Running Dos programs on Wnidows XP can it be done?. - Electronic Circuits Projects Diagrams Free

Viking · 25th November 2003, 09:14 PM

I have some old Dos ham radio programs that I would like to run on a
pentium with WindowsXP, i have tried several times but no luck,
wondering if there is a way to do that ?
Viking.

grsshppr_km · 26th November 2003, 12:40 AM

Unfortunately you may be out of luck... WinXP runs a DOS emulation which you can try running your apps by performing the following:
Click Start, then click run
Type cmd and click ok
Your DOS Prompt will come up
Locate the software and try to execute it.

Otherwise, I recommend finding a temporary PC to run Win98SE to work with your DOS applications.

Good luck!

pebe · 26th November 2003, 04:13 PM

I had a problem trying to use the DOS emulator in Windows 98. It ran some programs but could not cope with TSRs.

I got round the problem by using 'Adaptec' to make a bootable DOS 6.2 CD. It works a treat but I had to format a partion for FAT16. It may be that a later DOS version would handle FAT32.

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25th November 2003, 09:14 PM	(permalink)
Viking	Running Dos programs on Wnidows XP can it be done?. I have some old Dos ham radio programs that I would like to run on a pentium with WindowsXP, i have tried several times but no luck, wondering if there is a way to do that ? Viking.

26th November 2003, 12:40 AM	(permalink)
grsshppr_km	Dos on winXP Unfortunately you may be out of luck... WinXP runs a DOS emulation which you can try running your apps by performing the following: Click Start, then click run Type cmd and click ok Your DOS Prompt will come up Locate the software and try to execute it. Otherwise, I recommend finding a temporary PC to run Win98SE to work with your DOS applications. Good luck!

26th November 2003, 04:13 PM	(permalink)
pebe	I had a problem trying to use the DOS emulator in Windows 98. It ran some programs but could not cope with TSRs. I got round the problem by using 'Adaptec' to make a bootable DOS 6.2 CD. It works a treat but I had to format a partion for FAT16. It may be that a later DOS version would handle FAT32.