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November 24, 2020 at 7:25 pm #2314206
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AskWoody PlusI would like to install a Virtural Box on Windows 10 Professional. Within Virtural Box I need to install Windows 7 so I can continue to
use Lotus 1-2-3 which will not run on Windows 10.I have a valid product key for Windows 7 Professional. When I enter the product key at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 I recieve a message the product key is not valid.
How can I obtain a legal copy of Windows 7?
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November 25, 2020 at 1:23 am #2314261
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November 25, 2020 at 6:03 am #2314293
doriel
AskWoody LoungerSeems to me, that your license is already in use. Maybe you should deactivate before activating on your VM.
Check this link how to do that. I did not test that by myself, I do not have a legal key, but its worth trying.
https://whatsabyte.com/windows/deactivate-windows-product-key/Dell Latitude E6530, Intel Core i5 @ 2.6 GHz, 4GB RAM, W10 1809 Enterprise
HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29
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November 25, 2020 at 8:22 am #2314309
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AskWoody_MVPYou could try another approach: Run Lotus 1-2-3 in Windows 10 using “compatibility mode” – this will cause Lotus to run under most of the Windows 7 rules. It might be enough to get it to run successfully under Windows 10. If it works, this will be a simpler solution than running Windows 7 in a virtual machine.
Actually, you could use Windows XP rules as well. In fact, if you are unsuccessful using Windows 7 rules, try Windows 8.1, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 rules. One of those choices may work.
Here’s how to do it:
Right-click on the Lotus installer program, then choose “Troubleshoot Compatibility”.
On the Select Troubleshoot Option screen choose “Troubleshoot Program”.
Check the box which says “The program worked in earlier versions of Windows but won’t install or run now.” Click Next.
Choose Windows 7 and click Next. (Or, select a different version of Windows.)
Click Test the Program. This will run the install with Windows 7 rules.
Keep your eye on the task bar (bottom of the screen). When the Installer prompt appears, click on it. It will now proceed with the install of Lotus.
Once the program has installed, click Next on the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter screen.
On the next screen, choose “Yes, save these settings for this program.” If it asks you to reboot, tell it you will reboot later. Then click Next on the Troubleshoot Compatibility window. Tell it to save the settings for this program, then reboot the computer.
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November 25, 2020 at 9:37 am #2314345
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November 25, 2020 at 12:34 pm #2314378
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November 25, 2020 at 1:59 pm #2314396
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AskWoody LoungerLotus 1-2-3 which will not run on Windows 10
What error are you getting? Which version of Lotus?
I have 1-2-3 from SmartSuite 98 on Win 10 Pro 1909. Admittedly it is only doing a simple spreadsheet, but I’ve had no problems.
Do you have the 9.8 Fixpak 2 file: C82ETIE.exe, 10.5MB? I don’t know what specifically it fixes.-
November 25, 2020 at 3:02 pm #2314408
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November 25, 2020 at 2:56 pm #2314403
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AskWoody PlusJust installed Lotus Smart Suite 9.7 using compatibility mode as recommend by Jim Phelps.
Lotus running with no problems. Thanks again Jim Phelps.
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