I have just switched to a new PC running Vista and find that my Picture It
2001 software will no longer run. Is there anyway I can convert my PHP files
so I can use/see them in another program? Is there another program compatible
to Vista that would read PHP files?

Thanks

Geoff

"Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:470D2F2F-A559-4D61-A5A0-5E0083BEED38@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have just switched to a new PC running Vista and find that my Picture It
> 2001 software will no longer run. Is there anyway I can convert my PHP
> files
> so I can use/see them in another program? Is there another program
> compatible
> to Vista that would read PHP files?[/color]

Have you looked at [url]www.irfanview.com[/url] ?

Thanks Dennis

Have just checked the website but I can't see the PHP format in the fairly
comprehensive list, looks like I'll just have to recreate those files I still
need.

Geoff

"dennis@home" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:470D2F2F-A559-4D61-A5A0-5E0083BEED38@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I have just switched to a new PC running Vista and find that my Picture It
> > 2001 software will no longer run. Is there anyway I can convert my PHP
> > files
> > so I can use/see them in another program? Is there another program
> > compatible
> > to Vista that would read PHP files?[/color]
>
> Have you looked at [url]www.irfanview.com[/url] ?
>[/color]

"Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3624621F-06F6-4A4F-B57A-C4F6651C8020@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thanks Dennis
>
> Have just checked the website but I can't see the PHP format in the fairly
> comprehensive list, looks like I'll just have to recreate those files I
> still
> need.
>
> Geoff[/color]

I noticed that PHP wasn't in there but I have never heard of images in that
format so I thought it might be a typo.
TIFF, JPEG and PNG are probably the most portable formats if you have a
choice when you save them.
HTH.

posted to the Picture It newsgroup via crosspost

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
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"Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:470D2F2F-A559-4D61-A5A0-5E0083BEED38@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have just switched to a new PC running Vista and find that my Picture It
> 2001 software will no longer run. Is there anyway I can convert my PHP files
> so I can use/see them in another program? Is there another program compatible
> to Vista that would read PHP files?
>
> Thanks
>
> Geoff[/color]

Peter Foldes wrote:[color=blue]
> posted to the Picture It newsgroup via crosspost
>
>
> "Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:470D2F2F-A559-4D61-A5A0-5E0083BEED38@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> I have just switched to a new PC running Vista and find that my
>> Picture It 2001 software will no longer run. Is there anyway I can
>> convert my PHP files so I can use/see them in another program? Is
>> there another program compatible to Vista that would read PHP files?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Geoff[/color][/color]
==============================
DIS Anniversary Edition is optimized for
Vista and there is a compatibility patch
for DIS2006.

MS Digital Image 2006
*Vista Compatibility* Update
[url]http://tinyurl.com/w5u58[/url]

I successfully installed my MS Picture It! /
MS Digital Image programs on my Vista
partition.

The versions that function correctly are:
PI99, PI2000, DIS9, DIS10, DIS2006,
and the DIS 2006 Anniversary Edition.

PIPP2001, PIPP2002 and DIP7 will
install but will not run correctly. At least...
they will not run on my machine.

FWIW...I've also seen reports that some
users have issues when running DIS10
on Vista.

All versions of MS Picture It! / MS Digital
Image will open your old Picture It! .mix and
..php files. The most current version is called
Microsoft Digital Image Suite Anniversary
Edition and some retail stores still have it
in stock.

There's a 60 day trial version available for
download if you would like to give it a try:

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
[url]http://tinyurl.com/28loxr[/url]
(this product line has been
discontinued but you can still
down-load the Starter Version
and run it for 60 days)

Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
have the ability to create VCDs and it does
not include the clipart and pre-formatted
projects.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

dennis@home wrote:[color=blue]
> "Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3624621F-06F6-4A4F-B57A-C4F6651C8020@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Thanks Dennis
>>
>> Have just checked the website but I can't see the PHP format in the
>> fairly comprehensive list, looks like I'll just have to recreate
>> those files I still
>> need.
>>
>> Geoff[/color]
>
> I noticed that PHP wasn't in there but I have never heard of images
> in that format so I thought it might be a typo.
> TIFF, JPEG and PNG are probably the most portable formats if you have
> a choice when you save them.
> HTH.[/color]
==================================
IrfanView is a great program but is not
compatible with Picture It! .php files.

