Mark Hanchey wrote:

> I once used windows xp for development but had windows 7 on my
> desktops. It seemed to be a good OS overall so I then put windows 7
> on my development computers as well. Lately though I have been
> annoyed by several things that I didn't encounter with xp. IDE
> applications that have access violations and close, programs that
> once worked but now don't due to things like inability to access the
> parallel port and just general bugs and errors here and there.  Some
> applications will not run at all and just close because they were
> written for windows 98 and unfortunately the creators are no longer
> around or don't have new versions. I tried compatibility options but
> still some don't work.

As others said, you can use a VM for WinXP (both VMWare and VirtualBox
are free and run well on Win7) or Win7 XP mode.=20

You can also get yourself a cheap old computer where you install WinXP
and run it headless, controlled with e.g. VNC. (Or, if you have a spare
monitor to go with it, use Synergy to use your keyboard and mouse to
control it. Or use MaxiVista and get an optionally extended desktop for
your main system.)

Another option may be to disable Win7 UAC. This may make a few things a
bit simpler -- but you lose a helpful bit of security. It is not so
difficult to create a shortcut that runs an application with elevated
privileges, for the apps that need it.

Gerhard
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