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September 22, 2020
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WINDOWS XP install on WINDOWS 7 Pro?

  • September 22, 2020
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I bought a combination Photoshop Elements / Premiere Elements years ago for a XP computer. Will it install and be useable on my newer Win 7 Pro system?

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Greg_S.
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September 22, 2020

. . .  and you won't be getting any security updates on Win 7 which is EOL . . .  unless you are willing to pay for it.

Community Expert
September 22, 2020

Probably.  But there are too many variables with making old software work on newer operating systems that get security updates.   You have a unique combination and only you can test it.

Sal0101Author
Participant
September 22, 2020

Thanks. I'll give it a shot. So you're saying when I get security updates on Win 7 sometimes that interferes with legacy programs?

Legend
September 22, 2020

It might also depend on which version of the program you're using. A 15 year old program on an 11 year old operating system is going to present a number of limitations. For instance, the first several generations of the program could only work with standard definition 720x480 miniDV tape-based video. Modern video formats like MP4 and M2T weren't supported until relatively recently.