Why would you assume it's a Vista problem? It sounds to me like these folks
have Windows XP compatibility down pat and have not bothered to update their
product for use in Vista. They need to fix their product so it works
properly in Vista, or tell you it won't work in Vista.
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"sewbuffy" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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> I also have purchased Embird and have had nothing but trouble with it
> and vista windows. Finally after much ado.. I ran the compatibilty and
> got it downloaded, I have tried so many things I can't remember. I also
> downloaded it on my old computer with XP and it works fine so I am
> pretty sure it is a Vista problem. I contacted the Embird Team Lead
> Dusan Balara and he sent some generic answers that did not apply to me.
> I did get the program downloaded and it works EXCEPT for one part of
> it.. The icons do not show in my documents file where I save my
> embroidery designs. This is very annoying because I purchased the
> iconizer plug -in as well, and a window keeps coming up that it can't
> write to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for some reason.. Dusan the embird lead told
> me what to do about that.. go into registry and the HKEY tree structure
> and delete a key that reads "persistent handler". There is no such key
> in that tree structure on my computer. So here I sit with no program
> with will work on my laptop the way it should and I am not sure of whose
> problem it is.. Embird or Vista. IS there anyone out there that has an
> idea. thanks.. greatly appreciated .
>
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> sewbuffy