After testing the program and determining if the settings work or not click on Next. Click on Start the program to begin testing it out. This option allows us to test run the program to see if the new compatibility settings fix the issue. For this part of our example we’ll select Try recommended settings. Windows will detect any issues with the program and you can try to run it with the recommended settings, or go through the troubleshooting wizard.

Right-click on the program icon from the Start Menu or in many programs the shortcut icon and select Troubleshoot compatibility. In that case you’ll need to troubleshoot the issue. There might be times when Program Compatibility Assistant can’t find a solution, or a program installs fine, but doesn’t work the way it should. I could not find the problem except in one case, it. Although, other applications installed and run smoothly under XP mode. However, my old games which was only compatible with Win XP, could not run under XP mode. If you’re an Admin and tired of seeing it pop up because you know what you’re doing, check out our article on how to disable program compatibility assistant in Windows 7 and Vista. Hi Geeks I have successfully installed Win XP mode in my Windows 7 ultimate. Right-click the driver that you want to disable. Click Start, type device manager in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. There are also times when you cancel an installation half way through and it pops up. To temporarily disable the sound card, follow the steps for your version of Windows.

Note: Sometimes a program does install correctly and Program Compatibility Assistant thinks it didn’t. Which points us to the Microsoft site to download Virtual PC 2007 SP1. After checking for solutions online, we’re shown that there is an update that might solve the issue.

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