Back when Windows Vista was launched, lots of complained received from users claimed that most of the programs unable to run in Windows Vista. Those applications might have compatibility issues when running in Vista, making the program unable to run, distort display, cannot right click and etc. Windows Vista is different from Windows XP in kernel design, graphics, security control and the list goes on.
To make this problem ease, Program Compatibility mode can come to rescue. Program Compatibility mode allows users to run programs not compatible or not compliant with Windows Vista, such as those written specifically for earlier versions of Windows or using features that no longer exists.
To run a program or executable in Vista compatibility mode:
- Right click on the .exe or shortcut of the program that needs to be run in compatible mode.
- On the right click contextual menu, select Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility tab.
- In the “Compatibility mode” section, check the Run this program in compatibility mode for: options’ checkbox. Then, in the drop down list, select the operating system that you want Vista to emulate in the compatibility mode. In most cases, Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Program Compatibility mode is not the guarantee way to make old programs work in Vista. And also, Program Compatibility mode feature should not be used with certain applications such as anti-virus, disk management utilities, or system utilities as it may cause data loss.
Source: MyDigitalLife
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