Re: DOS Programs

From: Rob Schneider (rmschne_at_removetheones_b1e1e1b.net.net)
Date: 03/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:16:57 +0100

Running these in compatibility mode? Sure they are compatible with XP?
  XP only provides an emulation of DOS, not DOS, with stricter controls
on access to hardware/memory, etc. Odds are these programs simply won't
work well in XP and if you need to have them work well, you may need to
boot into DOS or versoins of Windows for which these products were made.

Seek more guidance from Borland's online support resources or their web
site.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

Cristian Iosifescu wrote:
> Hi all !
>
> I still use some old programming language software for DOS (Borland C 3 and
> Borland Pascal 7) in WXP Pro env.
>
> The programs work fine in window mode, but when I to switch to full screen
> the program freezes - no keyboard action detected; I can switch back and
> everything is OK.
>
> It's something wrong either with the shortcut properties, either with XP
> settings.
>
> Waiting 4 help.
>
>

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