Re: Give me my DOS back!

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Running Virtual PC on XP Home is not supported but it does work.

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Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


Bob I wrote:
Sorry, but it requires Windows Pro or Tablet editions.

Kerry Brown wrote:

Mike wrote:

Just spent all day reading posts about problems running dos in XP,
nothing helps.
PRE 1987 dos program that is indispensible. Runs on XP professional
fine. Machine fried, new machine came packaged with XP home. Dos
program works except when you hit the F10 button, which should
switch you from the text page to a graphics page, the program
crashes. Error message: "The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal
instruction CS:9196 IP:e682 OP:ff ff fc ff ee Choose 'Close' to
terminate the application'. the message window allows cancel or
ignore, either of which cancels the application. This is an old
coordinate geometry program that is light years ahead of all the
fancy-smancy stuff they want you to buy, and SIMPLE to run. The
autoexec.np file is cool, compatability options do nothing. Dont
want a dual drive system, we switch back and forth from the DOS to
windows application constantly. Looked at Dosbox, too much hoopla
... there must be a setting I'm missing, or maybe Home XP just
doesnt support the graphics screen. Any HELP would be appreciated


Someone else has already mentioned it but I'll say it again. Try
Virtual PC it's free. You create a virtual machine and install DOS
in it. As it's DOS it doesn't need a lot of resources. You can
create a very small virtual machine.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx


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