Vista - 16 bit DOS app

02-26-2009

I would like to know if my legacy 16 bit DOS application can run under
VirtualPC 2007 on a 64-bit computer. Will I need to have a DOS operating
system installed or does the virtual machine built by VirtualPC 2007 already
have DOS in place? Thanks for your help.

02-27-2009

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:04:08 -0800, shang_03
<shang_03@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>I would like to know if my legacy 16 bit DOS application can run under
>VirtualPC 2007 on a 64-bit computer. Will I need to have a DOS operating
>system installed or does the virtual machine built by VirtualPC 2007 already
>have DOS in place? Thanks for your help.

If you DOS app doesn't need specific hardware, then yes, it's likely
it will run fine.

And yes, you will need to install DOS in a virtual machine in VPC for
it to work.

--
Bob Comer

02-27-2009

"shang_03" <shang_03@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F48744FD-2F77-4D92-BB5D-5E6671E70EC2@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I would like to know if my legacy 16 bit DOS application can run under
> VirtualPC 2007 on a 64-bit computer.

Almost certainly.

Quote:

> Will I need to have a DOS operating system installed

Yes, just like on a physical computer - there is no difference as far as
software is concerned...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

02-26-2009	#1 (permalink)
shang_03 n/a posts	16 bit DOS app I would like to know if my legacy 16 bit DOS application can run under VirtualPC 2007 on a 64-bit computer. Will I need to have a DOS operating system installed or does the virtual machine built by VirtualPC 2007 already have DOS in place? Thanks for your help.
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02-27-2009	#2 (permalink)
Robert Comer n/a posts	Re: 16 bit DOS app On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:04:08 -0800, shang_03 <shang_03@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I would like to know if my legacy 16 bit DOS application can run under >VirtualPC 2007 on a 64-bit computer. Will I need to have a DOS operating >system installed or does the virtual machine built by VirtualPC 2007 already >have DOS in place? Thanks for your help. If you DOS app doesn't need specific hardware, then yes, it's likely it will run fine. And yes, you will need to install DOS in a virtual machine in VPC for it to work. -- Bob Comer
My System Specs

02-27-2009	#3 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP] n/a posts	Re: 16 bit DOS app "shang_03" <shang_03@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F48744FD-2F77-4D92-BB5D-5E6671E70EC2@xxxxxx Quote: > I would like to know if my legacy 16 bit DOS application can run under > VirtualPC 2007 on a 64-bit computer. Almost certainly. Quote: > Will I need to have a DOS operating system installed Yes, just like on a physical computer - there is no difference as far as software is concerned... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
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