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Originally Posted by The_Beast
I would have got Vista but the program I wanted to run only supported XP  |
HI Beast,
Yeah, I had a couple of programs that would not run on Vista. One I never got to run so I use it on my laptop on XP. It is a programming language to custom program my Pronto touch screen remote control. I called Philips about the problem and they said, since my remote control is obsolete, they have cut off support for the software. Bummer, but I won't lose sleep over it since there is a work around.
The other one, the most important one (of course) I was able to get to run on Vista using the XP Compatability Mode. As suggested by the software publisher, I had to install using the XP Compatability Mode and even create the desk top short cut in Campatability mode. When it starts it resets my monitor resolution to 600 X 800 and the color depth to 8 bits. Since this a high resolution topographic mapping program it looks absolutely terrible. But I can fix the display problems by simply readjusting the display properties in the Control Panel. But the next time I run the program it does the same thing. No way around it.
So, all in all, my Vista conversion was not too painful (other than having to download a bunch of drivers).
Sparky