Modern operating systems do not support legacy software. We've been through this. If you want to run VC6, go ahead and run an older Windows in a virtual machine.
Modern operating systems do not support legacy software. We've been through this. If you want to run VC6, go ahead and run an older Windows in a virtual machine.
Originally Posted by Adak
VC6 is what has been used at our place this centuary. What I do on my own computers is not under their control, what they do on theirs, similarly, is not under mine.
Not accurate. Windows, for example, supports compatibility modes back to Windows 95. Granted, it may not be so simple as checking the compatibility box, but if you do want to run your legacy software, you usually can find a way.
That was not the point. The point was that, you can't expect or demand that legacy software runs on modern operating systems, because chances are, it won't. You should upgrade your software. How much money are you going to spend to try to find workaround for these old softwares? They are unsupported and outdated. At some point in the future, they're just going to stop working. That's a big business risk, and it's an annoying risk for consumers, as well. So upgrade.
I suggest running an older 32 bit version of windows; the VC6 likely has an 16 bit installer that will NOT work on a 64 bit windows OS.
Tim S.
"...a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are,in short, a perfect match.." Bill Bryson
