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Problems with Uninstalling

The single biggest problem with uninstalling is that people try to uninstall

without administrator privileges. If you try to uninstall and get an error, log

back on as an administrator and you should be fine. Don’t forget you can

right-click most uninstallation menu options on the Programs menu and

select Run as administrator to switch to administrator privileges (see Figure

16-45).

Figure 16-45 Selecting Run as administrator from the context menu

Compatibility

Most applications are written with the most recent version of Windows in

mind, but as Windows versions change over time, older programs have

difficulty running in more recent Windows versions. In some cases, such as

the jump from Windows 7 to Windows 8, the changes are generally minor

enough to cause few if any compatibility problems. In other cases—say, a

program written back when Windows XP reigned supreme—the

underpinnings of the OS differ enough that you have to perform certain steps

to ensure that the older programs run. Windows provides various different

forms of compatibility modes to support older applications.

Windows handles compatibility using the aptly named Compatibility tab

(see Figure 16-46) in every executable program’s Properties dialog box

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