This GUI tool provides an interface for determining which
combination of fixes will resolve an application compatibility
problem for a selected executable (.exe) file. When your target
file has a common name (for example, setup.exe), QFixApp provides
the ability to identify a file using file properties and matching
file information. This ensures that fixes are applied to the
correct file. Once you have uniquely identified a target file, use
QFixApp to identify which combinations of fixes allow that
application to work on Windows XP.
Use CompatAdmin to create an SDB
package to deploy your fix to other target computers.
Applications that worked on earlier versions of Windows may fail
to function properly on Windows XP. There are several reasons
that this may happen:
The application refuses to run when Windows reports new, higher
operating system version numbers. Often the application will work
well on the new version of Windows if the user can get past this
block in the application.
The application calls older versions of Win32 API functions
that return unexpected values on computers with large amounts of
resources such as disk free space.
The application expects older formats of Windows data.
The application expects user information (such as personal and
temporary folders) to be in specific locations or specific
formats.
