HOW TO MAKE PRE-VISTA APPLICATIONS WORK IN WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS 7

First,be sure you are loged as Administrator
After installing the Application ((ignore any notice that it might not have installed correctly), but preferably before running it for the first time:
In Windows Explorer, find the Application.
Right click on it and choose: Create shortcut.
On shortcut created, right click and choose: Send to | Desktop.
Left click on shortcut on desktop (if necessary, right click on taskbar and choose: Show the desktop).
Right click on shortcut and choose: Properties.
In Shortcut tab, make sure "Start in" shows where the data files should be. For CD Czar the default is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\CDCzar"
Then in the Shortcut key field, tap the first letter of the Application, or whatever key you want to use to bring up the Application.
In the Security tab, click on yourself as Administrator, then if necessary click Edit to Allow all of the first 6 Permissions. Click OK.
In the Compatibility tab, in the Compatibility mode box, select Windows XP and check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" box.
Also check the box in Privilege Level.
Click Apply, then click the "Change settings for all users" and do the same things there.
Click on OK. and from now on, to bring up your Application just hold down the ctrl and alt keys while tapping ONCE the key you chose above for the Shortcut key field. Of course, you could instead just double click on the shortcut (or single click, then right click and choose Open). But always open by using the desktop shortcut, don't pin to the Taskbar or Start menu.

While you're at it, see Control panel | Folder options - you may see items you want to change, such as showing file extensions!

Microsoft has a migration tool (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Transfer-files-and-settings-from-another-computer) that I haven't had time to look at yet.