You don't need a Win3.1 emulator for Windows/2000 or Windows/XP, they are 32-bit only OS's and will run 3.1 programs out of the box.
Dave G4UGM (Notes there are a couple of offerings called XP 64-bit but they are actually modified versions of Server 2003 which is a different code base to XP). > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of william > degnan > Sent: 03 May 2016 17:54 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Ideas for running a VB4 application on modern hardware? > > May be a crazy idea but worth a try. > > First set up Win 2000 professional and find a Win 3.1 emulator that works > within it. Once that's solid and running on Win 2000 box transplant the > physical > Win 2000 server to virtual. There are Win 2000 containers in VMWare and > VCloud Director type utilities that can be used, or you can do it at the > command > prompt. I used this technique to set up an XP box into a cloud server that > was > running VMWare where you were allowed to spin up boxes. > > On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Mike Whalen > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Bill, > > > > Is “Virtual 2000 Professional” a product? Or is that Virtual PC with a > > VM of Windows 2000 Professional running? > > > > > > -- > @ BillDeg: > Web: vintagecomputer.net > Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> > Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> > Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>
