Dos & Vista

Hi,
Is it possible to execute an older Dos-program on Vista and if yes how?

Regards
Huib

Vista like XP has some support for SOME dos apps... it is not true dos,
rather an emulation
since dos was removed from windows after win98

If you want better dos support you can use this:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

or if you are a more advanced user you can use a virtual machine to load the
real dos inside.



"Huib" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Is it possible to execute an older Dos-program on Vista and if yes how?
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> Regards
> Huib

"kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
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> since dos was removed from windows after win98

Apart from Windows Me, obviously...

Windows Me if I can remember correctly.. it was hidden somehow...
They changed something with dos on Me...

cant remember much because I tried to avoid Me as much as possible...
and never was much of a games fan.. so i didnt care much about dos
compatibility.

Me bad quality... the same crappy quality vista has. As I say.. Vista is the
Me of NT :-)


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"kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
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> cant remember much

That's never stopped you posting, though...

oh another newsgroup idiot.. just what we need.




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> Hi,
> Is it possible to execute an older Dos-program on Vista and if yes how?
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> Regards
> Huib


Yes it is, i'm using old clipper dos programs under DOS BOX( free)
--
Saludos

Antonio

For a user who has been 'duped' by Windows for so many years, you seem to
upgrade to latest versions with the least hesitation.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
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> oh another newsgroup idiot.. just what we need.
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> "Mark Rae" <> wrote in message
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>> "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
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>>> cant remember much
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"Huib" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Is it possible to execute an older Dos-program on Vista and if yes
> how?
>
As others have already posted, you can run some (most?) older DOS
programs under Vista, but there are a couple of things to consider.
One, you have to be running a 32-bit version of Vista since the 64-bit
versions do not include support for 16-bit / DOS programs. Two, Vista
doesn't support full-screen command prompt / DOS programs, but you can
usually get close if you fiddle with the font size.

As to how to run it, it depends on the program. Generally, you would
install it just like you would in DOS and either run it from a command
prompt or create a shortcut to the program and run it that way.

Regards,

Dave

Where did you get that idea? I have never been duped by windows....

Not in the past not now and for sure not in the future either.




"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
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> For a user who has been 'duped' by Windows for so many years, you seem to
> upgrade to latest versions with the least hesitation.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
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