I've been using Picture Publisher for a long time and still prefer it for power and ease of use to more expensive and sophisticated programs such as Photoshop. That being said, I thought that I'd share some of my experiences with trying to run PP8 and PP10 in 32-bit Vista and 64-bit Windows 7. I've gotten both PP8 and PP10 to run in 32-bit Vista by disabling desktop composition and using XP SP2 compatibility. PP10 seems to crash more often than PP8 and I prefer PP8 because when copying a feathered image into a new window, the image returns to the unfeathered form, unlike PP10 that remains feathered. I've also used the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit to disable UAC for the program. The only issue besides occasional crashes is that when drawing a mask, part of the mask will disappear. I've gotten used to that.
64-bit Windows 7 is a different story. PP8 would not install because the installer was 16-bit. 16-bit programs will not run in 64-bit Windows. PP10 does install but I've been unable to disable UAC for this single program as I did in Vista. I don't have the problem with masks but I cannot drag and drop images into the program. They must be copied and pasted or directly loaded. Other than that, no problems.
All this being said, it's still the best graphics program around. Amazing that nobody has picked it up. If you can find PP10, get it. It's really hard to find.Get more detail about PICTURE PUBLISHER 10 PRO.
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