How to put windows 8 in windows 7 compatibility mode

I have windows 8 running. Lot of my software from windows 7 is not compatible with win8. How can i  put windows 8 in windows7 competitive mode. Any suggestions in detail  please.

 

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Original title: How to put windows 8 in windows 7 competitive mode

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You don't "put Windows 8 in Windows 7 compatibility mode" - you install your Windows 7 programs using Compatibility mode. See here on how to do that:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/cdd894f8-1ee2-43e5-952b-d04c25779a7f

Were these programs written for Windows 7? If they were then they should work OK in Windows 8...

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