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compatibility of DOS prog. with win

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Name: papia
Date: November 24, 2004 at 01:54:47 Pacific
Subject: compatibility of DOS prog. with win
OS: Windows Xp
CPU/Ram: 128Mb

Comment:

we have some DOS Programmes which are not working. If we switch to Windows Me will it work?

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Response Number 1

Name: IVO
Date: November 24, 2004 at 02:12:24 Pacific
Subject: compatibility of DOS prog. with win

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If you are saying that legacy DOS programs do not run under Windows XP, Yes they should run under Win ME.
Windows XP (as 2000 and NT) is a NT kernel system while Windows 9X and ME are based on DOS kernel.
Tweaking XP appropriately can enable DOS programs to run, but that requires a good knowledge of both NT and DOS and satisfaction is not guaranted.

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Response Number 2

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: November 24, 2004 at 04:25:13 Pacific
Subject: compatibility of DOS prog. with win

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Might be interesting to know which progs.
I haven't had one bomb in w2k except any which 'access hardware directly.'
M2

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Response Number 3

Name: lightgate
Date: November 25, 2004 at 05:18:32 Pacific
Subject: compatibility of DOS prog. with win

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Download DosBox! Dos emulation software that works great under W2K / XP.
/M

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Response Number 4

Name: neotms88
Date: November 25, 2004 at 11:16:30 Pacific
Subject: compatibility of DOS prog. with win

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I would reccomind downgrading to win98 SE, or win 95 OSR2, DosBox, will help rin the program, but I don't know about hardware use, it is also very slow on a Celeron @ 1.1 Ghz., and 128Mb. RAM running XP Home. The cheif at the local fire department works at a company that had the same problem , thew downgraded to win 2k, but 95.98 has even better DOS support, ME crashes a lot.

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