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QBasic? On Vista?

  1. 22 Mar 2008 #1


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    QBasic? On Vista?

    Hey, I was just wondering if it is possible to use QBasic on Vista Ult 64-bit. My current school is doing a project which uses QBasic. I am on a late schedule and do not have time to finish it at school. So I really need to finish it off at home. Any help?


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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    Hi JinkoMk,

    Vista does not support 16 bit or DOS programs, but you can workaround this by installing DOSBox first and using QBasic in it.

    Download QBasic:
    DOSBox, a x86 emulator with DOS

    QBasic instructions:
    Basic Setup and Installation of DosBox - DOSBoxWiki

    Hope this helps,
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  3. 15 Nov 2010 #3


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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    Hi Shawn, having some trouble. have Windows 7 home premium 64 bit and installed dosbox. But having trouble installing qbasic.exe. Followed your directions but get error messages. I installed qbasic.exe in BASIC all on C drive. Did the mount and that is ok but can't get directory cd BASIC to work thanks JIM

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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    This thread may have some info of interest:

    freebasic.net :: View topic - QB45 in Win7

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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    You might find this thread from the QB64 Forums useful (it lists the various releases of QB64, including the current one V0.922 released 20th October 2010): Windows

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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    Hi Dwarf, thanks for steering me on to QB64 works fine with windows 7 64 bit Jim

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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    You're welcome. There may of course be some bugs still left, so I suggest that you keep checking for updated versions on a regular basis. The link I gave previously is the one to use.

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  8. 19 Nov 2010 #8


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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    Hi Dwarf, have the website for QB64 bookmarked for updates, thanks. Do you know how to change user names for this forum. Can't seem to find how. thanks again JIM

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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    Hello Jim,

    Members cannot change their user name themselves.

    What would you like to have as your user name?

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    Re: QBasic? On Vista?

    Hi Brink how about Sparks thanks JIM

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