Alpha4 v7 compatable with Windows 7

[dsears36]

Does anyone know if Alpha4 v7 will run on Windows 7.

[harvey foster]

I tried it on Windows 7 and it worked ok. Only problem is that like Vista the screen size (layout)could not be changed.

[dsears36]

Thanks for the reply. dsc

[MikeC]

Do yourselves a favor (in case you haven't already) and check out the "Similar Threads" located under this one. Am fairly certain you will find info in them that will inform you about possible data corruption when doing as you are planning.

[harvey foster]

Hi
Just found the following linked video showing the Windows 7 Professional & above has an XP Mode that should take care of the potential data problems
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wi...88&tag=nl.e064
Best
Harvey

[MikeC]

What I stated still applies as I believe A4v8 was the first to be XP compatible/supported by Alpha...A4v7 is not (supported). If it is your data, go for it! But if someone elses data, then no way I'd ever do it....but then I am fairly cautious when liability is concerned.

[Al Buchholz]

What I stated still applies as I believe A4v8 was the first to be XP compatible/supported by Alpha...A4v7 is not (supported). If it is your data, go for it! But if someone elses data, then no way I'd ever do it....but then I am fairly cautious when liability is concerned.

Actually A4v7 and A4v8 are XP compliant.

A4v8 added some email and faxing functions.

As memory serves me...

[MikeC]

Good to know Al---Alpha does not mention that anymore on their website but I did find a post by Richard Rabins that stated as much.

[harvey foster]

Thanks MikeC. I have been using V7 for a few years on XP Pro and have never had a problem with the data.

[ARTHUR FFRIEDMAN]

Hi
Just found the following linked video showing the Windows 7 Professional & above has an XP Mode that should take care of the potential data problems
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wi...88&tag=nl.e064
Best
Harvey

I AM RUNNING WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64BIT AND HAVE A4V7. HOW DO I GET XP MODE TO RUN?

THANKS ART FRIEDMAN

USER NAME ARTHUR FFRIEDMAN

[MikeC]

Art,

I AM RUNNING WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64BIT AND HAVE A4V7. HOW DO I GET XP MODE TO RUN?

XP Mode is not available for the home version of Win7. You will have to try to use one of the compatibility modes instead......besides, with XP Mode, you would need to have licenses for 2 operating systems to use it as all it is really is a virtual machine in which you load in the operating system that is needed.

BTW-when trying a compatibility mode, try more than one if it does not work with what you expect to be the correct one....many users have stated that XP SP3 compatibility mode works for many such cases.

[agardk]

Art,

XP Mode is not available for the home version of Win7. You will have to try to use one of the compatibility modes instead......besides, with XP Mode, you would need to have licenses for 2 operating systems to use it as all it is really is a virtual machine in which you load in the operating system that is needed.

I do not believe this to be correct. I just installed Win 7 Pro and once I installed the XP VM it automatically installed XP Pro into that VM.

I is my understanding of my reading of the documentation that the license for the XP VM is included in the WIN 7 licenses for versions Pro and above.

In ant event, it installed itself sans an XP pro disk and without asking for an install key. Both of these facts support its inclusion with the Win 7 Lic.

[MikeC]

:) yep! An XP version is included with Win7 to be used for XP MODE.

with XP Mode, you would need to have licenses for 2 operating systems

Thanks!
I replied to a later thread with this info as well, but apparently forgot to come back to correct it here...But what I stated regarding XP Home is valid.