Re: NEED HELP- trying to install ed. software on XP PC

The compatibility wizard is not perfect, it's simply another tool to try to
help in instances such as yours.

I don't know if Qfixapp is still available, there may be reasons why it
isn't such as compatibility or causing other unintended problems.

Virtual PC will work with XP but a less expensive solution would be to dual
boot with an operating system with which you already know this application
will work and on which it can be installed. Since XP is already installed,
you will need third party software such as PowerQuest's Partition Magic (Now
owned by Symantec) or a similar such utility that will allow you to not only
create an additional partition for the other operating system but also has
its own boot manager for purposes such as these.

Such software will be considerably less expensive than Virtual PC and far
less a drain on system resources. However, when wishing to use the
application installed in the other OS, you will need to reboot into that
operating system. It will nonetheless let you do what you desire.

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"ryoko1" <ryoko1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to install JumpStart Languages on my PC, which is running XP
> home edition. Needless to say, it doesn't support XP. I am trying to use
> the Windows XP compatibility functions to run the install.exe program off
> of the CDROM in a Win 98 emulation mode, but it's still not working. I've
> tried every option offered and the install program still crashes (program
> stops responding). Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Alternately, the Microsoft help topics I've searched suggest using
> Qfixapp, which apparently is no longer available for download. It sounds
> like this would work, if I could get it. Does anyone know where I can
> still get this application?
>
> As my son gets older, I'm going to want to run more and more educational
> software- I need a solution for this! Does anyone know whether Virtual PC
> would be an effective permanent solution (yes, I know it's over $100, but
> I'd do it if it would work)? Will it even run on a Windows XP home based
> pc, or will it only work on Windows XP Professional edition?