This is being sent to several groups and individuals. Do not think it is SPAM, it is simply the result of an inquiry about the latest Operating System released by Microsoft, Windows 7, and how that OS interacts with some software in use in the amateur radio community. The fourth paragraph gives the best answer. If you currently have and use Windows Xp and have no problem with any amateur radio related software, the options available are to keep using Windows Xp on the same computer or upgrading to one of the higher priced Windows 7 packages.
For the present, I will keep the OS that is now on my computer. 73 to all, Jim Good KD5VXH ----- Original Message ----- From: Microsoft Online Customer Service To: Jim Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:09 AM Subject: RE: SRX1115380891ID - Compatibility with software written for earlier versions of Windows Hello James, Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service. I appreciate you for the time taken to write back to us. Most programs written for earlier versions of Windows also work in Windows 7. If an older program does not run correctly or does not install on Windows 7, start the Program Compatibility troubleshooter, which simulates an earlier version of Windows. You can run the wizard on the setup program itself if the program does not install, or you can run the wizard on the program if it installs but does not run correctly. For more information, please visit the below web link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows You have one more option, which is Windows XP Mode. This feature is included in certain editions of Windows 7 (Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate) and using Windows XP Mode, you can run programs that were designed for Windows XP. To know more information about Windows XP, please visit the below web link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7 If you have any queries regarding compatibility, you may contact our Presales team. You can reach them at: (800) 426-9400. They are available from Monday through Friday 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time. James, I hope the provided information is helpful. Thank you, Prakash Microsoft Customer Service Representative If you have any feedback about your Online Customer Service experience, please send it to my manager, Harpreet Singh, by clicking the link below. Please be sure to include the name of my manager in the subject field. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6998852 --- Original Message --- >From : "Jim" Sent : Monday, October 26, 2009 10:27:14 PM UTC To : "Microsoft Online Customer Service" Subject : Re: SRX1115380891ID - Compatibility with software written for earlier versions of Windows Sujith, Specific programs that are of interest to the amateur radio community, and to me, include WSPR (pronounced WHISPER) which stands for Weak Signal Propagation Reporter, MicroLog, DigiPan, and a few other similar programs. These programs were written to work with the Windows Xp Operating System. In some cases, a simple patch was made to update a program from Windows 98, or earlier, to Windows Xp compatibility. A few software developers have, on amateur radio reflectors, expressed frustration about being able to update their software to work correctly with the latest versions of Windows. These programs are used by amateur radio operators to record (or log) contacts the operator makes, get information about expected propagation to distant countries, and in some cases control the radio being used. Some software developers are writing code to do most of these tasks under open source protocol and open source operating systems. Should there be delays and problems getting some of the more useful software to work with Windows 7, as has been the case with Windows Vista, then many of the amateur radio operators I hear from would easily switch to some other format for computer software. Thank you, James Good ----- Original Message ----- From: Microsoft Online Customer Service To: jamesg...@charter.net Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:11 PM Subject: RE: SRX1115380891ID - Compatibility with software written for earlier versions of Windows Hello James, Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service. I understand that you would like to know information about backward compatibility of the old software with latest operating system (Windows 7). Please let me know if I have misunderstood the issue. You may find the information about the compatibility of software with Windows 7 at the following web link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/compatibility For more information, I recommend that you contact the Microsoft Microsoft Sales and Partners Information team at (800) 426-9400. They are available from Monday through Friday 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time. This team will be in a better position to assist you. If you have other concerns, please do write to us. Thank you, Sujith Microsoft Customer Service Representative If you have any feedback about your Online Customer Service experience, please send it to my manager, Justus Joy, by clicking the link below. Please be sure to include the name of my manager in the subject field. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6998852 --- Original Message --- >From : jamesg...@charter.net Sent : Monday, October 26, 2009 4:11:11 PM UTC To : cntus.gncs.na.00.en.000.000.cs.cmr.cus.00...@css.one.microsoft.com Subject : Compatibility with software written for earlier versions of Windows CONTACT INFORMATION First Name: James Good PRODUCT Windows QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS Message: I am an amateur radio operator and have several programs installed on my personal computer that had been written for earlier versions of the Windows operating system. Some of these programs even support Windows 95 and earlier DOS operating systems. These programs are used to operate in digital modes on the amateur radio frequencies (PSK, MFSK, RTTY, etc.). In light of the problems that many users experienced when Windows Vista was introduced about the lack of support for some programs and product drivers in use by the computer user, what will be the backward compatibility of the latest version? There have been some amateur operators that have switched from the Microsoft family of software to other operating systems simply for compatibility with certain other software and external hardware. With some 600,000 or more amateur operators in the United States, it seems that gaining and keeping that group of users should be important. 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