re: Win32 applications compatibility
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 9:18 am
Windows 7 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Bradley
(8785 messages posted)
if you have an exact set of programs it needs to run you are better off checking
with those venders on what issues arise with any particular version of their product
than a random collection of people on the internet.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:35 am, Paul Kruger wrote:
>In conversations via email with MS Support, they are basically saying that "legacy"
>applications probably won't work with Win7.
>
>This would mean a huge outlay of cash just to update to recent applications in order
>for Win7 to be of any use...not counting the cost of the Win7 upgrade itself.
>
>Has anyone used Win7 and what experiences do you have using older existing windows
>applications.
>
>What I use daily at work is Photoshop 7, Illustrator 7 and a number of other windows
>applications.
>
>I really am satisfied remaining on Win2k Because it is stable and everything runs
>ok.
>
>As a web developer, however, I would like to be able to view sites in the newer
browsers
>many of which won't run on Win2k. That is the only reason I have even considered
>an "upgrade". If it means my necessary applications won't run then it is a useless
>upgrade for me.
>
>Any feedback on general use of Win32 applications is welcome. With thousands of
>apps and utilities on the web I hate to think that Microsoft would release an OS
>that would, in effect, render them all useless.
>
>It would amount to an attack against individual software vendors and open source
>coders.
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