Is there a way to install and use Photodraw in WindowsXP Pro?

[André of Brabant]

In my former Windows 2000 have I worked out and saved a lot of images in the
Photodraw .mix extension. On my new PC I have WindowsXP Pro installation. Now
want to open the images for editing and/or printing and find out that I can't
converse the images to an other extension. I installed Photodraw in Office,
but as soon as I want to open an image, Photodraw crashes. I tryed to find
converion posibillities, but seams realy impossible for me.
Please is there somebody who can help me out?

 

[DL]

Did you try an Office update?
http://www.2tiff.com/ is one option or
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/16480

 

[DL]

I should have added you may be able to insert an image into Word/Publisher
then save image as........

 

[Mary Sauer]

Might want to read some of the troubleshooting articles here
Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/photodraw/default.asp

There are many old Microsoft products that can open .mix files, the Image Composer,
old Publisher versions and others.
Try this, drag a .mix file onto an open Word document. Sometimes works.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi André

You may want to also post in the MS Photodraw newsgroup
as well (link below).

Depending on whether you have Photodraw 2000 v1 or Photodraw 2000 v2
you may have different chances of success with it in Windows XP.
If you create a shortcut to the Photodrw.exe file and then right
click on the properties and use the compatability setting
to try running as Windows 98 or 2000.

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In my former Windows 2000 have I worked out and saved a lot of images in the
Photodraw .mix extension. On my new PC I have WindowsXP Pro installation. Now
want to open the images for editing and/or printing and find out that I can't
converse the images to an other extension. I installed Photodraw in Office,
but as soon as I want to open an image, Photodraw crashes. I tryed to find
converion posibillities, but seams realy impossible for me.
Please is there somebody who can help me out?>>
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LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.photodraw
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.photodraw

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

 

[André of Brabant]

Hi Bob,

Your suggestion worked! I will thank you for this hint. Now I can work out
further and/or converse the images to *.jpg or other.
I got two other little inconveniences now.
1st. When I save an image into .jpg or .bmp (maybe also in other extensions)
the image gets in the saving window only the first character of the existing
name. Changing that character into the full name by hand is impossible.
Changing the name after the saving works, but takes rather much time.
2nd. When I change the name of the image the extension name will be doubled
"like this: *.jpg.jpg or *.bmp.bmp". If there is a suggestion available for
this inconvenience I would be pleased, but if not I can live with it for the
time being.
Thanks for the help.
With kindest regards, André of Brabant

 

[André of Brabant]

Hi Mary, as you see in my reaction to "Bob Buckland", that my problem is
solved. Althaugh, I will thank you for your reaction.

With kindest regards, André of Brabant

 

[André of Brabant]

Hi DL,
Thank you for your reactions. As you can see in my reaction to "Bob
Buckland" my problem is solved. Although, thanks for your tips.

With kindest regards, André of Brabant