I'd be curious to know what app this is as we are a school and in the middle of our 7 rollout.
-----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Running a DOS app on Win7 We found an app that runs on Vista but not Win7. It surprised me, because I was operating under the assumption that anything that worked with Vista would work with Win7, and anything that DIDN'T work with Vista wouldn't work with Win7. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Running a DOS app on Win7 I prefer to think of it like Vista SE (Second Edition) >>> "Michael B. Smith" <[email protected]> 2/17/2010 9:40 AM >>> 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]<mailto:[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]<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/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
