get a completely seperate installation that you can switch with the BIOS boot order.

The big advantage of this setup is that your Win7 bootmgr does not get mucked up and you can always treat these 2 systems completely independently.

 

[Ken Davison]

Well I installed windows xp mode and virtual pc without a problem but it refuses to run Sketch. Error message read: Sketch caused a general protection fault in user module user.exe at 0001:3eaa

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Why not just run it in compatibility mode to 32-bit Windows?

Run a Program in Compatibility Mode in Windows 7

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Did you try this?

 

[Ken Davison]

Why not just run it in compatibility mode to 32-bit Windows?

Run a Program in Compatibility Mode in Windows 7

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Did you try this?

Yes but I am running win7 64bit and it is a 32bit program and it failed to run.

 

[mjf]

Are you sure it's a true 32 bit app? If it's an old 16 bit application after Windows 98 you may be flogging a dead horse. Upgrading the application may be your best solution in this case.

 

[Ken Davison]

If it's an old 16 bit application after Windows 98 you may be flogging a dead horse. Upgrading the application may be your best solution in this case.

I had it running in Win7 Home Premium 32bit in xp mode

 

[mjf]

May still be a long shot but....

W7x32 supports the 16 bit subsystem while W7x64 does not.
I believe the same constraint applies to native XP.
Therefore I suspect W7x64 running xp mode won't support a program requiring the 16 bit subsystem while W7x32 running xp mode would support the 16 bit subsystem.

 

[Comp Cmndo]

I used to use AutoSketch, now use AutoCAD LT 2000. Haven't tried to install either one on Win7-64.
Autodesk - AutoSketch

 

[Ken Davison]

I used to use AutoSketch, now use AutoCAD LT 2000. Haven't tried to install either one on Win7-64.
Autodesk - AutoSketch

I love Autosketch for quick easy detailing plus being able to export to Autocad if needed.

I own a garden centre and we have a landscaping section which allows me to indulge my engineering back ground (I am now retired) I knock up all the pergular and building designs on AutoSketch. Today I will explore loading win7 home premium on the second HD as I currently only use it for temp stuff.