Sent: 02/27/2009
From: Wesley
Message:Don't think that there are many people here who have that configuration. DOS
(16 bit, extended DOS application) VMs (32 bit VPCs) run on a WinXP 32 bit
computer, so I would guess that there is no reason for your configuration not
to work. For me the problem with a 64 bit computer are hardware drivers. Any
one out there who has tried Sang_03's configuration?
In any case, you need your own copy of DOS for the VM.
--
Wesley
"shang_03" wrote:
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> 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.
Sent: 02/27/2009
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:04:08 -0800, shang_03
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
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
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>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.
Sent: 02/27/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:"shang_03" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
Almost certainly.
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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> 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
Sent: 03/07/2009
From: "RalfG" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:Yes, I set up a DOS VM using FreeDos the other day. Wanted to see how well
some old DOS games worked compared with running them in a Win98 VM. Would
rather have used MSDOS but there's no floppy drive in this computer to
install it from.
Performance of the games was so-so at best and window size defaults to a
tiny 640x480 box. Full screen is not a good alternative on a widescreen
monitor. Might have been okay on TV but didn't get around to trying it.
"Wesley" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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> Don't think that there are many people here who have that configuration.
> DOS
> (16 bit, extended DOS application) VMs (32 bit VPCs) run on a WinXP 32 bit
> computer, so I would guess that there is no reason for your configuration
> not
> to work. For me the problem with a 64 bit computer are hardware drivers.
> Any
> one out there who has tried Sang_03's configuration?
>
> In any case, you need your own copy of DOS for the VM.
> --
> Wesley
>
>
> "shang_03" wrote:
>
>> 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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