It's a snap to have a dual boot system (more if you are keen) so long as you install from earlier versions of windows to later ones. Most systems have quite large drives - some have multiple drives. If you are keen to do this then I'd recommend you do it in a Vista playground (separate partition / drive).

It seems earlier versions are more likely to succeed - hard to find though. I reckon (best guess - moderate confidence) that you might be able to get WINFAX to run OK depending upon the version you have (see above) and your flavour of Vista. I can't recall off-hand if the high end Vista 'flavours' use quite different file formats - as in, different to NTSF or FAT32 - like EFS (encrypted fle system) or live file system(for CD's and DVD's). In VISTA you often need to disable UAC to install basic stuff (mySQL or postgreSQL etc). it's possible to get around it but not advised unless you are confident about your IT skills. UAC (user access control) is a security measure that for many is a pain in the butt. There are real differences between Vista flavours - I've got the Business and Ultimate versions. I've no idea what impact Vista - SP 1 might have other than a general awareness that loads of drivers (which is where Winfax comes in) fell over post installation of SP 1. I've done it: some involved lots of mucking around. Yes, you can get some old programs to work under Vista. (But I'm uncertain about what 'not supported' means in this context - not supported by Symantec or don't work.) WinFax PRO 10.00 and WinFax Basic Edition 10.00 are not supported under Windows XP.WinFax Basic Edition 10.02, WinFax PRO 10.02, and later versions of WinFax PRO 10 are supported under Windows XP and with Office XP.Symantec answered this question for XP PRO here. I do remember it worked OK with the XP flavour of Office. Office has truly changed - the latest iteration bearing a passing resemblance to earlier versions. This affected WINFAX / Talkworks and the product quickly died out.Īs I recall it integrated into Office and Outlook. As I recall, Microsoft changed a DLL dealing with modems (communicating with faxes too) with WIN98 / ME and XP. I'm afraid it's been many years since I last played with the product. You can search on the Symantec site and find a slew of helpful topics. This is old software and yet you can still pick it up fairly cheaply around the internet (eg: Australian site for $32 and eBay of course). However, a version upgrade removed most of the features I loved and I stopped using it. I was / am a HUGE fan of Winfax Pro / Talkwork.

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