Problem installing a legacy program

[Jack McAfee]

I have an old program that was written for Win2000 that I am trying to
install on WinXP. The program was never updated to WinXP. The problem I am
running into is this: I start the installation from a CD and then it asks
for the next CD to be inserted. When I insert that CD, WinXP does not
recognize the file types on the CD and comes up with the Open With Dialog
Box which disrupts the installation program and it stops at that point. Is
there a setting that I can make in WinXP that will prevent the dialog box
from coming up so that the installation can proceed or is there anyway to
work around this problem.
Jack

 

[DL]

If win is opening that dialogue I would suspect something is wrong with the
cd.
It would be unusual for a win2k app not to run/install on winxp

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have an old program that was written for Win2000 that I am trying to
install on WinXP. The program was never updated to WinXP.

It's *highly* unlikely that any difference between Windows 2000 and XP
accounts for your problem.

The problem
I am running into is this: I start the installation from a CD and
then it asks for the next CD to be inserted. When I insert that CD,
WinXP does not recognize the file types on the CD and comes up with
the Open With Dialog Box which disrupts the installation program and
it stops at that point.

I would contact the maker of the program and explain your problem to them.
Something appears to be wrong either with the installation program or that
second CD.

 

[Jack McAfee]

Actually, it turns out that the program was written for NT. I did receive an
SP for updating the program to Win2000. Hence, the initial installation of
the program was for NT. Would that make a difference.
Jack

 

[DL]

Having never used NT I cannot be specific, but I wouldnt have thought so.
Allthough whether once installed the app would run is a different matter.

 

[HeyBub]

I have an old program that was written for Win2000 that I am trying to
install on WinXP. The program was never updated to WinXP. The problem I am
running into is this: I start the installation from a CD and then it asks
for the next CD to be inserted. When I insert that CD, WinXP does not
recognize the file types on the CD and comes up with the Open With Dialog
Box which disrupts the installation program and it stops at that point. Is
there a setting that I can make in WinXP that will prevent the dialog box
from coming up so that the installation can proceed or is there anyway to
work around this problem.
Jack

Copy the CDs to a folder and install from there.