On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I don't think it will run in 64bit Vista though.  Can anyone confirm this?
>
> I think it would.

I would think it _could_, but that MS might not have a lot of interest
in maintaining a 16-bit system that's vulnerable to 15-year-old
malware.

"As mentioned in the cookbook, 16 bit applications are not going to
work on 64 bit Vista. "

Cite: 
http://blogs.msdn.com/vistacompatteam/archive/2007/01/24/icons-in-16-bit-applications-on-vista.aspx

> If they can put a 16-bit subsystem in a 32-bit OS,
> they can put a 16-bit subsystem in a 64-bit OS. Or maybe it'll be a
> 32-bit subsystem with a 16-bit sub-subsystem.

The _can_, but from their POV, there's not a lot of reason to want to.

-- 
Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com


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