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Can you run the installer in XP compat mode?

"Woody" <Woody@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12FE35F1-91D8-4DA7-968A-9884B0638C4D@microsoft.com...
> Ok, back to the powertoy ....
>
> Since Vista does not support the application, I tried to remove it using
> the
> installer and it says you must have Windows XP in order to run the
> installer.
> So how do I get it to run the uninstaller? Is there a KB article that
> shows
> how to clean it out without running the uninstall program?
>
> "James Colbert" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:A07A71DD-FF66-4D28-9BB4-87304B016351@microsoft.com...
>> > "James Colbert" <jcolbert@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:%23IHIoDYPHHA.4372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:%23ucoG5VPHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >>> To beta test and be safe you need a separate computer. Something I do
>> >>> not have! As I use my computer for work ,although tempted, I have
>> >>> held
>> >>> back from beta testing.
>> >>
>> >> The fact that you have only one computer is not necessarily a
>> >> hindrance
>> >> to beta testing. A dual boot will serve you well under these
>> >> circumstances, along with an imaging program suich as Acronis True
>> >> Image.
>> >
>> > Virtualization is another option when you don't need to test for
>> > compatibility with specific hardware.
>>
>> Indeed it is. The only VM software I've ever tried is MS's VPC, which was
>> a
>> bit sluggish. My understanding, however, is that programs such as VMware
>> offer much better performance.
>>
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > --
>> > Alexander Suhovey
>>
>>

On Jan 26, 7:40 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...@msn.com> wrote:
> Can you run the installer in XP compat mode?
>
> "Woody" <W...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:12FE35F1-91D8-4DA7-968A-9884B0638C4D@microsoft.com...
>
> > Ok, back to the powertoy ....
>
> > SinceVistadoes not support the application, I tried toremoveit using
> > the
> > installer and it says you must haveWindowsXP in order to run the
> > installer.
> > So how do I get it to run the uninstaller? Is there a KB article that
> > shows
> > how to clean it out without running the uninstall program?
>
> > "James Colbert" wrote:
>
> >> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuho...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:A07A71DD-FF66-4D28-9BB4-87304B016351@microsoft.com...
> >> > "James Colbert" <jcolb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:%23IHIoDYPHHA.4372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> "Gerry Cornell" <g...@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> >> >>news:%23ucoG5VPHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl.. .
> >> >>> To beta test and be safe you need a separate computer. Something I do
> >> >>> not have! As I use my computer for work ,although tempted, I have
> >> >>> held
> >> >>> back from beta testing.
>
> >> >> The fact that you have only one computer is not necessarily a
> >> >> hindrance
> >> >> to beta testing. A dual boot will serve you well under these
> >> >> circumstances, along with an imaging program suich as Acronis True
> >> >> Image.
>
> >> > Virtualization is another option when you don't need to test for
> >> > compatibility with specific hardware.
>
> >> Indeed it is. The only VM software I've ever tried is MS's VPC, which was
> >> a
> >> bit sluggish. My understanding, however, is that programs such as VMware
> >> offer much better performance.
>
> >> James
>
> >> > --
> >> > Alexander Suhovey

Compatibility mode method does not work, I tried various ways to do
it. I even tried using the old XP SP2 miseexec.exe to no avail.
Heloooooo Microsoft! May have to force it out of your registry
manually~