Is there anyone out there using Windows 7 and still using their old Dos programs? How do you like Windows 7? Is it worth it? If you had it to do over, would you?
Thanks for your time. You always have the option of the compatibility mode. Another option is running it under the command prompt. If you want to stick with that old DOS program, i think you'd be much safer with Win7x86 instead of x64; that said its still not a guarantee that it will work but There are a number of settings that will run everything I have thrown at XP, and hopefully Win7 will be no different. EXE The way to do this in XP is go to control panel, system, advanced and click on the 'environment variables' button.
One of the system variables is ComSpec, and you edit it to make it refer to command. This then applies to every Dos box or Dos-based command started by any means whatever. You will then find that in the. PIF of the Dos-box properties panel there are now many more tabs, including the important memory panel.
The reasons for this are that many Dos programs simply lock up when allowed to use more than 64Mb of memory. You should test for extended periods, as whilst they may appear to run for a while, they can suffer memory leaks which eventually lock them up as they exceed certain values. It can be essential to modify the Config. At least is a good idea for Dos foxpro for instance. You can change the dos-box font usage to fit your screen most suitably.
I would not expect x64 to be different to x86 because you are running entirely simulated machine-level code either way. I have never found running in compatibility mode is any use at all, but your experience may be different.
I regret I cannot give you precise information about Win7, and if you can gain information, quite a few people would welcome feedback. Obviously Win7 is absolutely determined that nothing can write directly to the hardware, but having said that, the emulation of such activity may well be much better than it was before, so really all you can do is suck it and weep.
The experience reported by Archean that Dos Foxpro works in Win7 is very encouraging, as Foxpro always had it's own advanced memory management, and if Win7 lets it get on with it's own thing that is good. I have set up Win7 at work and will shortly be testing a Dos Foxpro suite still in use for a while and will know more soon.
As to the question of 'would I like Win7? Everything imaginable is different, which for professionals can be incredibly irritating, but if you are a relatively new user, you may adapt to the new ways of doing things quite well. In fact, most things you may be familiar with are still there, but moved somewhere else, and after a huge amount of work, you will be able to set it up somewhat to your liking.
Speaking as a professional, I would say the whole thing is probably more reliable than even XP, but as an exercise in interface design it is absolutely a pointless pain in the fundamentum. Alas, we have to live with it. You DO have other alternatives. You can keep, or aquire a virtually free gift of an older PC just to run your geneology program on. You could create a dual-boot between Win7 and Win98 if you can find drivers for Win98! Again Virtualisation is becoming increasingly important to industry, although it may soon peak as applications are re-written for internet and similar running.
Did I tell you about the carpenter with 40years experience?. Went to buy a new saw. The assistant says, we don't sell tenon saws any more sir, no call for them. That's when you start to chew the carpet, but then who's right? You will however have the option to select "custom" install when prompted.
The Windows 7 install process will then copy all of your data in "My Documents" over to a Windows. Archean Yes, you're right. It will not detect it. I came across this when I purchased mine and the easiest solution is to walk into the store with the program a jumpdrive and test it on a display unit. A virtual machine or emulated computer is made entirely from software.
It runs a copy of Windows, Linux, DOS, or other operating system as if it were a physical machine, completely separate from your actual, physical computer.
Your physical computer can be running Windows, and the virtual computer inside it can be running Linux; or the reverse. The virtual or emulated computer typically has its own simulated hard disk, CPU, network card, video card, etc. What you see in a virtual or emulated computer window or in full-screen if you switch the virtual PC to full-screen mode is what you would see on a physical monitor if the virtual PC were an actual, physical PC.
Your actual physical computer is called the " host computer "; the virtual or emulated computer is called the " guest computer ". You must understand these terms before you proceed! Note that all these methods also work with bit windows; they are not restricted to bit Windows. Here is a list of some possibilities, together with some advantages and disadvantages of each. The vDosWP method. This method is provided by this site, and, despite minor limitations, is the easiest method to set up and use.
Please see a separate page for downloading and setup information. This method is provided by this site, and, despite limitations, is reasonably easy set up and use. See details of setup and use on the linked page. Some people like this method very much. In my experience, initial setup is extremely difficult and complicated, and certainly not worth the effort. If you do try it, remember that Tame is required for adequate speed. Note: If you really want instructions for setting up this method for use with WPDOS, I may be able to supply them, but only if you are willing to pay an outrageously and unreasonably high consultation fee.
See the linked page for details of setup and use. DOSBox installed manually. See the notes elsewhere on this page for details. You will encounter many problems described below if you set up DOSBox by hand and if you use the normal release version of DOSBox, and I will absolutely not help you solve those problems. Use that system instead! DOSBox is designed a platform for running old computer games. If you insist on using DOSBox, the following summary may help you make it work reasonably well, but only if you are reasonably expert with computers and you understand the difference between the guest system and the host system.
Remember: I don't think you should be doing this at all. DOSBox is brilliantly written but not brilliantly or fully documented. You may be able to get answers to questions about it by asking very politely in the forum at the Vogons website.
Another warning: DOSBox, unlike all the other emulation and virtualization programs described on this page, displays a graphic image a picture of the text that you type into WordPerfect.
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