I have re-installed photoshop 6 now after recovering from the cyber attack
a
few days ago. I cannot afford new software now and Illustrator 8 no longer
works now I have Windows 7.
Virtual PC is free from microsoft here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/search.aspx?q=virtual%20pc%20for%20windows%207
and will allow you to run other versions of Windows - so if you have XP-only
software, install XP from a CD with a licence you own and reinstall your
software and away you go. I think all versions of windows are supported so
you need not despair, nor spend more money to run software for which you
already own a license
regards
k