>From what I have seen this is the best thing Microsoft has done with 7. Vista was a real bust with backward compatability but compatiblity mode with a machine with VT technology really works well.
Jon On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Download and install the Windows XP compatibility mode app for Windows > 7. Of course, the new desktop must support hardware virtualization for it > to work. > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx > > > > *From:* Evan Brastow [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:31 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Running a DOS app on Win7 > > > > Hi guys, > > > > Okay, don’t laugh! But I have an issue that’s funny yet sad. > > > > Our company still relies on several key dBASE IV apps (DOS) to run certain > parts of the company. Nothing I can do about that at the moment. It’s been > working out fine (well, sort of) so far and we’ve also used Visual dBASE > here and there. > > > > The problem came today when I bought a small new HP desktop for a user > whose previous computer had died. Her previous computer ran XP, and her new > computer comes with, any guesses? Very good… you read the subject line… > Windows 7. > > > > So I create a shortcut to where the EXE is located on a network drive, and > it won’t run. I do a quick amount of research and find that Win7 has removed > all support for 16 bit DOS programs. > > > > Not a happy day so far. > > > > So I know I could probably download something like DOSBox and get it > running, but that wouldn’t give me any ability to print, I don’t think. And > I’m going to have to look into what I read a couple of months ago; that Win7 > comes with a virtual instance of Win XP. I haven’t found that yet but will > research that, too. > > > > My question is, is there any other way to get DOS functionality out of Win7 > that would include printing? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Evan > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
