MS Picture It -- which version works on Vista?

[Becky Strub]

Camai (hello),

I was trying to follow a thread earlier but got a little lost in it.

I'm operating on Vista, which version of MS Picture It will most likely run on it?

Quyana (thanks),

Becky



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[John Inzer]

Camai (hello),

I was trying to follow a thread earlier but got a little lost in it.

I'm operating on Vista, which version of MS Picture It will most
likely run on it?

Quyana (thanks),

Becky



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MS Picture It! evolved into MS Digital Image...

The latest and last version of MS Digital Image was...
"Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 Anniversary Edition"
(this program was optimized for Vista). The software
line is discontinued but copies can still be found at
online sites like Amazon and eBay.

There's a 60 day trial version available for
download if you would like to give it a try:

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/28loxr
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ED-A15F-48C5-B724-7796FE8C151E&displaylang=en
(this product line has been
discontinued but you can still
download the Starter Version
and run it for 60 days)

Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
have the ability to create VCDs and it does
not include the clipart and pre-formatted
projects.

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[Becky]

I appreciate it!



John Inzer wrote:

Becky Strub wrote:=================================MS Picture It!
17-Oct-09

Becky Strub wrote:
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MS Picture It! evolved into MS Digital Image...

The latest and last version of MS Digital Image was...
"Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 Anniversary Edition"
(this program was optimized for Vista). The software
line is discontinued but copies can still be found at
online sites like Amazon and eBay.

There is a 60 day trial version available for
download if you would like to give it a try:

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/28loxr
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ED-A15F-48C5-B724-7796FE8C151E&displaylang=en
(this product line has been
discontinued but you can still
download the Starter Version
and run it for 60 days)

Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
have the ability to create VCDs and it does
not include the clipart and pre-formatted
projects.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[John Inzer]

I appreciate it!

=================
You're welcome.

Thanks for the reply.

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[debbielc pittsburgh pa]

Will loyal users of Picture It Publishing (I have pip 2001) EVER again be
able to user this software on current OS's ?
There are still thousands of loyal picture-it users...and we have to keep a
pc with XP on it just to use this product! Sheesh!

Microsoft gave us all the shaft when they came out with VISTA. I have 0
problems with vista except for the fact that MS pip 2001 doesn't work on it.
So, will MS pip 2001 work with Windows 7? Probably not, I'd guess...since
windows 7 is just an 1-off vista.

Is ANYONE at Microsoft listening?
Does ANYONE at Microsoft care (...i know...silly question but I keep trying!).

Being that Microsoft doesn't give a hoot, I challenge all those computer
savvy wonderfully gifted, super genius computer gurus to find a way to make
pip 2001 work with vista/windows 7.
I KNOW there must be a way..I'm not in that [above] elite group. All other
items on the pip 2001 install disk work with Vista, so why doesn't pip
work????
PLEASE HELP MAKE Picture-It-Publishing work on VISTA.

If you question why I and others still like PIP - - it's because it's so
darn good of a software program. Microsoft abandoned it - - that in itself
is shameful. I read somewhere that someone gave microsoft the solution way
way back when vista was in beta but microsoft IGNORED it.

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. I'm still keeping a pc with XP *sigh*.



I'm still hopeful that someone will come through for all of us.

 

[John Inzer]

When and if you update to Windows 7 you will have
the option to install 'Windows XP Mode'...this should
allow you to run PI 2001. Have a look at the following
links:

Windows 7 - Windows Virtual PC / Download Windows XP Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...7f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

And...if you happen to have an unactivated copy of
Windows XP...you can install it and run it in a
Virtual Machine on a Vista System...this will allow
you to run Picture It! programs on XP just like the
good old days but on your Vista system.

Virtual PC 2007
http://tinyurl.com/287fx8
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

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Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
==========================

 

[debbielc pittsburgh pa]

Thanks, John I..good info. I read your link to the windows7 article talking
about the ability to download 'xp mode' on windows7. That's sounds great but
I'm skeptical. Has anyone out there tried this yet [load xp mode on windows
7 and install picture it publishing 2001] ?

