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NIV Consulting
I am considering upgrading from my Windows XP Professional to Vista
Business or Vista Ultimate. However, I have a lot of software that
are either partially Vista compatible or the compatibility is unknown
with Vista.
Windows XP has a backward compatibility mode that can run software in
previous Windows modes- Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98/ME,
Windows 95, and Windows NT 3.51. There are a few old (but good for my
purposes) software packages installed in my Windows XP that are
running in Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 mode.
If I upgrade to Vista, I would like to continue to use these old
software packages (mostly UNIX X Server, other related Windows-UNIX
connectivity and security utilities, and Lotus SmartSuite 2000-yes
that's right, I need to have something to access Lotus 123 files and
prefer some spreadsheet features found in 123) that I still use
without having to go through the trouble and spending extra money to
find a suitable replacement for these titles. I go by the saying that
If it is not broken, why fix it?
Does Vista have this backward software compatibility feature or a
feature that is similar to this? This feature is a very important one
for me for me to use these older software packages that I regularly
use.
Business or Vista Ultimate. However, I have a lot of software that
are either partially Vista compatible or the compatibility is unknown
with Vista.
Windows XP has a backward compatibility mode that can run software in
previous Windows modes- Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98/ME,
Windows 95, and Windows NT 3.51. There are a few old (but good for my
purposes) software packages installed in my Windows XP that are
running in Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 mode.
If I upgrade to Vista, I would like to continue to use these old
software packages (mostly UNIX X Server, other related Windows-UNIX
connectivity and security utilities, and Lotus SmartSuite 2000-yes
that's right, I need to have something to access Lotus 123 files and
prefer some spreadsheet features found in 123) that I still use
without having to go through the trouble and spending extra money to
find a suitable replacement for these titles. I go by the saying that
If it is not broken, why fix it?
Does Vista have this backward software compatibility feature or a
feature that is similar to this? This feature is a very important one
for me for me to use these older software packages that I regularly
use.