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I have software that I have moved on up the line of operating systems that works on Windows 7 and Windows 8, this certainly includes WinXP software. The success of moving applications (software) depends on how you think you can move it. If you have the original installation disks and licenses you should be successful. If you downloaded the file and saved it in your downloads folder you should be golden also. The download filename should have a .exe filename extension. The .exe filename extension on an applications name translates into the application having all it needs to work, ie: library files such as .dll’s math and etc.
If I install an application that don’t work I simply go to the control panel, uninstall and uninstall the app and no harm is done. Microsoft has done a good job protecting user’s from “shooting themselves in the foot”.
I am an 83 year old woman, I build my own computers and maintain them myself with help from “dumb” questions I post on Google, Info in Win Secrets and various forums. I am not intimidated by my computer it is an excellent resource for useful information and entertainment. I currently have two desktops, a laptop, ipad2, nexus7 and a kindle for reading books.
Enjoy. junk1t
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Hi, I am replying to my own thread – it seems as though windows wants unallocated drive space to install on. What I did was remove a partition and this made that partitions space unallocated. Next I put the window 8 dvd in the drive, rebooted from the dvd, answered the window 8 questions, selected custom install, selected the partition with the unallocated space and it installed without a hitch.

Junk1t

I don’t know if Easeus Partition Manager Home Edition will resize partitions on a server but I have used it to resize partitions on my home computers and it works well. I have used it on Windows XP and Windows 7 OS’s. I have not experienced any loss of data and the Home edition is free for home users.

I was taught to use File/Exit and not X because File/Exit closes the application and X closes the window but not necessarily the application.
Junk1t

A neighbor had the same problem with his Gateway VISTA O/S. He returned it to Gateway and they sent him a replacement which had developed the same problem. He became so frustrated that he bought another computer. His Gateway had two hard drives and I suggested he wipe and format the second drive then install a retail version of Windows 7 creating a dual boot system during the install of Windows 7. He did and ran Windows 7 for a couple of weeks with no problems. We then accessed the drive where Vista was and copied data files he didn’t want to lose. Next we wiped and formatted the drive where Vista was located including all “bloatware” installed by Gateway as well as the recovery partition created by Gateway. This was done last summer and now several months later he is still up and running with no problems.
Junk1t

I have two desktop computers and a lap top on my network, the Computer Name and Full Computer Name is different on all three computers and I can print from any one of them.

What needs to be the same on all computers is the Workgroup name. Homegroup is the name suggested by Microsoft/Windows 7. Also make sure the printer has been added to all computers.

I had printing problems until I used the same name for “Workgroup” on all of my computers.

I recently used EASUS to delete a vendor supplied “D” recovery partition.
The steps I used are as follows.
1. Select or highlight the “D” partition from within EASUS.
2. Click APPLY on the menu to the left of the EASUS window.
3. Select or highlight the “C” partition (if it was not automatically resized by EASUS) to resize it.
4. Set the new size of the “C” partition, if necessary.
5. Click APPLY.

I found EASUS easier and less complicated than some of the commercially available programs.

HAC