can a program designed for win 95 work in XP?

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Jeevenze Chacha

I have an old sewing program that is for windows 95, however I can't
install the program to windows xp, are there any programs out there
that can make older programs compatible with windows xp, or is there
any way that this program can be installed?
 
I have an old sewing program that is for windows 95, however I can't
install the program to windows xp, are there any programs out there
that can make older programs compatible with windows xp, or is there
any way that this program can be installed?
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XP can install and run a program as if the computer runs Windows 95.
Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | Program Compatibility
Wizard and follow the prompts.

If the program is on a floppy disk, copy the entire floppy disk to the
hard disk first and install or run it from the hard disk.
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Steve,
can i ask one more question,
I tried using the Program compatibility wizard and went through the
steps and was able to install the program, however, now I when I try
to run the program a window pops up stating "No Security Device
Driver, Re-install the software"
And i've reinstalled the software but am unable to get the program to
work. Is there anything else i can do??

Jeeves
 
XP can install and run a program as if the computer runs Windows 95.
Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | Program Compatibility
Wizard and follow the prompts.

If the program is on a floppy disk, copy the entire floppy disk to the
hard disk first and install or run it from the hard disk.
Click to expand...

Steve,
can i ask one more question,
I tried using the Program compatibility wizard and went through the
steps and was able to install the program, however, now I when I try
to run the program a window pops up stating "No Security Device
Driver, Re-install the software"
And i've reinstalled the software but am unable to get the program to
work. Is there anything else i can do??

Jeeves[/QUOTE]

You might need to run the installed program in Windows 95
compatibility mode too, Jeeves. Use the Program Compatibility Wizard
to set it up.

If that doesn't solve the problem, the only thing I can suggest is to
try to contact the author of the program for help.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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