MS Picture It! and MS Home Publishing used
the .php format for layered project files. They
are only compatible with the MS Picture It! /
MS Digital Image series of programs.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Thanks John I'm sure that must be the definitive answer, question now is do I
fork out for the software (I have a number of other photo enhancing bits of
software) or just use Picture It on my Laptop using XP Pro.

All the suggestions have been very much appreciated.

Regards

Geoff

"John Inzer" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Peter Foldes wrote:[color=green]
> > posted to the Picture It newsgroup via crosspost
> >
> >
> > "Geoff" <Geoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:470D2F2F-A559-4D61-A5A0-5E0083BEED38@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> >> I have just switched to a new PC running Vista and find that my
> >> Picture It 2001 software will no longer run. Is there anyway I can
> >> convert my PHP files so I can use/see them in another program? Is
> >> there another program compatible to Vista that would read PHP files?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Geoff[/color][/color]
> ==============================
> DIS Anniversary Edition is optimized for
> Vista and there is a compatibility patch
> for DIS2006.
>
> MS Digital Image 2006
> *Vista Compatibility* Update
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/w5u58[/url]
>
> I successfully installed my MS Picture It! /
> MS Digital Image programs on my Vista
> partition.
>
> The versions that function correctly are:
> PI99, PI2000, DIS9, DIS10, DIS2006,
> and the DIS 2006 Anniversary Edition.
>
> PIPP2001, PIPP2002 and DIP7 will
> install but will not run correctly. At least...
> they will not run on my machine.
>
> FWIW...I've also seen reports that some
> users have issues when running DIS10
> on Vista.
>
> All versions of MS Picture It! / MS Digital
> Image will open your old Picture It! .mix and
> ..php files. The most current version is called
> Microsoft Digital Image Suite Anniversary
> Edition and some retail stores still have it
> in stock.
>
> There's a 60 day trial version available for
> download if you would like to give it a try:
>
> Microsoft Digital Image
> Starter Edition 2006
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/28loxr[/url]
> (this product line has been
> discontinued but you can still
> down-load the Starter Version
> and run it for 60 days)
>
> Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
> have the ability to create VCDs and it does
> not include the clipart and pre-formatted
> projects.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>[/color]

Geoff wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks John I'm sure that must be the definitive answer, question now
> is do I fork out for the software (I have a number of other photo
> enhancing bits of software) or just use Picture It on my Laptop using
> XP Pro.
>
> All the suggestions have been very much appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Geoff[/color]
================================
You're welcome.

IMHO...the new version has a better set of
editing tools. But I would suggest that you
try the 60 day trial and then you could make
your own decision.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

"John Inzer" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Geoff wrote:[color=green]
> > Thanks John I'm sure that must be the definitive answer, question now
> > is do I fork out for the software (I have a number of other photo
> > enhancing bits of software) or just use Picture It on my Laptop using
> > XP Pro.
> >
> > All the suggestions have been very much appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Geoff[/color]
> ================================
> You're welcome.
>
> IMHO...the new version has a better set of
> editing tools. But I would suggest that you
> try the 60 day trial and then you could make
> your own decision.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>[/color]

I have Microsoft Picture It! v.2002; I wrote:
==================================
You didn't post a question but your subject line
mentions Picture It! 2002. If you are wanting to
know if PI2002 is compatible with vista...here
are the experiences I had when installing my
collection of programs.

DIS Anniversary Edition is optimized for
Vista and there is a compatibility patch
for DIS2006.

MS Digital Image 2006
*Vista Compatibility* Update
[url]http://tinyurl.com/w5u58[/url]

I successfully installed my MS Picture It!/
MS Digital Image programs on my Vista
partition.

