I agree with trying XP mode first. But if that doesn't work, VMWorkstation is always an option.
Chris Bodnar, MCSE Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: [email protected] Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: "Michael B. Smith" <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 02/17/2010 12:40 PM Subject: RE: Running a DOS app on Win7 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 ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
