Is FM 7.2 compatible with Windows 7?

Combs, Richard richard.combs at Polycom.com
Fri Sep 9 12:14:37 PDT 2011


steve at siliconprairiesoftware.com wrote: 
 
> You might want to try the compatibility patch I made for Frame 7.x so
> that
> it works better with Windows 7. You can find it here at the end of the
> Downloads page:
> 
> http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Downloads.html
> 
> This application uses a compatibility shim to control settings for the
> FrameMaker 7.x executable file. A compatibility shim provides more
> control
> over settings that allow the older version of Frame to work with
> Windows
> 7. I've used it for a few years, going back to the Windows Vista days.
> It
> fixes the incompatibilities with the built-in compatibility modes, such
> as
> the slowdown you experienced with the XP compatibility mode. (I had
> found
> exactly the same behavior.)

I'll certainly give it a try. Thanks, Steve! 

Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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