Run old app on Windows 7

Hi,
I would like to know if I can run PhotoDeluxe 1.0 on my new computer with Windows 7 Home. The program was made for Windows 98 ( I know it's old ) but I really like it and there's no free ones that can compare. I have tried just about all of the photo editing programs and they cannot compare with Photo Deluxe. I use my old computer to test them out and take my word, there's a lot of crap out there. If I load PhotoDeluxe 1.0 on my Windows 7 will it hurt my system or maybe just not run.

Marlene,
Hugssssss,

 

It won't hurt your system. Worst case scenario it will simply refuse to install or run.

Before installing the program, right-click on the installer and select "properties". On the Compatibility tab, select the OS the program was made for in the drop-down menu, Win98 in your case, and check the box below that says "run as administrator", and click okay and apply. Then install the program.

After installation, right-click on the program's main exe file, and repeat the steps above before you run it the first time.

That will make things a lot easier for you, though it's unfortunately not guaranteed to work.

 

Hello,
From what I have read, you cannot even load this program on XP. If you cannot get it to run using Mimsy's suggestion, there are freeware programs for photo editing that are quite powerful. You may be surprised at what is available.

Top 11 Free Photo Editors for Windows

 

Did you have this program running on XP? If so you can run it in Windows XP Mode.

 

No need as XP has compatibility back to Win 95. Straight from Microsoft.

 

Hi,
Thank you everyone for your help,but Windows 7 will not let it even begin to run ( I thought so but I gave it a shot ). What I liked about Photo Deluxe 1.0 it is powerful and with just a few clicks you were done. Not like the new editing apps,click this,open this, drag this and so on and so on. And I have tried them all,they load them with so much crap now a days. I still can use the program but on my old computer with XP.

Thanks again,
Marlene,
hugssssssssss,

 

Hi,
Bad choice of words,I should have said it would not let me installed it ( not run ).

Marlene,
hugsssssss

 

Marlene3369,
Are you still looking for a way to run old app on Windows 7 ?
If so please reply and I will tell you how I have done it for
some of my friends.