Program Compatibility Wizard

Help Center interface for the Application Compatibility Engine which allows Windows to modify the running environment of legacy applications.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: Program Compatibility Wizard

In XPlite Professional you can find Program Compatibility Wizard under the group titled  Operating System Options.

Install Program Compatibility Wizard:

If you install Program Compatibility Wizard to your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to install the following components that Program Compatibility Wizard requires:

•  Help and Support Center
•  Program Compatibility Engine

Uninstall Program Compatibility Wizard:

Program Compatibility Wizard is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall Program Compatibility Wizard without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require Program Compatibility Wizard. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall Program Compatibility Wizard using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall Program Compatibility Wizard and reinstall to repair Program Compatibility Wizard on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for Program Compatibility Wizard

XPlite:
Of 1817 sampled Windows XP users, 1060 left Program Compatibility Wizard installed and 757 people uninstalled Program Compatibility Wizard from their system.

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.