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What to do when a program won’t run on Vista

The release of Windows Vista has also brought and outbreak of compatibility issues, programs which used to run on previous version of Windows no longer do. In this tutorial I will explain how to run a program in compatibility with another Windows OS This only works with a few programs which aren’t compatible so don’t get your hopes up too soon.

Start

• Install the program which is incompatible. If already installed skip this step.
• Now locate a shortcut for the program, this may be in the start menu or on the desktop. The shortcut must be the one which launches the program. (Try a search for the program name on the Start Menu, this should display the main shortcut for the program).
• Right click this shortcut and select Properties.
• When the Properties window displays select compatibility from the five tabs along the top of the window.
• Underneath the ‘Compatibility mode’ heading check the checkbox (’run this program in compatibility for’) and select an OS which the program is compatible with.