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Compatibility Wizard issue in Windows Vista

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by elemental

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Here we go,

I installed a program, ACCPAC Small Business Series Version 4.2" on a PC running Windows Vista; originally the program was running on Windows XP and it ran just fine.

Now that it's on VISTA I'm getting this message when I try to run the program:

Accpac.exe - Unable To Locate Component
This application has failed to start because CAT03CNT.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

Re-installing it did not work; however, the following steps work:

1st- when you Switch Users, even if you log on as yourself again, and

2nd- When running the compatibility wizard for Windows XP, but only when running it with the Wizard, and not afterwards.

Does anyone have a clue as to what could cause a program, any program, to behave this way?

PLEASE HELP, can anyone shed some light on this.

Peace
Elemental

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by pro_divot

It's Vista's Data Exexution Prevention(DEP). It only allows publisher's approved by Microsoft. If you 1) go to Control Panel, click System Maintenance. 2) click on System. 3) clicked on Advanced System Settings,located on left,under Tasks.4) click Settings, under Performance.%) click the Date Execution Prevention tab.5) check the Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select. 6) Enter the programs you to run. It worked for me with a counter strike game by Valve, but it doesn't run at 100%. It's Microsoft that should supply the consumer with a list of compatible programs. My Lexmark programs won't run on Vista's either. Good luck.

by elemental

pro_divot

Sorry for the LATE posting and THANK YOU for your suggestion, an IT friend of mine gave me the same info and it worked fine for me. As for comment about Microsoft I couldn't agree with you more.

Peace,
Elemental

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