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A compatibility mode is a software mechanism in which a software emulates an older version of software in order to allow obsolete software or files to remain compatible with the computer's newer hardware or software. Examples of the software using the mode are operating systems and Internet Explorer.

A compatibility mode is a software mechanism in which a software emulates an older version of software in order to allow obsolete software or files to remain compatible with the computer's newer hardware or software. Examples of the software using the mode are operating systems and Internet Explorer.

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Visual Studio 2013 Language Pack Install Fails: Program Compatibility Mode is on (Windows 10)

I had to install VS2013 on a Windows 10 VM (VMWare). My prblem similar to this question, which helped me before: Visual Studio 2013 Install Fails: Program Compatibility Mode is on (Windows 10) The solution was to rename the VS installer (in my Case…
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Low-Level C++ App Crashes on Windows Vista/7 Unless Run in XP Compatibility Mode

I have a low-level (like really low-level, it's basically all IOCTL calls and several calls to enumeration APIs) that crashes sporadically on Windows Vista/7 on clients' machines. Unfortunately, I have not been able to procure any crash dumps but…
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YouTube iframe embed code not working in IE7, or in IE Compatability Mode

So, our corporate web site has been using the iframe embed method since YouTube switched to this, and everything seemed to be working fine. As of last week, we started getting black boxes in place of the video in IE7 and IE9 (in compatibility mode).…
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Why is my dropdownlist in IE9 only clickable with Compatibility View on?

My website contains a dropdownlist which isn't clickable in IE9. You can click on it, but it doesn't expand. It does contain the values it should have. The weird part is that if you put compatibility mode on, it magically works. Also Firefox and…
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Why Doesn't CreateProcess() Work?

I have a program that attempts to restart Explorer in Windows 7; it first ends the process, then starts it again. Simple? So it looks -- it indeed seems to work. However, I noticed something funny: When I try to start a program (say, XP's Power…
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Is IE 6 skipped in HTTP-EQUIV compatibility modes?

This article specifies IE 9 (Edge), IE8, IE7 and IE5 as valid HTTP-EQUIV document modes. Why was IE6 skipped? Does it render the same as IE5? My company supports IE6+, so I want to find a reliable way to test IE6 compatibility UI changes without…
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IE8 (compatibility mode) won't load my Ajax content

I am working on a jQuery script on http://www.qxl.dk/ and I can't seem to get IE7 (or more accurately, IE8 in IE7 compatibility mode) to load my content. The sidebar box on the right named "QXL Aktuelt" loads its HTML content from an external file…
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Disable IE 11 compatibility mode code is not working

I read from all over the internet that to disable IE 11 compatibility mode is just put a snippet of code: just directly under tag. But when I tested it in IE 11 with compatibility mode…
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Setting IE9 to edge mode without X-UA-Compatible (d3.js)

I'm developing a data visualization page for an intranet using d3.js. The page needs to render in Internet Explorer, which causes trouble since all the intranet pages are rendered in quirks mode. This makes IE throw an error when loading d3:…
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Have a program in compatibility mode run another program without it

We have a program (let's call this one catalog) that must run in XP Compatibility mode in Windows 7 (not the VM version). However, another program (Autodesk Voloviewer) that catalog launches tends not to close at all once exited out by the user…
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IE 10 forces strict mode

Consider following HTML code: …
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Windows 7 compatibility mode on network share

I have a network file share with a number of shortcuts in it, each of which runs one of several applications which load data into them from that particular file share. The network file share & applications are located on a system running Server…
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IE9 automatically entering Compatibility View on a certain page

I'm currently managing an e-commerce website that I did not develop. The developer chose to make it so that when you're viewing an item, clicking the "Add to Cart" button uses jQuery's "post" method to post the item's ID and the specified quantity…
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Multiple screens in manifest and compatibility mode confusion

I read this somewhere and I am little confused "if your application explicitly supports those screens ( true) or requires "compatibility mode" assistance ( false)." it is about the supports-screens in…
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Problem occured in IE8 Compatibility view?

I am using the Jquery and asp.net pages in my web application. In IE8 compatibility some of control width not getting render properly : dialog open with some auto width but the dialog title width not getting properly width as its content gets. Also…
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