Windows 10: MS Picture it 7

" the file needed to copy over is only the exe, the bat is "into" it!"

Even easier ! Thanks, again !

 

A confirmation: I came across my Picture It! Premium 10 earlier today and followed the instructions by first copying the contents of the CD to a Folder on my HDD then made the modifications as specified. After running the setup from that Folder and verifying that it worked I then burned a new CD for archiving.

I hadn't used a .bat to .exe converter is some time called BAT2EXEC [like back in Win95/98 days, maybe MS-DOS and Win3.xx] but glad to find one that works on Win10.

 

Hi Berton

Thanks for reporting your positive report!

@simrick

I have managed to have a disk of Picture It! 7. I have downloaded it from this link, hosted on this archived page.

My patch works also with it. I'm on Windows 10 1709 64 bit.

The problem installing it aroses with the latest version of Windows 10 (Fall Creators Update 1709) because now it pretends to install Internet Explorer 6 but you can't have more than one version of it and the latest version is 11.

The installation ends telling that a critical component can't be installed so the product cannot be installed.

This happens probably because something is changed in the way Windows 10 or Internet Explorer 11 writes that info into the Windows registry so it is no more recognized by old installation programs.

I haven't found the missed registry keys but I have found the posted workaround.

 

Thanks to mrgeek's feedback, I have reorganized my Guide and now it should be as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Furthermore, the problem with the Library (it doesn't start) on a fresh clean install of Windows 10 FCU 1709 32 bit and 64 bit is solved!

 

I'm going to try the process in a couple of days on the Digital Imaging Suite 9 [©2003] I just came across in my box of saved programs. Will report on it.

EDIT: This DIS 9 is a set of 2 CDs so probably will need to create a new Disc 1 [rather than install from Folder] to make the install work to call for the second disc.

 

So, because I already had the software installed prior to upgrading to the Fall Creators Update, I didn't have the problem. But if someone were to try and install it on the FCU, it would error - got it. Thanks. *Thumbs

 

Thanks, much easier to follow. Only suggestion -
"If the PI installation media is an ISO file, just open it and it will appear and behave like a CD." will not allow your ie6setup to replace orig in Redist/IE6 folder because ISO is like closed CD (can't add files). If one has ISO instead of installation disc, they should mount ISO, then copy complete ISO contents to a new folder (PIDISK) which will allow file manipulation and run setup.exe from folder.
Thanks again for your hard work on this project.

 

But at 1) I tell to copy the installation disk to the PIDISK folder on the Desktop!

Anyway I will add details to avoid misunderstanding.

I have found that the problem with the Library that doesn't start is there on any fresh clean install of Windows 10 FCU 1709 32 bit and 64 bit!
Before I was thinking it was a problem only on 32 bit, I was wrong.
I will correct also this.

 

Hi Berton

Probably you can copy both into the same folder.
Please post a listing or a screenshot of both folders structure.

Edit:
On eMule I have found "Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 v11.0 Dvd Ver.iso" 1.14 GB.
The patch is needed and works also with it.