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Re: Win 7 64 Bit
- Subject: Re: Win 7 64 Bit
- From: Robert Orndorff orndorffr@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:58:11 -0500
If you have Windows 7 Pro or higher, you have to download and install "Virtual PC" and "XP Mode" and then real XP runs in a virtual PC within Windows 7. Just right clicking and selecting XP Compatibility is not the same. Microsoft has made it confusing by having "XP Mode" as well as "Compatibility Mode for XP" and they're two totally different things. You can download and get instructions for what you need here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
This really is XP and things run as they do in XP. This should work the same as the VMWare solution mentioned below, but this is no extra cost.
-Robert
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM,
mailto:Writer892@xxxxxxxx wrote:
When I bought my first Win7 machine, I found DOS programs would not run on
64-bit. I purchased a copy of Home Premium, which provides disks for both 32-
and 64-bit versions. I loaded the 32-bit and XyWrite runs fine with a few
quirks, although I can't get it to send to the printer.
I use Word on a XyWrite file to do that. The biggest aggravation is that
XyWrite spontaneously begins to display cap letters in the middle of a sentence.
I can't figure out why.
Bob Ashley
Indianapolis
In a message dated 11/24/2012 2:59:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
mailto:hb@xxxxxxxx writes:
Jon,
This is disappoint to hear. I understand that XyWrite
needs XP's ntvdm.exe
(and maybe other pgms like ntvdm.dll), and I wonder
if just forcing those
into a System32 folder would do the trick.
Unlikely.
I ordered a Win 7 64 system (Lenovo) a couple of days ago.
When it arrives,
I'll try various
things.
Regards,
Harry
>When I got my Win 7 Pro computer I
tried running Editor.exe in XP
>compatibility mode. No go. XyWrite is
not a 32-bit program--apparently the
>minimum for Win 7. It appears to
me that XP compatibility mode is not the
>same as having a virtual XP
installed (which is the VMWare solution--I
>believe you need an XP disk
to install it in VMWare.)
>
>I'm running XY4 under
DOSBox.
>
>http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
>
>I
ran Carl's Portable.PM in the old machine and copied that installation,
>as per Carl's
instructions.
>
>http://www.freelists.org/post/xywrite/Portable-Xy4-made-easy
>
>My
XY4 works in one, un-scalable size with the Courier font. TAMEDos
>doesn't run in DOSBox, and I haven't been able to change fonts with
XY's
>Settings.dfl or anything else. You can change the window size
with DOSBox,
>but the letters blur. Or you can run fullscreen, also
un-blurred.
>
>I don't print from XY, so I can't speak to
that.
>
>Still, XY in DOSBox does just about everything I need
(thesaurus, etc.)
>except Carl's invaluable CLIP.exe program for
exchanging info between XY
>and the Windows clipboard. However, I
did find this one-way program that
>pastes from the Windows Clipboard
INTO XY with the PAUSE key (apparently
>not a customizable
choice).
>http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=32714&sid=e28e387c9b2aff5e98e650778e715b13
>
>For
pasting XY to Windows I open the XY file in, sigh, Notepad, and
>cut-and-paste.
>
>Carl had another method, using Nirsoft
utilities, but...it was over my
head.
>http://www.nirsoft.net/
>
>Search this mailing list
for his advice on Nirsoft.
>
>DOSBox has its own fairly
transparent settings program, dosbox.conf. For
>instance, you may have
to change your display setting to VGAonly, and you
>can make opening
DOSBox go directly to XY instead of having to manually
>shell into XY
each time you open DOSBox. If you are interested in using
>DOSBox
I can forward you a copy of my tweaked DOSBox settings.
>
>The
good thing about DOSBox is that it reads your XY installation as the
>C: drive, but Windows can also find it for the Notepad trick or other
>uses. You don't have to place XY inside a virtual machine that regular
>Windows can't access.
>
>When installing, I got some good
ideas from Ed Mendelson's Wordperfect for
>DOS page, most of which I
have forgotten
now.
>
>http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/
>
>
>I
haven't tried the VMWare method, so if you have an XP installation disc,
>that might work just as well. But if not, DOSBox is
effective.
