Windows Vista forum: Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 and MS Windows Vista

Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing...

Just curious here if anyone has tried to use the older versions of Paintshop pro help files in Vista? I know that Paintshop 6 works in Vista but not the help files. How about your version 8?

Vista does not incorporate the .hlp format natively. The fix can be downloaded from Microsoft so that software that uses it will function.

For some reason Microsoft deemed that type of file a risk or not worth their time protecting in Vista.

Works fine on my vista - except the cropping tool will shut the program down but no problem I just use another program for that

I,m curious, has PSP8 worked OK since you disabled UAC? It seems that there are many other compatability issues that would not be solved simply by disabling UAC, whic seemed a rather drastic "Fix".

Okay...I finally got rid of the 256 color choice...and psp did allow me to crop...1 time out of about 10 tries...

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I am running Paint Shop Prox X under Vista Home Premium, and the only glitch seems to be that it can't handle Aero, so it switches the system out of Aero, temporarily.

It also seems to run slower than the JASC versions...

Dave

I just tried to crop an image in PSP 8 with Aero turned off but it still locked up. Is anybody else experiencing this issue?

I recently installed a second printer, but I have not printed from PSP8 since installing the printer, so I never experienced the problem you describe. I just opened an image in PSP8 and selected print. PSP8 will use the printer set as the "Default" printer in Windows. I was unable to locate any setting to change what printer PSP8 will print to. Because I only recently installed a second printer after installing Vista, I cannot say whether this was an issue before I installed Vista. It seems that this is a compatibility issue between PSP8 and PSP9 and Vista. It also appears to be an issue that will not be resolved since PSP has become a Corel product and Corel does not appear to be interested in providing any help or patches. You can read more about this issue at:
http://www.news.only-4-geeks.com/Cannot-print-to-multiple-printers-_238165.html
I guess the only solution is to set the printer you want to use as the "Default" printer before you select print in PSP8.
PSP8 has served me well over the years and I will continue to use it as much as I can, but I am looking for a replacement that will be compatible with Vista. I have read many comments concerning Corels "Paint Shop Pro Phot X2" and most of the comments seem negative. Many feel that Corel has basically destroyed a good program and that the Corel version of PSP is bloated and not user-friendly. At this time, I'm not sure what the solution is.

This totally worked for me - did Alt-P in Print Layout and was able to change my default printer so I could create a PDF of my image. Thanks so much!!

Thanks that answered some of my concerns about the admin options. I also am trying to run in xp sp 2 and see if that fixes the issues. Thanks very much for your post

I am having the same problems as I read above. I do not have the option listed to change to admin. mode via the programs and features wizard in the control panel. Which is a whole other reason I am disliking Vista; "having to give permission over and over again on a computer I ONLY use". Anyways yes PSP 8 locks up on me when I try to crop and sometimes other things like working with selections in masks. I am receiving the exact same outcome; loss of all work. I have learned to save my work now before continuing...well that and I just spent a boatload of money for Adobe; at least they seem to keep their products up to date. I have PSP since it was created and loved Jasc. Unfortunately instead of fixing problems Corel would rather I spent 49.99-99.99 to upgrade a program I have no interest in upgrading. They do not offer me enough to upgrade. I would much rather just go with adobe and skip the continuous headaches. Which is really a pity since I have been a loyal customer all these years. Their loss.

I started this thread with the hope that some of the incompatibilities between PSP8 and Vista could be overcome or even fixed. It seems obvious that there are many issues affecting PSP8 when run under Vista and even more obvious that there are no patches forthcoming. I have been looking into a replacement for PSP8 that will be compatible with Vista. I've never been a fan of Corel products, and most of the comments I've read concerning Corels versions of PSP are negative at best. I did some searches today for mor reviews of Corel PSP Photo X2 and was very surprised to learn that the software includes a nasty "spyware" type utility that installs behind the scenes and apparently uses up a lot of resources. It seems that the "utility" is included to protect Corels product from piracy and ensure that the software is being used in accordance with the EULA. There are a lot of users out there that don't share those same sentiments. Please visit the following and read the posts before you upgrade to Corel's versions of PSP.
http://www.zipile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18120
http://ussenterprise.blogdns.net/blog2/archive/2007/02/16/316.aspx

I just got up with Vista and it also hates my PSP 8, but I also have 9 and so far no problems and altho for my own reasons, I prefer 8, 9 was still Jasc and even does more than 8 and seems to work with Vista, as I just got started, I'll have to run both for a little while and then maybe get back and report in as it seems there is a need here for peeps to communicate about Vista's down side, and maybe someone needs to go up the WA and sit on someones desk at MS untill there's an answer, as these peeps don't seem to relalize how important our programs are to us, as my psp is more important to me than any friggin OS, it's just that I need one to work.
greg (fugitive)Portland, OR.

If you click "Programs and Features" you've actually gone one level to deep. If you open the Control Panel and click Programs, at the top under the heading of "Programs and Features" there should be six options, one of which is to "Use an older program with this version of Windows." Note that you can accomplish the same thing by right-clicking on the program's executable, selecting Properties, choosing the Compatibility tab, and running it incompatibility mode for ________.

Hope this helps,
John