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

Anonymous
2009-12-18T06:22:35+00:00

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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Anonymous
2011-03-14T18:21:06+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2013-01-30T20:05:52+00:00

    Is replying to your own message like talking to yourself? 

    After my MS Picture It Suite 10 failed to work on my office and home computers, I desperately tried several other pieces of software and none of them were satisfactory at all.  I then located and installed MS Picture It Digital Image Pro dated 2002 on the CD case and it worked perfectly.  This is with Windows 7 and IE 8.  It installed and ran right out of the box without having to try compatibility mode or play any games with it. 

    I have no idea why this version is working on both of my computers when the newer MS PI Suite 10 failed, but I'm glad that it did.  I li3ed 10 better because some things are much easier to do with it (like resizing photos), but this older version is still far and away better than any other photo software I have tried. 

    Anyone have any ideas why the newer version suddenly stopped saving files and an older one works?  I'm almost afraid to have my email address associated with this post - I think "big brother Microsoft" is watching.....

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-22T03:07:53+00:00

    Microsoft, you took our money and run leaving us holding the bag with a useless software! Microsoft, you really SUCK!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-22T03:22:00+00:00

    Trying to unsubscribe.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-04-03T16:49:50+00:00

    this worked for me!

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