i have a clipart soft ware program thats run on windows 95/98/2000/nt is there a way i can get this to work on windows xp pro
2006-12-28 08:07:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Have you tried loading it? most 2000/NT programs are compatible with XP. If not, and if you can get it to load, right click on the program icon, click properties, click the Compatibility tab, add a check mark to the "Run this program in Compatibility mode" and change the setting to one of the Windows versions you know it will run in.
2006-12-28 08:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by jjacy123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
YES! that shouldnt be a problem at all, windows XP comes with a DOS virtual machine. This is essentially an emulation of a DOS like environment within windows, it can run any backwardly compatible software such as DOS type programs. The virtual machine will recognise DOS commands & run DOS software and many programs created previous to XP. The virtual machine is run as a application within windows itself so if it was to crash or go pear shaped it shouldnt have any bad effects on XP itself.
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2006-12-28 16:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install it using "compatibility mode". Most software, however, written for Windows 2000, works fine in Windows XP without having to use compatibility mode.
2006-12-28 16:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it runs on those systems it should run ok on xp. If not right click on the program file and choose properties. There will be a compatibility manager that you can fiddle wth to try to get it working.
THe other thing to try would be to open a command prompt and try running it via that
2006-12-28 19:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right click on the program and click properties then click on compatibility.
click on box with ( run this pro in compatibility mode for:)
then find the windows it will work on
2006-12-28 16:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by dunville 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right click on the programme, click "Compatability" tab then click the box next to "Run this programme in compatabilty mode for" and select the operating system you have.
2006-12-28 16:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by vinylsteve 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have no problems...Since it can run under 2K there should not be a problem. If it did not have the 2K there I may have been a bit concerned. :) Cheers
2006-12-28 16:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
perhaps there is a patch on the manufacturer's website allowing it to be used with xp?
2006-12-28 16:15:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