Microsoft Picture It incompatability with Windows 7 and alternatives for .mix files.

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I have been using Microsoft Picture It for years to design tons of graphics for my business and now I have purchased a new pc loaded with Windows 7 and find that my true love Picture It! is not compatable. I never dreamed this would be the case for a software that isn't even a decade old or that new pc I just spent thousands on would be sitting right back at the store it came from. I really feel that Microsoft has cheated me out of something I paid for and invested so much work in by making it unusable and it has brought my small business to a standstill. What other program is available that is compatable with Windows 7 that will allow me to edit and view existing .mix and other Picture It! format files and contain all the capabilities of Picture It? I would be willing to purchase additional software from Microsoft to make Picture It compatable to Windows 7 if necessary.

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Hello all,

I know that you are all disappointed that Microsoft Picture It is not compatible with Windows 7.

Your feedback would be better heard if you send it to the Windows 7 Feedback site.

http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Windows%207/Feedback.aspx?formID=195

These are your options when software is not compatible:

If the program is not compatible, then you may try to install and run the program in compatibility mode.

Use the following steps:

1) Right click on the Program

2) Click on Properties

3) Click on Compatibility tab

4) Select Run this program in compatibility mode and select Windows XP, Windows Vista or whatever operating system the program was running successfully.

Refer to the link here: Make older programs run in this version of Windows

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

If you run Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate version, install Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx) and execute your software in Windows XP.

If you run Windows 7 Home Premium, try VirtualBox (www.virtualbox.org) or VMware Player

(www.vmware.com) or any other 3party virtualization software and install a separate copy of Windows XP (either Home Edition or Professional) for that purpose. You can find virtualization software free of charge that will run on Windows 7 Home Premium.

Sincerely,

Marilyn

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2012-07-25T14:30:57+00:00

Hi shirleyhogan.

Ive got Windows Home Premium like yourself and didn't have anyproblems at all. I havent tried 2001(I used 2003) I don't know if there is a difference. If you can obtain it, it might be worth a try.
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Anonymous

2012-07-25T14:10:16+00:00

Thanks "nearlyretired". I am happy to hear from somebody got it to work on something.

I have a question for you. What version of Windows 7 are you using? I tried to install my MS Works Suite 2001 on my Windows 7 Home Premium and it would not install. It's been a while so I don't remember the exact error message but it said a file was missing. Any suggestions, anybody? ?
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Anonymous

2012-07-25T13:24:21+00:00

I agree with all of what has been said, PI is brilliant. I have XP on a laptop and windows7 on my main frame and my solution was quite simply to install PI off my old MS Works Suite 2003,(Im sure it is old enough to get free or cheap). On both computers PI works a treat. Hopefully this answers a lot of peoples queries. Good luck.
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Anonymous

2012-07-22T19:20:18+00:00

Can someone please tell me how to install Picture It in windows 98 mode when I'm on a windows 7 computer. Thanks
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