'Create Window failure'

Thanks for that. I tried it, using all possible compatibility combinations
but it still didn't work.

Chris

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

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 > How to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP
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 > Carey Frisch
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 > Windows XP - Shell/User
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 > "ChrisCo" wrote:
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 > | Hi there, I am not exactly a computer whizz, so I need some help. I bought a
 > | CD rom recently, which vital to my PhD research, but which was issued in 1994
 > | and can't get it to run on my computer with XP. The message I get is
 > | 'StartWIn - CreateWindow failure'. Can anyone help me around this? Thanks.
 > | Chris
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