Many of these problems with older XP-era apps can be traced to permissions.
Try assigning full permissions to the folder in which you install the program and you _may_ find that all your difficulties go away. As for the utterly absurd decision to implement a 32 bit program folder called "Program Files (X86)" ... I can only wonder at the kind of twisted mind that dreamed such a thing up. ;) Adrian www.memorylanecomputing.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > d.com] On Behalf Of Malcolm Lear > Sent: 23 August 2011 10:53 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL2K on Windows 7 > Welcome to the worst Windows ever!!! I spend at least 2 weeks with a large > sledge hammer beating Windows 7 64-bit into submission. Finally it yielded > and started looking and performing like XP. Turning off UAC is an essential > first step. I found some 32 bit programs have to be installed in 'Program Files' > to work correctly. > > Malcolm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
