True but with the XP mode installed it fixes a lot of those compatablity issues. Things designed or workable under XP will work with XP mode. Vista did not have XP mode so you were forced to use Virtual PC or Server and neither were designed to work like XP mode in 7. Add to that you needed a license for the down client for Virtual PC or Server. I am not saying it is perfect but then nothing is truely perfect in this world is it?
Jon On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > Win7 itself is EXACTLY as incompatible as Vista. > > > > As much as Vista is maligned, Win7 is really nothing more than “Vista > service pack 3”. > > > > The difference is that the ecosystem has caught up. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:38 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Running a DOS app on Win7 > > > > 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/> ~
