Annette, I am running Eudora 7.1 on Windows 7 with no problems. Unfortunately, I can't help you with the CD problem. Vanessa At 08:23 PM 2/19/2014, you wrote: >Hi, > >I have XP on my PC and realise that I need to upgrade to Windows 7 home or >Pro. >My PC is now 7 years old and running very slowly (at times), so, I >have decided >to bite the bullet and my bank a/c and purchase a new PC. > >I have Eudora 7.1 (free edition) and have been very happy with it, >will it work as >well using Windows 7 Home or Pro. > >Some of my family history CDs will not run on Windows 7 so I am thinking of >have a split something and having XP on one half and Windows 7 on the >other half. >A technician has advised me that it would be better to have Windows Pro rather >than the Home edition to do this. > >I do have a laptop using XP so maybe it would be better to keep this >for running >the CDs (but I will also need to upgrade this computer to Windows), >would it be >better to have the Pro edition on the laptop? and just have the home >edition on >my PC. > >I would appreciate your expert thoughts on this - I am not tech >savvy and would >be guided by your ideas and experiences. > >Happy hunting, > >Annette WATSON >Lismore >Australia --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com