Transferring Programs from Earlier Versions of Windows

thyde9337

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I have the disks for a number of programs I have used in the past on my computers (Windows 95 - Windows 7) I shall try to download some of these to a new HP laptop using Windows 8. What success have other users of this forum had in using old programs? Which programs were successful and which died?

thyde9337
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS
    CPU
    4 GB
I've only done a few basics so far:

LibreOffice
Firefox
Thunderbird [since the MS email program doesn't recognize a POP mail server]

These all seem to work fine on the Win8 desktop. I've also installed some Win7 64-bit printer drivers for an older HP Laserjet and that worked.

I'd certainly be interested in any success/failure reports of other programs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 7 / Win 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo T510 / HP ProBook 4540S
    CPU
    Intel i5-510m / Intel i3-3110m
    Memory
    4GB / 8GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6"
I successfully use an HP supplied Vista Synaptics touchpad driver for my HP laptop--if that counts. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
I am very upset, that my old MGI Photosuite 4 Platinum edition, will not work in W.8. It will not even work from Dropbox.

Moenna
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1525
None of my Sony Corel Paint Shop Photo Pro or Roxie Creator 2011 are supported by Win8, but a real old Paint Shop Pro 7 used on XP and Win7 will install and work on win8. And my try's to contact Sony support just did not get me anywhere. Just happy I have other computers still running Win7. and they will remain Win7 computers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 and Win8
My Nero Burning ROM works intermittently in Win 8 but ImgBurn works flawlessly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K55n DS81
    CPU
    Amd A8 4500M
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon HD
    Hard Drives
    500GB
    Browser
    Inernet Explorer 11 Chrome
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