Why won't Illustrator 10 run in Windows 7?

I thought that Windows 7 will run all programs that run under Windows XP, but I'm having a problem with Illustrator 10. I installed Illustrator 10 under Windows 7, and when I launch it, the logo appears in the center of the screen as it should, but the program suddenly quits launching before the Illustrator window appears. I successfully installed and am running Photoshop 7 and InDesign 2, which I purchased at the same time as Illustrator 10, about 10 years ago. But I'm having a problem with Illustrator 10. Any idea how to get Illustrator 10 to work?

Not sure about the specs for AI 10.  However you mentioned that Windows 7 runs anything that XP runs.  Well, sort of.  In order for this to
work you have to be running "Windows XP Mode" within Windows 7 which is basically a Virtual Machine that
Microsoft developed specifically for Windows 7 that will run a full copy of Windows XP.  You don't have to worry about the license since you own a license of Windows 7.  It is only available in certain editions of Windows 7 and only available for certain types of motherboard hardware (I think the virtual machine settings need to be addressed within the BIOS of your computer and you might have to use hyperthreading, though I do not recall what the specifics are of the BIOS settings--refer to Microsoft's help and support for Windows 7 for the details).
Hope this helps,
-markerline

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