Windows 2000 Compatibility Mode

[dcomit]

We have a Windows 2000 application which is currently running on XP in compatibility mode. Is there a way we can run this application under Windows 7?

 

[strongm]

W7 supports a whole bunch of compatibility modes, one of which is indeed W2000 (note that I'm not saying that this means your app will definitely run, just that the compatibility mode exists)

 

[xit]

What version of Win7 do you have?

 

[xit]

I should ask what version are you going to use?

 

[dcomit]

Thanks for the replies. I haven't got a copy of Windows 7 yet, I'm just trying to stay ahead of the game as we will be rolling out Windows 7 to around 3500 desktops, hopefully before XP expires.

 

[xit]

If you have a program that runs in Windows XP, then you should be able to run it in Windows 7, providing you have Windows 7 Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise. These editions are able to run XP Mode, from there you should be able to run the software in question without a problem. This is how I set up some of my business customers that had very dated software & it works well, that said, you should test it on a Win 7 system to be positive it will function properly.

 

[xwb]

Windows 7 has an XP compatibility mode. Right click on the exe, Properties. When the dialog pops up, select the compatibility tab. There are lots of options.