Software incompatible with Windows 7. help!

[FoxAdriano]

Hi,
10 years ago a friend of mine made with Visual Basic for me a light program to archive my old review (about1000).
I have just installed Windos 7 and that software doesn't work anymore. I have a folder with its sources but when I try to install it I get .dll problems. When I open the sources folder every .dll file has this exenxion ".dl_". With Windows 7 I have also tried with compatibility option but I have problems.
Can I solve my problem please? For me this very light software is very important.
Can you help me?
Thanks a lot.

[dglienna]

Well, without seeing the SOURCE CODE, there isn't much we can do. Ask your friend, if you can. Nobody will load your 'light' program to test, though.

You can have someone troubleshoot, but they'd have to be able to access your computer.

[FoxAdriano]

Can you tell me this one only?
Ah! ... I don't have my friend anymore.

[vb5prgrmr]

With that extension, it seems to me that there is or should be a setup.exe in that folder as well. I'm thinking you need to install the program but instead of just double clicking on the setup.exe file, right click and run as admin...



Good Luck

[FoxAdriano]

but instead of just double clicking on the setup.exe file, right click and run as admin...
Good Luck

I have done it but I get the same problem.

[vb5prgrmr]

So, you have tried xp compatibality mode with no luck, and running as admin with no luck. Well then, I guess you are out of luck. If you really need this functionality, you could always goto RentACoder.com and place your project up for bid or find a new friend who will do it for you, or you could do it yourself.


Good Luck

[FoxAdriano]

So, you have tried xp compatibality mode with no luck, and running as admin with no luck. Well then, I guess you are out of luck. If you really need this functionality, you could always goto RentACoder.com and place your project up for bid or find a new friend who will do it for you, or you could do it yourself.
Good Luck

Thanks for your news. I don't know RentACoder.com at all. Tell me if I have to pay to find a person who can make it for me.
Thanks again.

[vb5prgrmr]

I believe they make their money off of how much the bidder bids. Meaning it should be free for you to post your job. Then, when people bid on it and you accept one of those bids, say for 100.00 usd, RAC takes a portion of that so the actual bidder gets say 90.00 usd, RAC get 10.00 USD and you have paid the bid amount of 100.00 USD.



Good Luck

[vb5prgrmr]

One last thing to try... Turn off UAC if it is on and after that I'm all out of thoughts...



Good Luck

[FoxAdriano]

One last thing to try... Turn off UAC if it is on and after that I'm all out of thoughts...
Good Luck

Unfortunately I get the same problem.

[moa]

Hello,
I suggest you use dependancy walker (download it - it's free).
Use it then to check all the dependancies of your exe
Check then on your system which one(s) is(are) missing and make a list of them.
Try to install the missing ones, .... as an administrator.
Hopîng that they all of tem are supported by windows 7.