run MSDOS program in WINDOWS VISTA

A program that I developped in former time
using turbo pascal 5.0 at DOS, can be run
at windows vista. It was running at
windows XP. But now I have the following error
message: This system does not support fullscreen mode.
Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

It is a simple and useful program and I want to run it
at it is and not expend time to change it to fit at Windows vista.

All the best

Hélio.

On 11 Dec 2007, =?Utf-8?B?SGVsaW8=?= <>
wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:

> A program that I developped in former time
> using turbo pascal 5.0 at DOS, can be run
> at windows vista. It was running at
> windows XP. But now I have the following error
> message: This system does not support fullscreen mode.
> Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
>
> It is a simple and useful program and I want to run it
> at it is and not expend time to change it to fit at Windows vista.

I believe it's a Vista video driver issue, not a Vista issue per se. I
bet this is a laptop - mine does the same thing.

There is no solution except to make your program able to run in a
window. A workaround would be to use a DOS emulator, such as DOSBox.
That will usually let you run a full-screen app in a window.

You can download the free Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and install XP into
a virtual pc. You can then run your program.

Or better yet, if you can find someone who has Virtual PC 2004, you can
get the MSDOS Extensions for Virtual PC, and then install a virtual DOS
computer into Virtual PC 2007 (if you still have your old MSDOS disks).
Your program can then run in it's intended environment: MSDOS.


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Hi Nil;

Thank you for your answer. It was very usefull to me!
Actually you are right, I have a note book!

Hélio.


"Nil" wrote:

> On 11 Dec 2007, =?Utf-8?B?SGVsaW8=?= <>
> wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:
>
> > A program that I developped in former time
> > using turbo pascal 5.0 at DOS, can be run
> > at windows vista. It was running at
> > windows XP. But now I have the following error
> > message: This system does not support fullscreen mode.
> > Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
> >
> > It is a simple and useful program and I want to run it
> > at it is and not expend time to change it to fit at Windows vista.
>
> I believe it's a Vista video driver issue, not a Vista issue per se. I
> bet this is a laptop - mine does the same thing.
>
> There is no solution except to make your program able to run in a
> window. A workaround would be to use a DOS emulator, such as DOSBox.
> That will usually let you run a full-screen app in a window.
>

I have this same problem with an MS-DOS program that I use for brain injury
rehab. It won't work on my windows vista desktop or laptop, and I get the
same error.

"Helio" wrote:

> Hi Nil;
>
> Thank you for your answer. It was very usefull to me!
> Actually you are right, I have a note book!
>
> Hélio.
>
>
> "Nil" wrote:
>
> > On 11 Dec 2007, =?Utf-8?B?SGVsaW8=?= <>
> > wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:
> >
> > > A program that I developped in former time
> > > using turbo pascal 5.0 at DOS, can be run
> > > at windows vista. It was running at
> > > windows XP. But now I have the following error
> > > message: This system does not support fullscreen mode.
> > > Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
> > >
> > > It is a simple and useful program and I want to run it
> > > at it is and not expend time to change it to fit at Windows vista.
> >
> > I believe it's a Vista video driver issue, not a Vista issue per se. I
> > bet this is a laptop - mine does the same thing.
> >
> > There is no solution except to make your program able to run in a
> > window. A workaround would be to use a DOS emulator, such as DOSBox.
> > That will usually let you run a full-screen app in a window.
> >

English:
Respected the Iranians are planning environment
CMD Windows
By default (window) to see the Persian fonts
can download TavafiDOS(Software) From site: www.Tavafi.ir
Email:

Persian:
ایرانیان Ù…Ø*ترمی Ú©Ù‡ قصد دارند در Ù…Ø*یط
CMD Windows
در Ø*الت پیش Ù�رض(پنجره ای)Ù�ونت های Ù�ارسی را مشاهد کنند
می توانند نرم ا�زار
TavafiDOS
را از سایت
www.Tavafi.ir
دانلود کنند
پست الکترونیکی

"Darush Tavvafi Smaili" <>
�ообщил в ново�т�х �ледующее...
> English:
> Respected the Iranians are planning environment
> CMD Windows
> By default (window) to see the Persian fonts
> can download TavafiDOS(Software) From site: www.Tavafi.ir
> Email:
>
> Persian:
> ایرانیان Ù…Ø*ترمی Ú©Ù‡ قصد دارند در Ù…Ø*یط
> CMD Windows
> در Ø*الت پیش Ù�رض(پنجره ای)Ù�ونت های Ù�ارسی را مشاهد کنند
> می توانند نرم ا�زار
> TavafiDOS
> را از سایت
> www.Tavafi.ir
> دانلود کنند
> پست الکترونیکی
>

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