Unhappy with compatibility

[sportscout]

I just bought a new computer with Windows 7 Home Premium. I am very unhappy with what it does not support. With XP I used older versions of Quick Basic, Systat, Picture It! and Outlook Express. None of these and probably some others that I have not yet discovered does 7 support. Also my old Canon scanner which I used everyday will not run with Windows 7. How can Microsoft make a product that does not support even some of their own older software?

 

[richc46]

Install in compatibilty mode. Most, if not all, will work

Type compatiblity mode in help and support, by start orb, and after you read it, I want to see a happy face.

 

[surfasb]

Outlook Express is no longer supported. Windows Live Mail is the successor.

 

[richc46]

Agreed, I missd that one OUtlook is not supported.

 

[bobkn]

I just bought a new computer with Windows 7 Home Premium. I am very unhappy with what it does not support. With XP I used older versions of Quick Basic, Systat, Picture It! and Outlook Express. None of these and probably some others that I have not yet discovered does 7 support. Also my old Canon scanner which I used everyday will not run with Windows 7. How can Microsoft make a product that does not support even some of their own older software?

The Microsoft compatibility center:

Windows 7 Compatibility Center home

Not to defend Microsoft, but I don't expect them to maintain compatibility with their old application software for eternity.

As regards your scanner, Microsoft doesn't usually write drivers for third-party hardware, although they distribute drivers through Windows Update.

While it's aimed mainly at businesses, Win7 Pro and Ultimate allow free download of a version of XP that runs in a virtual machine. (I imagine it can be done in Home Premium as well, but you'd need a separate paid XP license.) I hesitate to suggest using it, as it might sound like "Let them eat cake." (Also, I haven't tried it.)

 

[Frostmourne]

Why use older versions? The new ones are most likely superior.

 

[PoPPeR]

7 comes with XP compatibility mode - kinda of a virtual machine. install your incompatible apps in xp compatible mode OS

 

[richc46]

That was the first thing I told the poster.

 

[Xing101]

Outlook Express is not supported with windows 7 os move to Windows Live Mail or Mozilla Thunderbird

 

[MacGyvr]

Agreed, I missd that one OUtlook is not supported.

Of course Outlook is supported...it is one of the main components of the Office suite.

Outlook EXPRESS is not supported.

 

[sportscout]

Why use the older versions? The new version of Systat costs $600. I was happy with the old version.

 

[sportscout]

Why use older versions? The new version of Systat costs $600. The old one did everything I wanted so why should I pay another $600? I tried compatibility mode but so far I have no success.

 

[sportscout]

Why use older versions? The new version of Systat costs $600. The old one had everything I need.

 

[housry23]

It's too bad that you don't have Windows 7 Ultimate because it comes with a virtual XP machine that you can install and run all your older software on. This is exactly the kind of problem that XP mode was designed for. I am sorry that the new version costs $600, but if you were going to upgrade your computer, maybe you should have researched that a little bit. You would have to expect to have this problem as XP is 8 yrs old and a lot has changed in the computer world since then. Maybe you can download Virtual Box and run an XP machine in it and some of your older programs will work. If you still have a valid license for XP this would definitely be the way to go, unless you can splurge for the new version. Outlook Express doesn't work, but Mozilla Thunderbird is better, easier and safer and best of all it is free! Have you tried The Gimp for your photo editing? It is free and may replace your Picture It. I know it is hard to change when you have been using the same programs for a long time, but once you get used to the new ones, you will find out that they are better and more powerful and the things you can do with some of today's software is amazing!

 

[Fantail]

I'm no detective, but I think he's unhappy because he paid 1800$ for his software.

sportscout; have you tried r-click on the launch executable and used compatability? Outlook is history.

 

[surfasb]

i'm no detective, but i think he's unhappy because he paid 1800$ for his software.

Sportscout; have you tried r-click on the launch executable and used compatability? Outlook is history.

:roflmao:

 

[sportscout]

Compatibility mode did not work with Picture It!, Systat 5, or Quick Basic 4.5 (and of course Outlook Express). The new version of Systat costs $600. Translating programs from QB 4.5 to QB 6.4 turns some of the code into jibberish.

 

[ForeverZero89]

Why use older versions? The new version of Systat costs $600. The old one did everything I wanted so why should I pay another $600? I tried compatibility mode but so far I have no success.

your processor needs to be able to handle virtualzation for XP mode in win7 to work.

 

[MilesAhead]

Unhappy with compatibility

Isn't that one of those oxymorons, like "amicable divorce"?