galahs Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I have recently got a new computer with 64bit Windows 7Surprisingly most of my applications worked without a hitch even older programs like Microsoft Office 2000But I couldn't get Photoshop 7 to install.Now I found out that Photoshop 7 itself is a 32bit program, but the installer is 16 bit and therefor not compatible with 64 bit operating systems.So if I could get it to install then it should run fine.After searching the internet for a while I came across a utility Microsoft used to include in Windows 2000 Advanced Server that allows you to make new .msi installer packages for your older software. Hmmm, maybe this might work.Now Microsoft has stopped supporting WinInstall LE but a new company has taken it on: http://www.scalable.com/For this package;- you need another computer (or dual boot) with a 32bit operating system like Windows 2000 / XP / Vista or even 32bit Windows 7. As long as it's 32 bit.- the 32 bit computer CANNOT have the program you wish to install (in my case Photoshop 7) currently installed on it. The system needs to be clean.- Install WinINSTALL LE (get it for free from http://www.scalable.com/wininstall ) and then run it following its prompts- Let WinInstall LE scan your system- Install your program when prompted ( Photoshop 7 )- Let WinINSTALL do a "POST INSTALLATION" scan. It will now create a new installation package for you.Congrats, you can take this post installation package and install it on Windows 7 64bitAnd just to let you know, the Photoshop 7.01 update installs perfectly and doesn't require you to do anything to it. Just download it from Adobe's website, run it, tell it where you installed Photoshop 7 and it will do the rest.I hope this helps. This process should also work for Windows XP x64 and Vista x64Now I am off to see if I can get Red Alert Aftermarth to install on a Windowsw 7 64 bit. Wish me luck! This post has been promoted to an article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Sounds good I've been wondering what to do about 16bit installers on 64bit, Red Alert might/should work, I got Command & Conquer to work, just as long as you don't alt-tab out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 I got Red Alert 1 running with Red Alert Setup Manager v0.98http://ra.nv17.com:8000/utilities/red-alert_manager_0.98.exebut I couldn't get it to play online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm guessing this doesn't work for you then? http://strike-team.net/nuke/html/modules.p...icle&sid=84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 I can get the game working fine, just not online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I can get the game working fine, just not online.That is because this game requires IPX-SPX network protocol which is not supported anymore in Vista and 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 I don't think the IPX-SPX protocol matters for Internet play, only LAN. Correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romax86 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have recently got a new computer with 64bit Windows 7Surprisingly most of my applications worked without a hitch even older programs like Microsoft Office 2000But I couldn't get Photoshop 7 to install.Now I found out that Photoshop 7 itself is a 32bit program, but the installer is 16 bit and therefor not compatible with 64 bit operating systems.So if I could get it to install then it should run fine.After searching the internet for a while I came across a utility Microsoft used to include in Windows 2000 Advanced Server that allows you to make new .msi installer packages for your older software. Hmmm, maybe this might work.Now Microsoft has stopped supporting WinInstall LE but a new company has taken it on: http://www.scalable.com/For this package;- you need another computer (or dual boot) with a 32bit operating system like Windows 2000 / XP / Vista or even 32bit Windows 7. As long as it's 32 bit.- the 32 bit computer CANNOT have the program you wish to install (in my case Photoshop 7) currently installed on it. The system needs to be clean.- Install WinINSTALL LE (get it for free from http://www.scalable.com/wininstall ) and then run it following its prompts- Let WinInstall LE scan your system- Install your program when prompted ( Photoshop 7 )- Let WinINSTALL do a "POST INSTALLATION" scan. It will now create a new installation package for you.Congrats, you can take this post installation package and install it on Windows 7 64bitAnd just to let you know, the Photoshop 7.01 update installs perfectly and doesn't require you to do anything to it. Just download it from Adobe's website, run it, tell it where you installed Photoshop 7 and it will do the rest.I hope this helps. This process should also work for Windows XP x64 and Vista x64Now I am off to see if I can get Red Alert Aftermarth to install on a Windowsw 7 64 bit. Wish me luck! When you say the system has to be "clean", do you mean that the only thing you need to remove ar the programs you want to be able to install on Windows 7?I'm desperately trying to install Photoshop 7 on my Win7 computer. Funny - Photoshop 6 installed just fine, but I don't like that version as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 I mean, you don't want to have Photoshop 7 previously installed on the Win XP computer prior to you installing WinINSTALL LE.WinINSTALL needs to see every system change that is made when you install Photoshop 7 on Windows XP so it can do the same for you on Windows 7 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciw Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Will the WinINSTALL LE procedure also work for Adobe Photoshop Elements 7?I have both a WinXP pc and Win7 pc,64 bit. I wanted to buy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 and load it on both pc's.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uid0 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Sounds like it'll run fine on 64bit windows:http://forums.adobe.com/thread/460813You'd only need to mess about if it had a 16bit installer, which is unlikely for newish software. You'd need two licences for two machines though I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciw Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 - Let WinINSTALL do a "POST INSTALLATION" scan. It will now create a new installation package for you.Congrats, you can take this post installation package and install it on Windows 7 64bitHi Galahs ---- what is the size of this installation package? It is just a new 32-bit install .exe or more complex than that? I was hoping that if it were just an new install .exe that you could post it for download or something like that. That would rock! ... I'm hoping so because all of my Win XP computers have Photoshop 7.0 installed ..... no "clean" computers around here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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