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Windows 7 wants me to regedit on software install | ||
| ahhaa posted 2009 Oct 26 09:26 | ||
| I have an oldish but legally bought disc of Paint Shop Pro 6.
After a little fumbling (first try on a brand new Windows 7 machine), I got it to install, but when opening it, I get this message: Failed to update the System registry. Please try using Regedit. It repeats a couple times, but clicks away eventually and PSP seems to open and be fully operational. It shows up on the various menus. I googled and found some people are having trouble with Regedit itself, and for that matter I wouldn't know exactly what to do in Regedit. Any advice on what's happening here? Is this likely to happen with most older software? | ||
| JohnnyMalaria posted 2009 Oct 26 12:08 | ||
| Try launching PSP as an administrator and/or in XP compatibility mode. I have PSP 8 and it works fine on Win 7. I didn't even go through the install process since the files are on another partition using XP. | ||
| ahhaa posted 2009 Oct 26 13:38 | ||
| Well, I thought I did make myself the Admin, and 7 home doesn't do XP mode.
This is a laptop I just bought which is 64 bit as well as having 7 on it. | ||
| JohnnyMalaria posted 2009 Oct 26 15:25 | ||
| I don't mean the XP Mode that runs a full XP as a virtual PC. Locate the PSP executable file and right-click+Properties. You should see a compatibility tab - select XP SP2. | ||
| ahhaa posted 2009 Oct 26 21:56 | ||
| John, what a pal! Will give that a try! :)
ps Would you happen to know if Norton backups are readable across versions? In other words, the backups were all done with 360 2.0 and I accept the current pushed upgrade to 3.0 , does that make the 2.0 backups coasters? I am so burned out... :? | ||
| lordsmurf posted 2009 Oct 26 22:02 | ||
| In Vista, I had to sometimes do 2000 compat mode. Even though the software ran fine in XP, it still did not work in XP mode. Photoshop 6, for example. | ||
| paulw posted 2009 Oct 27 01:22 | ||
I get the same problem with Ulead Photoimpact 10 on Win 7 64bit.. | ||
| ahhaa posted 2009 Oct 27 06:59 | ||
| paul-
Thanks for reminding me to add that mine is a 64 bit machine & OS also. I think... ACER still has this model listed as running Vista. Where onboard could you confirm that ? I wonder he said... |
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