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03-08-2008
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| | Dos Games Under Vista Is there an alternative to VirtualPC for running older dos games under vista?? Vpc is fine but I need to install another operating system within it. Ideally, I would like to run DOS 6.2 if I can find it somewhere. Thanks, James |
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03-08-2008
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| | Re: Dos Games Under Vista JamesJ wrote: Quote: > Is there an alternative to VirtualPC for running older dos games under > vista?? > Vpc is fine but I need to install another operating system within it. > Ideally, I would like to run DOS 6.2 if I can find it somewhere. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! |
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03-08-2008
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| | Re: Dos Games Under Vista I found a place to download dosbox from. It indicated it downloaded but to where I have no idea. A subsequent search of my system didn't find "dosbox" James "Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONiZR$VgIHA.4684@xxxxxx Quote: > JamesJ wrote: > Quote: >> Is there an alternative to VirtualPC for running older dos games under >> vista?? >> Vpc is fine but I need to install another operating system within it. >> Ideally, I would like to run DOS 6.2 if I can find it somewhere. > Look at DOSbox. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > Don't Panic! |
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03-08-2008
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| | Re: Dos Games Under Vista It downloaded the second try. Thanks much, James "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:ulOBSHWgIHA.1212@xxxxxx Quote: >I found a place to download dosbox from. It indicated it downloaded but to >where > I have no idea. A subsequent search of my system didn't find "dosbox" > > James > > "Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ONiZR$VgIHA.4684@xxxxxx Quote: >> JamesJ wrote: >> Quote: >>> Is there an alternative to VirtualPC for running older dos games under >>> vista?? >>> Vpc is fine but I need to install another operating system within it. >>> Ideally, I would like to run DOS 6.2 if I can find it somewhere. >> Look at DOSbox. >> >> Malke >> -- >> MS-MVP >> Elephant Boy Computers >> www.elephantboycomputers.com >> Don't Panic! |
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