The versions that function correctly are:
PI99, PI2000, DIS9, DIS10, DIS2006,
and the DIS 2006 Anniversary Edition.

PIPP2001, PIPP2002 and DIP7 will
install but will not run correctly. At least...
they will not run on my machine.

FWIW...I've also seen reports that some
users have issues when running DIS10
on Vista.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

I have Vista Business and have Picture It 2002 working by setting
compatability to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. (Tried it set to XP SP2
and would open pics but not save edits)

"I have Microsoft Picture It! v.2002; I" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Geoff wrote:[color=darkred]
> > > Thanks John I'm sure that must be the definitive answer, question now
> > > is do I fork out for the software (I have a number of other photo
> > > enhancing bits of software) or just use Picture It on my Laptop using
> > > XP Pro.
> > >
> > > All the suggestions have been very much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Geoff[/color]
> > ================================
> > You're welcome.
> >
> > IMHO...the new version has a better set of
> > editing tools. But I would suggest that you
> > try the 60 day trial and then you could make
> > your own decision.
> >
> > --
> >
> > John Inzer
> > MS Picture It! -
> > Digital Image MVP
> >
> > Digital Image
> > Highlights and FAQs
> > [url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]
> >
> > Notice
> > This is not tech support
> > I am a volunteer
> >
> > Solutions that work for
> > me may not work for you
> >
> > Proceed at your own risk
> >
> >
> >[/color][/color]

R wrote:[color=blue]
> I have Vista Business and have Picture It 2002 working by setting
> compatability to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. (Tried it set to
> XP SP2 and would open pics but not save edits)[/color]
===========================
Thank you for the info, please keep us
informed of any future developments.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

I've treid setting the compatibility program but it does not offer me a 2003
server option, only XP or 2000, neither of which work. Any suggestions why
this is?

I running Vista business, and like all the others here trying to use my old
PI2001 on it
Mark


"John Inzer" wrote:
[color=blue]
> R wrote:[color=green]
> > I have Vista Business and have Picture It 2002 working by setting
> > compatability to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. (Tried it set to
> > XP SP2 and would open pics but not save edits)[/color]
> ===========================
> Thank you for the info, please keep us
> informed of any future developments.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>[/color]

Mark wrote:[color=blue]
> I've treid setting the compatibility program but it does not offer me
> a 2003 server option, only XP or 2000, neither of which work. Any
> suggestions why this is?
>
> I running Vista business, and like all the others here trying to use
> my old PI2001 on it
> Mark[/color]
============================
My experience is that Picture It! 2001
will not run successfully on Vista. The
steps to use the compatibility mode
were posted by a user who said it
worked for them but I have no verification
that it ever worked for anyone else.

Here's what I have on the subject....

I successfully installed all my MS Picture It!/
MS Digital Image programs on the Vista
partition.

The versions that function correctly are:
PI99, PI2000, DIS9, DIS10 and DIS2006.

PIPP2001, PIPP2002 and DIP7 will
install but will not run.

I've also seen a few reports that DIS10
has problems when running on Vista.

===
The following info was posted 09-22-2007
in the Picture It! Newsgroup but it did not
work for me:
===
I have Vista Business and have Picture It 2002
working by setting compatibility to Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1. (Tried it set to XP
SP2 and would open pics but not save edits)
===

===
It's also possible to run Picture It! in a Virtual
Machine if you have a copy of WinXP that
can be activated. Here's a link to a message
from someone who tried it:
"*Update* Picture It! Publishing Platinum
2002 on Vista"
[url]http://tinyurl.com/2g3rl4[/url]
===

The most recent 2006 version is optimized
for Vista: "Microsoft Digital Image Suite
Anniversary Edition"...Amazon and eBay
are good sources for hard to find software.

There's a 60 day trial version available for
download if you would like to give it a try:

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
[url]http://tinyurl.com/28loxr[/url]
(this product line has been
discontinued but you can still
download the Starter Version
and run it for 60 days)

Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
have the ability to create VCDs and it does
not include the clipart and pre-formatted
projects.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk