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Running Old Programs
Some while ago I created various utility routines. This was done with MS QuickBasic 4.5. on an Intel P2 machine running Windows 95.
Most of these were compiled into .exe files which ran under DOS. Can anyone advise how I can get these to run on P4 machine under XP Home. I have tried and, while they don't indicate errors, they don't do anything. I believe P2s were 16 bit and P4s are 32 bit so I think the problem may be due to how the progs implement file handling. Any help appreciated.
Most of these were compiled into .exe files which ran under DOS. Can anyone advise how I can get these to run on P4 machine under XP Home. I have tried and, while they don't indicate errors, they don't do anything. I believe P2s were 16 bit and P4s are 32 bit so I think the problem may be due to how the progs implement file handling. Any help appreciated.
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i think you are right ... two options
http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
or my personal favourite (assuming you still have the disks)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/vir tualpc/default.mspx
which does exactly what it says on the box
I've used virtual machines for years ... and they work extremely well
also - my favourite
VMWare (virtual server is free - and still runs desktop software)
http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
or my personal favourite (assuming you still have the disks)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/vir tualpc/default.mspx
which does exactly what it says on the box
I've used virtual machines for years ... and they work extremely well
also - my favourite
VMWare (virtual server is free - and still runs desktop software)
No, the P2s are still 32-bit.
I'd either do as AC suggests and use a virtual machine, or try and use a DOS emulator like dosbox to run the programs under:
http://www.dosbox.com/
I'd either do as AC suggests and use a virtual machine, or try and use a DOS emulator like dosbox to run the programs under:
http://www.dosbox.com/
Prob not entirely relevant to this but interesting.
We've been using Greetings Workshop since Win 95, but after an upgrade it would not run. It appears that the new PC had too much memory (2gig), and the programme would not run with more than 760mb. The answer was to set up a different option at boot-up with lower memory when we wanted to use the programme. Bit of a fiddle, but it works.
We've been using Greetings Workshop since Win 95, but after an upgrade it would not run. It appears that the new PC had too much memory (2gig), and the programme would not run with more than 760mb. The answer was to set up a different option at boot-up with lower memory when we wanted to use the programme. Bit of a fiddle, but it works.
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