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Read old CD ROM with Windows 7

jazzteti Posted messages 14 Status Member -  
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Bonjour,

how to read old CD ROMs (compatible with Windows 98 or Windows 2000) with my new Windows 7 computer?
Thank you
jazzteti

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    jazzteti Posted messages 14 Status Member 7
     
    I have 3 options when inserting the CD
    1) run
    a window opens saying "Authorware / Unable to execute due to shell error.5"
    2)Adobe Acrobat 4.05c: message "unable to update the registry
    clicking next I see that a program is loading but at 90%
    unable to continue
    3) QuickTime 3
    unable to execute program due to software incompatibility with my
    Windows 64 BIT
    In the end, I have a window saying "WinExec failed: return = 216"
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  2. krazykat Posted messages 11705 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 146
     
    Hello,
    You can also try installing it by changing the compatibility mode: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/26404-changer-le-mode-de-compatibilite-des-logiciels

    Basically, if there's an install.exe, right-click and set the compatibility to Win 98 or 2000 + run as administrator.

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  3. choubaka Posted messages 5534 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   2 113
     
    Hello

    Let's be precise.. What do these CDs contain? Data? Programs (games, etc.).

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    Chouba, Bibapeloula / My job is so secret that I don't even know what I'm doing.
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  4. choubaka Posted messages 5534 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   2 113
     
    Do you have an error message?
    Is it a self-executable?
    What happens when you right-click on the CD drive icon and select the "Explore" option?

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    Chouba, Bibapeloula / My job is so secret that I don't even know what I'm doing.
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  6. choubaka Posted messages 5534 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   2 113
     
    That's what I thought, incompatible.

    Can you still explore the CD?

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    Chouba, Bibapeloula / My job is so secret that I don’t even know what I’m doing.
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  7. jazzteti Posted messages 14 Status Member 7
     
    Not too much!! That is to say, I was able to make photocopies of the scores,
    I hear part of the music that accompanies the video but I don't see this video, and then I don't have access to the "theory" part.

    When I put the CD in, I see its cover with the options:
    install
    adobe reader
    quicktime
    quit

    I have QuickTime version 4.0
    and on the CD, if you have version QuickTime 3.0 or earlier, you need to uninstall.
    I haven't done anything since I have version 4.0
    then I clicked "next," but it doesn't proceed!!!

    This CD-ROM was created in 2000 and is readable with Windows 95, Windows 98, NT, or 2000.

    Is there any hope???
    THANK YOU!
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    1. choubaka Posted messages 5534 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   2 113
       
      solution?

      virtual machine installed on Windows 2000.
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  8. jazzteti Posted messages 14 Status Member 7
     
    Thank you very much Choubaka for your quick responses!

    Question: does installing a virtual machine with Windows 2000 mean that I need to download the Windows 2000 program onto my Windows 7 computer so that, through this download, Windows 2000 can read my CD-ROMs?
    Is there any risk to the programs on my Windows 7 computer?
    I have a WiFi configuration for the internet: will this not conflict or be "disturbed" by this download?

    Can I find and download this Windows 2000 for free on the internet?
    Thank you again.
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  9. choubaka Posted messages 5534 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   2 113
     
    no, it's not free even if it's old.. but it's possible to find it with the key everywhere.

    to use a virtual machine, you need to use software like VMWare in its free version.

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    Chouba, Bibapeloula / My job is so secret that I don't even know what I'm doing.
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    1. jazzteti
       
      Good evening Choubaka,
      I kept my old Windows XP computer and found the Microsoft Windows 95 CD + Microsoft Office 97.
      Question:
      Instead of installing a downloaded virtual machine with VMWare software,
      wouldn't it be simpler to use the old Win 95 CD (+ possibly Microsoft Office 97) on my current Windows 7 computer?
      Do I still need to install VMWare software before using my old Win 95 CD?
      Another option: "clean" (with a recovery DVD-ROM) my old XP computer and then download Win 95 on it?
      If there are no compatibility issues, I would prefer the first option on Win 7 since my old computer has a somewhat "shaky" sound.
      THANK YOU for your response
      jazzteti
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    2. rapide
       
      Hello; there is ReactOS which is free, legal & free of charge; to test if it doesn't crash like often.
      Download - ReactOS Website: http://www.reactos.org/en/download.html
      To be used in a virtual machine or on an empty PC with nothing on it.
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  10. jazzteti Posted messages 14 Status Member 7
     
    learning jazz
    they understand:
    demo video: image + sound
    PDF file for sheet music
    glossary for theoretical part
    internet access if needed
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