Regarding installing win xp in a virtual machine on vista: I read in one of
the numerous threads about pip that it'll install and run, but there's issues
with copying files (someone said they couldn't save files ..and thus they
couldn't take files to get them printed...bummer!).

Sounds like the xp mode downloaded to windows 7 would be cleaner. Hopefully
we can find out if it really runs pip 2001! There's also a lot of pip 2002
loyal users, too. This could help a lot of people. I don't like paying for
the upgrade to windows 7 JUST to use pip2001, but I'd consider it.

Thanks again.
Debbielc, Pittsburgh

When and if you update to Windows 7 you will have
the option to install 'Windows XP Mode'...this should
allow you to run PI 2001. Have a look at the following
links:

Windows 7 - Windows Virtual PC / Download Windows XP Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...7f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

And...if you happen to have an unactivated copy of
Windows XP...you can install it and run it in a
Virtual Machine on a Vista System...this will allow
you to run Picture It! programs on XP just like the
good old days but on your Vista system.

Virtual PC 2007
http://tinyurl.com/287fx8
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
==========================

Will loyal users of Picture It Publishing (I have pip 2001) EVER
again be able to user this software on current OS's ?
There are still thousands of loyal picture-it users...and we have to
keep a pc with XP on it just to use this product! Sheesh!

Microsoft gave us all the shaft when they came out with VISTA. I
have 0 problems with vista except for the fact that MS pip 2001
doesn't work on it. So, will MS pip 2001 work with Windows 7?
Probably not, I'd guess...since windows 7 is just an 1-off vista.

Is ANYONE at Microsoft listening?
Does ANYONE at Microsoft care (...i know...silly question but I keep
trying!).

Being that Microsoft doesn't give a hoot, I challenge all those
computer savvy wonderfully gifted, super genius computer gurus to
find a way to make pip 2001 work with vista/windows 7.
I KNOW there must be a way..I'm not in that [above] elite group. All
other items on the pip 2001 install disk work with Vista, so why
doesn't pip work????
PLEASE HELP MAKE Picture-It-Publishing work on VISTA.

If you question why I and others still like PIP - - it's because it's
so
darn good of a software program. Microsoft abandoned it - - that in
itself is shameful. I read somewhere that someone gave microsoft the
solution way way back when vista was in beta but microsoft IGNORED
it.

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. I'm still keeping a pc with XP
*sigh*.

.

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks, John I..good info. I read your link to the windows7 article
talking about the ability to download 'xp mode' on windows7. That's
sounds great but I'm skeptical. Has anyone out there tried this yet
[load xp mode on windows 7 and install picture it publishing 2001] ?

Regarding installing win xp in a virtual machine on vista: I read in
one of the numerous threads about pip that it'll install and run, but
there's issues with copying files (someone said they couldn't save
files ..and thus they couldn't take files to get them
printed...bummer!).

Sounds like the xp mode downloaded to windows 7 would be cleaner.
Hopefully we can find out if it really runs pip 2001! There's also a
lot of pip 2002 loyal users, too. This could help a lot of people.
I don't like paying for the upgrade to windows 7 JUST to use pip2001,
but I'd consider it.

Thanks again.
Debbielc, Pittsburgh

==========================================
I do know that 2001 will run in a Virtual Machine on
a Vista machine because I've done it on my system
before. Anything is possible but I did not experience
the copying, saving, printing issues you mentioned.

If you have an unactivated copy of XP...why not
give it a try?

There was a message posted in the pictureit
newsgroup that said XP Mode worked for PI2002
so I feel reasonably certain that 2001 will work also.

Here's a link to the message:

Windows 7, Windows XP Mode and PictureIt!2002
http://tinyurl.com/ybbs39d
or.......
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...d4f04fca0e2ce87?q=windows+7+,+windows+xp+mode

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk