How to Install this Program on Windows 7 64-bit computers.

This program will work on your Windows 7 64-bit computer in XP mode in a Windows 7 virtual machine.

This virtual machine and XP mode are free downloads from Microsoft.

Go to the Control Panel and click System, and you will see the System window. A window will open with information about your computer. Under the System section you'll see your System Type. If it says 64 bit, please follow the instructions below. If it says 32 bit, you may hit your back button since the software will work OK. But if you have any trouble running it, follow the instructions below.

(If you have no trouble but want an XP mode in your Windows 7 machine so you can run your older software, follow the instructions below.)

Please do the following:

1. Verify that you have Windows 7 Pro or better. (If not you will need to update from Premium to Pro. The best prices we've found are at Amazon.)



Upgrading is very easy. It simply involves putting in a new serial number and letting the computer reboot a couple of times. The upgrade code will come to you as a physical package. In it are some of the links below. If you already have Pro, follow the instructions below.

2. To get your virtual machine and XP mode, go to this page (we recommend using IE for this... just because it's a Microsoft product):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

Click the big orange button and follow the instructions on the following pages. We ran into a few glitches on step 2 but rebooting the computer, and then closing and opening the browser, fixed the problem. Just keep trying. Although the page looks straightforward, Microsoft hasn't made it seamless.

3. On the page with the four steps are links to some helpful videos. View them after downloading. But prior to installing any app in your virtual machine. We recommend these videos (in center of page):
"How to Install Windows XP Mode" and
"How to Install an Application on Windows XP Mode."
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/default.aspx

We had to close and reopen the browser after watching one video in order to view another as on trying to view the second video we got an "error on page" message in the status bar.