Vista Program Compatibility Wizard
If you are experiencing problems with a program that worked correctly on an earlier version of Windows, this wizard helps you select and test compatibility settings that may fix those problems.
It is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4…
1) How do you want to locate the program that you would like to run with compatibility settings?
* I want to choose from a list of programs (scans the system for programs)
* I want to use the program in the CD-ROM drive (scans you CD drive)
* I want to locate the program manually (lets you browse for an executable file)
2) Select a compatibility mode for the program: Choose the operating system that is recommended for this program, or that previously supported the program correctly:
* Microsoft Windows 95
* Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)
* Microsoft Windows 98 / Windows Me
* Microsoft Windows 2000
* Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
* Do not apply a compatibility mode
3) Select a compatibility mode for the program: Choose the operating system that is recommended for this program, or that previously supported the program correctly:
* Microsoft Windows 95
* Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)
* Microsoft Windows 98 / Windows Me
* Microsoft Windows 2000
* Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
* Do not apply a compatibility mode
4) Select display settings for the program: Choose the settings that are recommended for this program, or that previously supported the program correctly:
* 256 colors
* 640 x 480 screen resolution
* Disable visual themes (you can try this option if you are experiencing problems with menus or buttons on the title bar of the program)
* Disable desktop composition ( you can try this option if you are experiencing problems with the display when running the program)
* Disable display scaling on high DPI settings (you can try this option if you are experiencing problems with the program display on high DPI settings)
While this can help you to run programs that may not normally run under Windows Vista, it is strongly recommended that you do not run this on older antivirus programs, disk utilities, or other system programs. Doing so may cause data loss or create a security risk. When it comes to these kinds of programs, you will really need to cough up and upgrade use only versions of these programs and utilities designed specifically to work with Windows Vista.
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