Vista run xp program

I hope someone can help me! This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 8. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Andre Da Costa Volunteer Moderator. Windows 10 which includes DirectX 12 includes the necessary run times for older versions of DirectX. Does anyone know how to run an executable from Vista any executable which came with vista in XP? For now.

I would not be surprised if someone made a compatibility layer for XP in the future due to its popularity. Hm, still nothing?

I can see there's kernelex for Win2k - is it capable to run some Vista-only app? Or just brings XP-only apps to W2k? I would wonder if W2k gets better support than XP It is always worth to try using CFF explorer or similar to change the minimum OS version in the PE executable and see what happens, example:. Yes, I already patched PE header version more times and sometimes it works.

But it's not enough to run e. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Visual C. Sign in to vote. Hi, Im having a problem getting a program compiled on my machine to work on XP machines i'm running vista. The error states that there is a configuration problem, and that reinstalling the program might fix it even though the program is a standalone exe.

These should help :. From a post by Kristan M. Kenney :. Some applications check the version number of the operating system and will fail to run if it finds an unexpected version number, therefore Windows 7 has a compatibility mode which allows these types of programs to run correctly. There is also another compatibility option geared towards IT professionals and business users which is called "Windows XP Mode," which is essentially a fully-licensed copy of Windows XP Professional running inside of a virtual machine and is only available to Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, and Windows 7 Ultimate users.