8 Jun
2004
8 Jun
'04
8:17 a.m.
I have an old legacy DOS application that I need to run on new Win XP
hardware for the next few months. The problem is, I've been told it won't
run under XP's DOS Shell.
I'm curious what others have used as solutions to run non NT kernel
friendly DOS applications in such an environment. I'm thinking about
something like Virtual PC to run a regular DOS 6.2.2 install inside it,
but I have no idea if that will actually work. Plus I need to do this on
up to 5 machines and buying 5 copies of VPC at the new Microsoft pricing
may break the bank (Connectix used to have an OS free version for
something like $50... MS now charges $130 for the base price).
It looks like VMWare is going to be the same problem with pricing.
So does anyone have any other recommended solutions? I'd like this to be
as transparent to the users as possible (they currently run the software
in a DOS session under Win95, so the closest I can come to that
functionality, the better).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
8 Jun
8 Jun
8:26 a.m.
And thusly chris spake:
So does anyone have any other recommended solutions? I'd like this to be
as transparent to the users as possible (they currently run the software
in a DOS session under Win95, so the closest I can come to that
functionality, the better).
Chris,
Have you tried DOSbox? --> http://dosbox.sourceforge.net .
Cheers,
Bryan Pope
1:14 p.m.
On Tuesday 08 June 2004 13:26, Bryan Pope wrote:
And thusly chris spake:
What about putting an old 486 running DOS onto the network to run this
application?
--
Collector of vintage computers
http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600
So does anyone have any other recommended
solutions? I'd like this to
be as transparent to the users as possible (they currently run the
software in a DOS session under Win95, so the closest I can come to
that functionality, the better).
Chris,
Have you tried DOSbox? --> http://dosbox.sourceforge.net . 
10:21 a.m.
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, chris wrote:
I have an old legacy DOS application
WHAT "application"? It really DOES matter.
"old"? "legacy"?
that I need to run on new Win XP
hardware for the next few months. The problem is, I've been told it won't
run under XP's DOS Shell.
WHO told you? the author of the program?? Uncle
Charlie??
Have YOU tried it?
Sorry to seem harsh, but "been told it won't run" is
quite a bit different from "it won't run".
WHAT program is it? It really DOES matter.
The DOS box in NT (which XP is one of) is just fine
for running "old legacy DOS application"s (PROGRAMS).
BUT,...
NT will NOT permit certain kinds of hardware access,
such as writing disk sectors, "for security reasons".
Therefore, XenoCopy can not run in any version of NT
(NT3,NT4,Win2K,XP).
I'm curious what others have used as solutions to
run non NT kernel
friendly DOS applications in such an environment. I'm thinking about
something like Virtual PC to run a regular DOS 6.2.2 install inside it,
but I have no idea if that will actually work. Plus I need to do this on
up to 5 machines and buying 5 copies of VPC at the new Microsoft pricing
may break the bank (Connectix used to have an OS free version for
something like $50... MS now charges $130 for the base price).
If the reason that the "old legacy DOS application" won't
run is because it needs to do something that has been
blocked "for security reasons" (such as writing disk sectors),
then it won't run any better with VPC.
It looks like VMWare is going to be the same problem
with pricing.
So does anyone have any other recommended solutions? I'd like this to be
as transparent to the users as possible (they currently run the software
in a DOS session under Win95, so the closest I can come to that
functionality, the better).
So, it DOES run in a Windoze DOS box. There are few things that
will run in a Win95 DOS box that won't run in an XP DOS box,
other than "security risks"
What kind of partition does the system have?
Does the "old legacy DOS application" need access to the hard disk?
(ones that REALLY are "old" would not)
1) Boot from floppy with DOS 6.2x. If it DOES need the hard disk,
then make a small FAT16 partition for it to use.
or
2) install a dual boot of XP and Win98, and make the drive,
or a partition of it, FAT32.
--
Grumpy Ol' [legacy?] Fred
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