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DavidDundas
DavidDundas
Inspiring
April 4, 2016
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Is photoshop 7 compatible with Windows 10?

  • April 4, 2016
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I have Photoshop 7 running under Windows XP SP3 and it works fine, so I don't need to have more recent versions.  I have a new PC running Windows 10, so can PS 7 run under it? probably not, so I may need to run it in a virtual machine running Windows XP.  I understand that perhaps it would be better to run CS2 which may be available to download free if I can provide the product key for PS 7.  Please advise.

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    Correct answer Jeff Arola

    Photoshop 7 works here on windows 10 x64 without using any compatibility modes, actually a lot better than photoshop cs2 does.

     

    The only major catch is you need to have 1 TB or less free space on your hard drive or photoshop 7 won't work.

    Photoshop versions before photoshop cs couldn't see large hard drives with over 1 TB of free space.

     

     

     

     

    4 replies

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    Rachel27182574c4s3
    Participant
    November 17, 2022

    yes it can i've used it on my windows 10 laptop b4. 

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    madmanc66
    Participant
    November 2, 2019

    this works i split my drive and photoshop loaded and is working 

    Semaphoric
    Community Expert
    SemaphoricCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 5, 2016

    My copy of 7.0 is an upgrade, and I don't have any pre-CC versions installed. Could I install 7.0 using my old serial number, or would I have to first install the latest non-upgrade version I have (4.0)? Or did they use disk keys back then? (It's been so long . . .)

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 4, 2016

    CS2 is likely too old to run with Win10

    An idea that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10... works for some, not for others

    -http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/15523-compatibility-mode-settings-apps-change-windows-10-a.html

    -or Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395 to assign FULL permissions may help... says Encore, but sometimes required for ALL Adobe programs (this is NOT the same as using an Administrator account)

    DavidDundas
    DavidDundasAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 4, 2016

    Hi John,

    Photoshop 7 is what I have and you didn't say if it will run under Windows

    10. If it doesn't, what options do I have, without having to buy new

    software?

    DavidDundas
    DavidDundasAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 6, 2016

    Is the drive an ssd or .....?


    Hi R_Kelly,

    All my drives are SSD:  c:\ for system and programmes, d:\ for data, e:\ for games

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