

With this software, you can easily record your computer screen on your desktop computer or on a laptop. Overall, running older programs on Windows 8 is very similar to Windows 7 and even easier to use.Capable of more than just basic screen recording, Movavi Screen Recorder is one of the best programs available for Windows 8. Once you click on any of the problems, it’ll automatically choose a set of settings for the operating system, display and permissions to run the program and test it. If you click I don’t know here, then you’ll get a list of exact error messages. If you select I don’t see my problem listed, it will as you which version of Windows it worked on before. If you click on Troubleshoot program, it will then ask you what problems you have noticed with the program while running it in Windows 8:īasically, the first option will let you choose a different version of Windows, the second option will change the display settings, and the third option will run the program as Administrator. It will detect any problems and then give you the option to Try recommended settings or Troubleshoot program. If you don’t have any idea what to change or don’t feel like doing it manually, you can always click on the Run compatibility troubleshooter button. Lastly, you can click on the Change settings for all users button to have the compatibility mode settings applied to all users on the system instead of just the current user.

You can always use this technique to always run a program in administrator mode. Under Privilege, you can also have the program run as administrator in case it’s having permissions issues. Under Settings, you can choose to run the program in reduced color mode, run in a 640×480 low resolution or to disable scaling. Your options are everything from Windows 95 and 98 to Windows 7. To run the program for a different version of Windows, check the Run this program in compatibility mode for box and choose from the list. Then go ahead and click on the Compatibility tab as shown below. Once you find it, right-click and choose Properties. You can go into Folder and Search Options from Explorer and unhide it, but I find it simpler to just type it into the run dialog and open it. Instead it was inside the AppData folder which is located at C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roamingīy default, you cannot see this folder as it’s marked as a system folder.
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For example, I installed Google Talk on Windows 8 and was surprised to find that it was not located under Program Files.
