Windows 8.1 for me while having some very beneficial improvements over Windows 7 has been a massive waist of time and a waist of money. The only common item between these two installations was the original Microsoft Windows 8.0 Pro installation DVD that I now assume must be corrupt?Īnyway both computers are now back running their respective versions of Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Pro both 圆4 and are working perfectly. I had similar issues with Windows 8.1 on an HP Elitebook 8440P that was upgraded from a clean install of Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8 Pro and then to Windows 8.1 Pro. In general the computer was fine with most programs and erratic with others. Generally I couldn't watch You tube videos, nothing would happen. I had all sorts of issues with certain programs apart from not being able to install the ones I mentioned earlier, in particular with the Adobe PDF player that would occasionally work and other times not. Windows 7 Compatibility: Software Programs & Hardware Devices: Find. Please go to the Windows 7 compatibility center to check if it is compatible with Windows 7. If its in the wrong forum can someone please move it. I have read many things but I cant fix it. This is a Windows 8.1 issue with non Microsoft programs, I had exactly the same problem on an i7 HP EliteBook which I've since reverted back to Windows 7 Pro There are numerous similar problems noted on the net but I can't find ant definitive cause or solution. I don't appear to be able to run them in Windows 7 compatibility mode either. I've disabled all unnecessary start-up programs with no avail. I've contacted both companies and they assure me these programs should work under Windows 8.1Īnd that they have recieved no other reports of problems.
Most main stream programs have installed without issues but several including Snap 7 and Movie Studio Pro from Ashampoo andįreeStudio and FreeYouTubeUploader from DVDVideosoft won't load returning the message I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 圆4 on a new SSD followed by an immediate upgrade to Windows 8.0 Pro followed by an upgrade to Windows 8.1 Pro 圆4.