compatibility function on xp sp2

[Guest]

Did anyone try to use the compatibility function on xp for older program?When
I try it to use it work great( I just chage the color setting to 256 ) ,but
when I log on as a different user the setting that I set they are not there
as that user.
Here what I did:
Install the software and after that modified the shortcut on the all user
profile to run with 256 color run work great . As I log out and a differeent
user log on the same shortcut ,that was save under the all user profile do
not have any setting that I apply.
I log the student off I log on everything that I did to the shortcut is back.
I also run the wizard after installing the program and a message said that
install correctly but when again run as other user the setting are not there
Are those setting profile related?
Any suggestion?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Allow custom display settings for each user
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_userdisplay.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Did anyone try to use the compatibility function on xp for older program?When
| I try it to use it work great( I just chage the color setting to 256 ) ,but
| when I log on as a different user the setting that I set they are not there
| as that user.
| Here what I did:
| Install the software and after that modified the shortcut on the all user
| profile to run with 256 color run work great . As I log out and a differeent
| user log on the same shortcut ,that was save under the all user profile do
| not have any setting that I apply.
| I log the student off I log on everything that I did to the shortcut is back.
| I also run the wizard after installing the program and a message said that
| install correctly but when again run as other user the setting are not there
| Are those setting profile related?
| Any suggestion?

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your help but this solution will not work with my user , I work
for a school and the student are from K to 5 grade , I have all the program
working exept this one that only work on 256 color, I will like to replace it
but is a software that teacher like so I try to make it work. Are the
compatib. setting store to the registry?
How I can create a shortcut icon on all user desktop so the program comp.
will change the display

 

[Tim Slattery]

Thank you for your help but this solution will not work with my user , I work
for a school and the student are from K to 5 grade , I have all the program
working exept this one that only work on 256 color, I will like to replace it
but is a software that teacher like so I try to make it work. Are the
compatib. setting store to the registry?
How I can create a shortcut icon on all user desktop so the program comp.
will change the display

Here's something that may help:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Resolution-Changer.shtml

Resolution Changer says it's a command-line utility that can (among
other things) change color depth (it's also free). The description
includes this paragraph:

You can have ResChange run another application in a specific display
resolution and return to the previous resolution when the application
finishes.

Sounds like it might be just what you need.