Running Older Programs

WINV-3.1.5

Some older programs are designed to run on earlier versions of Windows and don’t work properly on Windows Vista. You can set the compatibility of Windows Vista to act like an earlier version of Windows to run an older program. In addition, you can also set display resolution and color settings, and user privilege levels to provide the best level of compatibility for the program and the Windows Vista operating system. You set options in the Compatibility tab in the program’s Properties dialog box.

Set Compatibility for an Older Program

Click the Start button, and then locate the older program.

Right-click the program you want to run, and then click Properties.

Click the Compatibility tab.

Select the Run this program in compatibility mode for check box.

Click the list arrow, and then click the version of Windows in which the program was designed.

Select the check boxes for applying the appropriate settings to the display, based on the program’s documentation.

Click OK.

Did You Know? You can test your program using the Program Compatibility Wizard. Click the Start button, click Help and Support, click the Get your programs to work on this version of Windows link, read the Help topic, and then follow the instructions to start the Program Compatibility Wizard.