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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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Windows: Programmatically create compatibility mode registry key for DVD or CD

I'm looking to programmatically run through an installation disc and set the compatibility mode for hundreds of exe's & msi's. But I've run into a snag. For files not on ROM the registry key created…
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BlackBerry Non-Compatibility Mode translate touch events

I am forcing my app (developed in JRE 4.5) to run in non-compatibility mode for OS versions 4.7 and higher so that the virtual keyboard would not take up half of the screen space. Now, when I test my app in 4.7 or 5.0 simulator, I see that the…
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Created word document using apache poi always open in compatibility mode

I am trying to create word document using XWPF (POI-OOXML 3.16 ). The created word file opens in compatibility mode while using MS word 2016. Any solution? I don't want it to be appearing in compatibility mode. Here is the simple code: public…
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CSS/HTML problem in IE - how to fix?

I'm working on this page here: http://noasimon.co.il/ It looks fine in firefox, chrome, opera and IE8 But when I turn on the "compatibility view" in IE8, the menu images go below the text. Another problem which happens only in this view is in this…
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IE Almost Standards mode, how do I know when I am in it

According to the MS flowchart ... there is a mode called 'almost standards'. http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/ieblog/2010/Jun/16_IEsCompatibilityFeaturesforSiteDevelopers_1.svg I THINK my page is landing in it but the developer panel tells me it…
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When we run SQL Server 2008 R2 in compatibility mode 80, what features do we get?

We have SQL Server 2008 R2 running in compatibility mode 80 (2000) as we have lot of discontinued features used. Initially i thought i will get only features of 2000 to use, but as pleasant surprise i show CTE work, I thought this is superset case.…
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screen compatibility mode

I got so confused after reading the documentation. I've designed my app to run on small, normal and large screens. my question is: how to prevent my app from being stretched when running on tablets? on other words: I want the system to draw the…
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Compatibility mode and Activity lifecycle

Here are some preconditions: the app is designed for smartphones (small, medium, large screens) the app needs to also look so-so on tablets (xlarge screens) the app needs to give users the option to switch between "Stretch to fill screen" and "Zoom…
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Windows .exe needs to run in "XP Compatibility Mode" on some PCs

I have an application which is built using Qt framework, compiled using qmake in mingw environment, and then packaged for Windows using Inno Installer. We have a number of reports of the installed .exe requiring "XP Compatibility Mode" or…
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Why won't Intune allow a batch file to write to a specific part of the registry?

I'm trying to package Oracle Forms 10g within Intune to deliver to some users. In order to install this ancient dev app, it must run in WINXPSP3 compat mode. I'm using a batch file to install it, so naturally, I want to add a registry key to prompt…
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Change compatibility mode/run as using logon script

We have 200+ freshly imaged machines and have learned that in some of them Audacity does not work properly. For some reason, on certain (seemingly random) machines, Audacity needs to be in XPSP3 compatibility mode to run properly and be run as an…
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Is there a way to use NSIS to install an app in Win10 that can read C:\Windows?

We have an application with a large installed base. Long story short, for a limited time some new Win10 systems need to store their data as the Win7 systems do -- in C:\windows (this is non-negotiable, and temporary -- I know this is poor form, but…
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How to force Compatibility-mode for Windows 8 when ClickOnce application is executed

I have a problem with a ClickOnce application I develop: on certain builds of Windows 10, the ClickOnce client is downloaded, executed by the .net framework but nothing is displayed. It seems that if I go in the task manager, select the process,…
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How to debug an executable in my IDE that requires Compatibility Mode to run

Background Info In VS2017, I've defined a VC++ project with Platform Toolset "Visual Studio 2013 - Windows XP (v120_xp)" My program has a dependency on DirectX SDK October 2004. Soon after the entry into my program, I declare and utilize an instance…
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VB.net and running an external .exe program in both Administrator mode and compatibility mode (windows xp sp2)

Hey all i am trying to find some code that would allow me to run a program with administrator rights and also windows xp sp2 compatibility mode. But i have not yet found any code to do that using VB.net Any help/links would be great! Thanks! David
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