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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Anonymous

2018-01-21T18:26:35+00:00

Amen! If I wanted to see ads, I wouldn't be spending money to do it!
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2018-01-21T18:08:38+00:00

I'm still nursing along three old computers that run under Windows XP because they still run the software I need -- and the printers and scanners. Thank God a real Compaq was built to go the long haul!

But most new computers are beyond XP's capabilities.

I keep wondering what good a newer, faster, shinier computer really IS when you can't do what you need to with it. Same for versions of Windows: what good is it if I can't PRODUCE with it? Most of Windows 10 is just flash and silliness -- endless apps that accomplish very little, and which I disable if I cannot uninstall. What I need and want is a production machine, not a play station.

I guess Microsoft has forgotten that some of us actually use our computers for production, not entertainment.

yes, my windows 10 machine - hit start and I find a selection for "Disney Magic Kingdom". I don't want it there, I didn't ask for it but Microsoft put it there to increase their cash flow. Cheap monopolized advertising tool instead of a new productive application.
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2018-01-21T14:29:18+00:00

Hi Gianni,

Thanks for sharing this here and for sharing it on our facebook page.

I'm calling up on everyone here to join our page, together we can hopefully, one day be strong enough to make a point. And in the mean time we can keep eachother posted on tips and trics for running PI anyhow.

Here's our FB link:

https://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftPictureIt/

Microsoft Picture It Facebook

The more we are, the more power we'll have. Cause it's not gonna be easy, but I believe it can be done!

Kind regards,

Leonieke.
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2018-01-21T14:20:51+00:00

Please join us at our Microsoft Picture It facebook account! We're trying to get enough members that we can show Microsoft the importance of PI, try to persuade them to give the software up for open source editing or indeed, develop a patch with which we can keep using PI on the newest operating systems.

You can find us at:

https://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftPictureIt/

Microsoft Picture It Facebook

The more we are, the more power we'll have. Cause it's not gonna be easy, but I believe it can be done!

In the mean time, you'll find members posting tips and trics they found out on how to get PI to install anyway.

Hope to see your there!

Best regards from a huge Picture It fan,

Leonieke.
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