Feature #2 - Windows® 7 Compatibility Mode

Windows 7 Compatibility Mode

Not to be confused with XPM above, you can try this built in “fix” if you have trouble running applications designed for the previous versions of Windows. Using the Compatibility Mode, you can configure an application to try to run in the version of Windows that it was written for. Check the option, and you will be able to select the versions of Windows to use to run the application. To configure an application to run in Compatibility Mode, right-click the application’s shortcut, .exe, or installation program, and select Properties. Next, select the Compatibility tab, and you should see the option “Run this program in compatibility mode for.”

(See the exhibit below).

Note that if Compatibility Mode is not supported for the application, the option will appear grayed out. The most likely reasons for this are that the application is designed for Windows 7 only, or that it is a 64-bit application.