Vista - Downloading older software

I recently changed from XP to Vista. My problem is that now I can't get the
computer to run software that from the old XP days. For example, a two disk
set of all the New Yorker cartoons is not acceptable to Vista. Is there
anything I can do about this?

Rafsac

There are some compatibility options to try.

Right click the executable file for the older program and select
Properties/Compatibility Tab. There are several options there. Select the
Run this program in compatibility mode for: and use the drop down menu to
select an older operating system. If you see any error messages about
running the program as an administrator, select the Run As Administrator
option.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Rafsac" <Rafsac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I recently changed from XP to Vista. My problem is that now I can't get
>the
> computer to run software that from the old XP days. For example, a two
> disk
> set of all the New Yorker cartoons is not acceptable to Vista. Is there
> anything I can do about this?

"Rafsac" <Rafsac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B8E8994-5A99-44AB-AB52-663D36A0A6E5@microsoft.com...
>I recently changed from XP to Vista. My problem is that now I can't get
>the
> computer to run software that from the old XP days. For example, a two
> disk
> set of all the New Yorker cartoons is not acceptable to Vista. Is there
> anything I can do about this?


I have a New Yorker Cartoon CD. The cartoons are just jpg's on the CD. I
don't know if your two disks are the same, in terms of how they're laid out,
but you might try browsing the CD in Windows Explorer. You might be able to
view the cartoons that way. If you have floppy diskettes... you can still
try to browse them and see if the cartoons are standard picture format
files, as opposed to embedded images in some executable, library, or
database file.

Lang