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Re: XP/Vbox/Win 8.1



Many thanks, Kari, I will try those suggestions out. I would also
observe that although Win2K doesn't have ClearType it does have some
effective prior font enhancement technology, though I don't know
whether it affects DOS programs.


Going back to the lack of directories for the host drive, I think
there is a good chance this is due to my ignorance of networking
technology and I wonder if you have any suggestions for a checklist
of correct network settings on VBox and more importantly the host
system. Keep in mind that I did not install XP from scratch in this
instance, but simply employed someone's pre-existing image, which
could have any number of unknown and scarcely knowable problems. So
that is something I need to investigate further.


At 13/12/2013 07:23, you wrote:
You can get at least 1024x768 in any configuration using VirtualBox, probably more. To configure VirtualBox screen size go to fullscreen (host+F), Desktop context menu, display settings. Make sure you have VirtualBox additions installed. In this dialog, you should have 'VirtualBox Graphics Adapter'. I use a multi-display configuration to run virtualization solutions, for VirtualPC and VirtualBox I have 4:3 ratio Samsung 21 inch display at 1024x768. Font rendering and graphics are quite adequate. Then again I do not complain about the rather rugged aspect of the Win 3.1 Quark display, when I print it to a PS file and distill it to a PDF, the result is picture-perfect on the Win 7 side. In this case the Win 3.1 display is just a sketch of things that materialize on the other side, on the screen or on paper. Best regards, Kari Eveli LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland) lexitec@xxxxxxxx *** Lexitec Online *** Lexitec in English: http://www.lexitec.fi/english.html Home page in Finnish: http://www.lexitec.fi/ 13.12.2013 0:41, Bill Troop wrote:
Needless to say, these observations are only based on my limited experience with the limited instances of W2K and XP I am using. For example, the W2K I am using, as vanilla installed, will only go up to 800x600 for its virtual screen, whilst XP (along with VB) immediately knows that it is on a hi-dpi screen and adjusts accordingly. Perhaps if I knew more about Win2K I would be able to overcome this limitation, but as far as I know, nothing will bring ClearType font rendering to Win2K.