How do you set the installation to compatibility mode? I have autorun turned off, but when I insert the EE2 disk, it starts spinning for several minutes - I don't know what it is doing - and then goes directly to the installation screen. In other words I get no opportunity to set compatibility mode for the installer. Does your installation disk work differently?

I see no way to eliminate the Speech Recognition in W7, but you can uninstall the EE2 Speech Recognition program separately from EE2.

I have been away for a couple of days, but appreciate your continued interest in helping.