Windows Vista Forum / Installation & Compatibility / Vista Technical / [SOLVED] Office 97 Pro & Paint Shop Pro 6 compatible ? / Latest PostsInstantForum.NET v4.1.4Windows Vista Forumhttp://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Admin@VistaForums.comThu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:56 GMT20RE: [SOLVED] Office 97 Pro & Paint Shop Pro 6 compatible ?http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14214-41-1.aspxthanks for the help, looks like I'll have to give Vista a swerveFri, 08 Feb 2008 16:11:03 GMTchall5RE: [SOLVED] Office 97 Pro & Paint Shop Pro 6 compatible ?http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14214-41-1.aspxMS changed a LOT behind the scenes in Vista -- forcing SW developers that relied on the XP-way of doing things to rewrite their code using different libraries. The only way to know for sure is to install and try each one.<br><br>What I do know about the products is the following:<br>1) Office 2K3 works OK in Vista, Office XP (2002) and prior have problems, especially Outlook<br>2) Paint Shop Pro v9 & 10 work in Vista; PSP 8 is known to be incompatible. Prior versions are probably "incompatible" as well.<br>3) WinAMP is up to version 5.53, and the current version is freely available. There are reports about the ealier versions of WinAMP 5 NOT working on Vista. So, your version almost certainly will not work.<br><br>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:47:12 GMTWAW8RE: [SOLVED] Office 97 Pro & Paint Shop Pro 6 compatible ?http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14214-41-1.aspxI thought you might say that, thing is I have invested in buying those versions and they do all I need them to do. Would they work in 'compatability mode' ?</P><P>Seems ridiculous that you have to buy new software just cos you get a new OSFri, 08 Feb 2008 09:08:27 GMTchall5RE: [SOLVED] Office 97 Pro & Paint Shop Pro 6 compatible ?http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14214-41-1.aspxShort answer -- no, no, no.<br><br>The only stuff that is "fully" compatible with Vista is stuff that was written/updated specifically for Vista. You're several releases back in all the products you mentioned.<br><br>To see the list yourself, use the following link:<br><br>[url] http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/232602-44-list-vista-supported-hardware-software [/url]Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:05:13 GMTWAW8[SOLVED] Office 97 Pro & Paint Shop Pro 6 compatible ?http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14214-41-1.aspxAre Office 97 Pro &amp; Paint Shop Pro 6 and Winamp 2.91fully compatible with Windows Vista ?<br><br>thanksThu, 07 Feb 2008 14:32:51 GMTchall5