You mention the hard drive space - I have about 989 GB of free, unused space available. Should be more than enough. You mention a full version of Windows 7 to install - Yes, I do have a full version of Windows 7, that I had used 6 or 7 times, to over write the old OS, and make it new again. A REFRESH, if you will. Should work. You mention a full version of Photoshop 4 or 5 - On CD DISKS, I have the full Photoshop 4 and the Photoshop 5 must be an upgrade of the 4, so I suppose that I do have it also. If they are NOT FULL VERSIONS, then you got me. Should work. Finally, you state if I have the inclination to do it, then why not do it? I do have the time to try it, and it doesn't look overly complex to me to get it done. Add to that if I make a mistake or get an error or simply loose interest, then the free space that was used, can be reclaimed as free space, thus it's mostly my effort that is the cost. So if you think the answers are correct and I could do it, I'M IN. Thanks for you input, I appreciate it. Paul Breaux On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 6:27 PM John Waller <forums_noreply@adobe.com> ... View more

Even at 67, some days are a bit harder to make your free time in. This is to mainly indicate that I am certainly interested in almost any type of help to get my OLD versions 4 and 5 to work on my Windows 10 64-bit machine. I saw the link you provided, but had no time to get into understanding what all it meant. Perhaps tomorrow I'll have more time with this. My FIRST point, is that as you all have indicated, 16-bit went with 32-bit systems, and software worked on them. But the 64-bit system is too new, too developed, and too needy, for a 16-bit program to run on. Ok, but my 25 years of dealing with computers, certainly don't make me a tech expert, but these two old versions of Photoshop, ARE THE VERY FIRST SOFTWARE, TO BE INCOMPATIBLE with my 64-bit system. As I said, I'm no expert, but it's my understanding that software developers added pieces of code, to make them compatible. If I am correct, then what would be the reason, Photoshop hadn't been upgraded, to allow it to work on 64-bit systems? This is not a critical attempt to shame Adobe, because it's certainly not. But it's an effort at trying to understand an issue, that is new to me. Second, and most important one, is why can't a portion of our hard drive, be PARTITIONED and add Windows 7, let us say to the new partition. Where in my case, my pc would boot up in Windows 10, but have Windows 7 simply being idle on the new partition. Would that not then allow Photoshop 4 and 5 to install on that partition, being it did install on my Windows 7 pc. Would that indeed work, or am I not fully understanding the operations of a computer? This is simply an idea that kept buzzing around in my head today, and before trying it out, I just feel like getting a reply on it possibly working. And if it can't work, there is still the link you provided, that I may do it from. But anyhow, thank you for the suggestions, and one that I'm not sure if it's worth trying, is contacting tech support directly, to be walked through it. Have a good evening to you all. Paul Breaux ... View more

After your last reply yesterday, I checked on Creative Cloud, and saw it has some benefits for those who use it, but  $50.00 a month, is too much for me to consider it. I also googled Virtual Machine, and found the link to Microsofts Windows Virtual PC download, and after reading a little, it felt okay, so I then tried to download Windows XP Mode with Virtual PC, but that raised an issue, I need to know about. When I selected the version of Windows 7 I have, which is the HOME PREMIUM 64-BIT version, I got an error message, that I at least needed a windows 7 Professional version, to download it, but I found I actually qualified for the Virtual PC download, but with no XP MODE, inside it. That creates the problem I don't know the answer to: Can I actually use it, without XP MODE inside it, or do I indeed have to add XP MODE, to work? At the present, it's only Photoshop I'd have on it running, so upgrading to a higher version of Windows 7, makes no sense, since I'll be getting Windows 8 PRO, I believe, very soon. But that brings up the question, would I be able to have XP MODE, on the Windows 8 PRO version, or have to settle for a Virtual PC, without XP MODE, also? It would help me with that decision if I knew..., do I actually need XP MODE included, to make it a Virtual PC, that I can run Photoshop on? I ran out of time to try and research it more yesterday, so unless you know and  share it with me, then I'll have more to learn about this. I don't want to mess up my new Windows 7 OS, but choosing wrong, but at least you created this possibility for me, I knew nothing about. And as for making it a pc that I can also install XP in a seperate HD partition, and run it from there, as you say is possible, it's almost too confusing, to know what is the right way to do it. I guess the more we grow in progress, the more we need to know, in using it. A computer that I can boot from using Win 7, Win 8, or XP, sounds nice.  Thanks again for your help, I appreciate it a lot. Paul ... View more

  Thank you so very much, even if it wasn't an answer of a way to make it work. For something that costs like Photoshop does, it does leave a bad taste in your mouth, anyhow. I'll look more into the options you gave, and need to learn what 'Çreative Cloud' is about. You gave me an idea, that I hope works. The Dell I bought, has ONE TB OF HARD DRIVE, as well as 8 GBs of RAM. The Windows 7, I'm just learning about, from using XP so long, so I decided to partition my hard drive, and set it up dual boot, with Windows 8 on one side, and keep Windows 7 on the other. But that brings up the possibility, of partitioning it into 3 sections, and adding XP on the third section. I still have all my Windows XP discs, along with my last pc, that I saved away; I just don't know, if actually partitioning the hard drive in 3 parts, so I can add XP to one, is indeed possible to do? I've heard the term, 'Virtual Machine' before, but I'm not sure of it's meaning. But if it is possible, my hard drive is certainly big enough, to accomodate all three versions of Window. So, if it can be done, I can use Photoshop on the XP side, and not retire it after all. I need to learn a bit more about this, but thank you very much, for giving me a reply to what I was trying to find out. I hope the plan you gave me, is possible, and I can accomplish it. Thanks again. Paul ... View more