Windows 10: Windows 10 / Wordperfect X4

Mods--I posted this question in another thread that was several years old. i got a notification to that effect and a suggestion to start an new thread. So...

I am upgrading my computer hardware and am thinking about upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I resisted upgrading to Win 10 specifically because I had numerous 'legacy' programs that scuttlebutt (Corel forums) said wouldn't work with 10.

One of the most important (to me) is WordPerfect X4. Yes, i know..."get a newer version." But this is not an option for financial reasons, alone (and i hate having to purchase new versions of perfectly functioning software every time Windows puts out a new iteration. More importantly, I have a number of macros that I sweated over and I don't know if they will work with a newer version (last time I upgraded WP they had to be re-coded, IIRC). I could easily switch to Libre Office or almost any other word processor (except Microsoft) but for the macros.

I've seen posts all over the internet that say if you upgrade to 10 from 7 that WP and other Corel programs such as Draw, Paint and Ventura 10 will work fine. And then I've seen posts that say they won't work properly. (And they won't install at all on a clean Win 10 install.)

Can someone give me a definitive answer?

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Winows 10 / Wordperfect X4

Run Win 7 as a Hyper-V Virtual Machime and run WordPerfect X4 there. Should work exactly as it does now. The VM will be a window on your Windows 10 desktop like any other window with full cut and past and file sharing between the VM and the host when running in Enhanced mode (I know, just got this working with the help of Bree and Kari).

 

Unable to open wordperfect files

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall WordPerfect x7and check if it fixes the issue. Follow the steps below to uninstall
WordPerfect x7:

• Press Windows key + X.
• Click on Programs and Features.
• Look for WordPerfect x7and right click on it and click on
  uninstall.
• Reboot the computer after uninstall is complete and try to reinstall it.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Winows 10 / Wordperfect X4

Sounds like a plan. So I'd have to reinstall WP in the Virtual machine. Would CorelDraw X4 install in the VM? With the same results?

Can I leave the user created files, templates and macos on a separate drive? Will the VM be able to access those files? How hard is it to print from WPX4 on the VM?