I'm a gamer. I use xp service Pack2 with windows 7 in order to run an older application without interruption to windows 7?

Adviser advised compatibility xp SP2 download

Hi Careysav,

Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site!

You can try to play the game in compatibility mode to avoid the problem.

Here are the steps to run in compatibility mode, it applies to Windows Vista, but it's always good for Windows 7.

To run the game in compatibility mode:

1. open the troubleshooting program compatibility Troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, then

2. click on Control Panel. In the search box, type Troubleshooting, then

3. click on Troubleshooting.

4. in the framework of programs, click run programs made for previous versions of Windows.

5. follow the instructions in the troubleshooting.

If you are unable to install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the Troubleshoot utility, navigate to the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. This utility is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

For more details, visit the below given link:

Make older programs in this version of Windows

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

Alternatively, you can try to use Windows XP Mode. Here, you can run programs that were designed for Windows XP on computers running Windows 7 Professional, enterprise or Ultimate editions that also meet certain hardware requirements.

For more details, you can check here it is given a link and download Windows XP mode.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/install-and-use-Windows-XP-mode-in-Windows-7

Hope this information is useful.

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