Hi Mark
My os is 5744. Your version is either earlier or more recent. I don't
believe it matters(?).
I should tell you at this point that I chose to do a clean install of Vista,
and chose not to partition my hard drive and install XP. I will probably do
this eventually. I will also tell you that I am not an expert. Everything I
know comes from trying to correct stuff I have no business doing in the first
place.
I purchased PSPX when it became available and at that time I was running XP.
I was very impressed with the software and became quite fond of it, and I
think Corel's developers deserve a 20 lb. turkey this Xmas as a bonus (each,
if their budget will allow it).
Vista does not like PSPX or maybe it's the other way around...I don't know.
I tried everything to get it to work, work without annoying issues that is,
but without success. I did get it to work, to an allllmoooost! tolerable
degree, by uninstalling its' partner image manager "Photo Album 6". Almost is
no good...no good at all.
Now Mark, for sure, there is a way around your problem through the Windows'
Registry. But, I gotta tell you, I tried that until it near drove me to shoot
myself.
Here is what I would di given your circumstances:
I would backup any files I had accumulated during the time I successfully
upgraded from Xp to Vista, and this would mean a full backup if I haven't
performed a "Vista" backup prior. Don't worry, It won't backup anything that
will cause problems later. Well, maybe some residual folders that can
easilybe deleted, but nothing problematic to a new install.
I would then do a clean install of XP. I now have a relatively crisp install
of XP to attempt the mind meld to Vista. The chances of success are far
greater...I suspect. Remember Mark, what I said earlier..."I am not an
expert!". But it just seems logical that things will go better "if nothing is
wrong from the start".
Now that I have XP back (I missed it!), I would make sure, make darn sure,
all is well and good in "XP land", and then, and only then, start the upgrade
to Vista.
Once Vista is up and running smoothly you can restore any of those "really
important files" you backed up earlier.
Now, there are many things you can do differently, and I suspect you are
aware of those options. Hard drive speed and capacity are the main factors to
your options. Obviously, if you managed to have already successfully
upgraded, then your processor is up to speed, and, therefore, no need to go
there.
If you do have the big HD, and after you get Vista polished, you could
partition your drive to allow a second operating system (or more), This would
allow you to install and use Paint Shop Pro X as it was meant to be used.
tacwalker
