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08-01-2007
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| Re: DOS GAME DebbieL wrote: > My husband has a really old DOS based game of Solitaire which contains many > of his favorite games. Is there any way to get these games to play on > Windows Vista? I think that's unable to do that, because probably that DOS game is 16bit instead application, but Windows Vista doesn't run 16bit applications. |
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08-01-2007
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| Re: DOS GAME g33k wrote: > DebbieL wrote: >> My husband has a really old DOS based game of Solitaire which contains >> many of his favorite games. Is there any way to get these games to >> play on Windows Vista? > > I think that's unable to do that, because probably that DOS game is > 16bit instead application, but Windows Vista doesn't run 16bit > applications. Only 64 bit Vista can't run 16bit applications. 32 bit versions of Vista can. HTH -- Annie___ (VM BB L)________________________________ http://find-out-more.brion.me.uk - http://email-me.brion.me.uk |
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08-01-2007
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| Re: DOS GAME "Annie R J Brion" <no-reply@brion.me.invalid> wrote in message news:%23bE4K%23B1HHA.3768@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Only 64 bit Vista can't run 16bit applications. > > 32 bit versions of Vista can. > > HTH You can if you get Dosbox. Dosbox even runs Dos games on Linux. Dosbox is a Dos emulator. |
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08-01-2007
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| Re: DOS GAME "Pooh-Man" <not_for@email.invalid> wrote in message news:lAYri.8860$8M3.5006@fe07.news.easynews.com... > "Annie R J Brion" <no-reply@brion.me.invalid> wrote in message > news:%23bE4K%23B1HHA.3768@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Only 64 bit Vista can't run 16bit applications. >> >> 32 bit versions of Vista can. >> >> HTH > > You can if you get Dosbox. Dosbox even runs Dos games on Linux. Dosbox is > a Dos emulator. DOSBox, Virtual PC 2007 from Microsoft (If you have a copy of MS-DOS or FreeDOS to install on it), etc. DOSBox will be easier though. |
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