>
>Jon Pareles
>
>
>
>--- On
Tue, 11/20/12, FreeLists Mailing List Manager
>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > From:
FreeLists Mailing List Manager mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxx
> >
Subject: xywrite Digest V4 #107
> > To: "xywrite digest users"
mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxx
> > Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012,
1:06 AM
> > xywrite Digest Mon,
> > 19 Nov
2012 Volume: 04 Issue: 107
> >
> > In
This Issue:
> > Re: Win 7 64
bit
> >
> >
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>
>
> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:51:32 -0500
> > From:
Harry Binswanger mailto:hb@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Win 7 64
bit
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > Thank you. You
say that you had an old disk of XP, so that
> > means one has
to
> > supply that oneself? It doesn't come with VM player but
does
> > it with XP
> > compatibility mode?
>
>
> >
> > >On 11/17/2012 7:11 PM, Harry Binswanger
wrote:
> > >>I have read over all the posts on Win 7 64 but
admit
> > to being confused.
> > >>If I buy a 64 bit
Win 7 laptop, doesn't it include
> > an "XP compatibility"
>
> >>module? If so, will I be able to run Xy in that?
> >
>>
> > >>If not, I gather that VMware Player is the best
way
> > to go. Am I correct
> > >>that it comes with a
version of XP, so that I don't
> > have install that OS
> >
>>from a disc?
> > >>
> > >>Help
appreciated.
> > >>
> > >
> >
>Harry,
> > >
> > >The XP compatibility module is
part of Windows 7
> > (64-bit) Professional and
> >
>highter only. My machine came, about six months ago,
> > with
Home Premium,
> > >thus no XP, and I fully expected I would take
the offer
> > to upgrade to
> > >Professional by now. But
I decided to try VMWare Player
> > first, using an
> >
>old XP disk that I already had. It works extremely well
> > for
me, with the
> > >added advantage that I also have a full install
of Linux
> > Ubuntu (12.04)
> > >also under under VMWare
Player. It's amazing what 8 gigs
> > of ram and a
> >
>terabyte of disk space makes possible. You don't need
> > VMWare
Desktop, just
> > >the free player. It works well for me.
>
> >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
> > >Bill
TeBrake
> > >UMaine History Emeritus
> > >
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov
2012 10:26:35 -0500
> > From: "William H. TeBrake"
mailto:tebrake@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Win 7 64 bit
>
>
> > Harry,
> >
> > As I understand it, Win 7
Pro or above includes some version
> > of XP to
> > provide
the compatibility. Perhaps someone who has the Pro
> > version
can
> > correct me if I am wrong. In my case, I replaced an old
Dell
> > desktop
> > with a new Dell, and the new Dell
accepted the XP
> > "reinstall" disk that
> > came with the
old Dell. VMWare Player allows you to set up
> > space (both
>
> ram and hard disk) to run other operating systems within it.
> >
So, on my
> > new wide-screen monitor I can have my Win 7 machine on
the
> > left and XP
> > (and/or Ubuntu) running on the right
within VMWare Player,
> > allowing me
> > to drag and drop
between them and much more. VMWare
> > has utilities
that
> > allow the OSs running within it to use printer,
scanner,
> > network
> > connection, etc., from the host
machine (Win 7). So far,
> > this has worked
> > flawlessly
for me. For example, I am a NotaBene user (have
> > version 9
on
> > the XP machine and beta of version 10 on Win 7) and can
keep
> > files
> > created/edited on one of those sync with
the files on the
> > other
> > automatically using Dropbox.
This is because the indexing
> > modules for
> > the
bibliography and text manipulation parts of NotaBene --
> > yes,
I'm
> > very dependent on them -- are still being developed. I
just
> > try to make
> > sure that I don't edit the same
file simultaneously in both
> > versions. So
> > far, it has
worked without a glitch. Your mileage may vary.
> >
> >
Cheers,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On 11/19/2012
8:51 AM, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> > > Bill,
> >
>
> > > Thank you. You say that you had an old disk of XP,
so
> > that means one
> > > has to supply that oneself?
It doesn't come with VM
> > player but does it
> > > with
XP compatibility mode?
> > >
> > >
> >
>> On 11/17/2012 7:11 PM, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> >
>>> I have read over all the posts on Win 7 64 but
> > admit
to being confused.
> > >>> If I buy a 64 bit Win 7 laptop,
doesn't it
> > include an "XP
> > >>>
compatibility"
> > >>> module? If so, will I be able to run
Xy in
> > that?
> > >>>
> > >>>
If not, I gather that VMware Player is the best
> > way to go. Am I
correct
> > >>> that it comes with a version of XP, so that
I
> > don't have install
> > >>> that OS
>
> >>> from a disc?
> > >>>
> >
>>> Help appreciated.
> > >>>
> >
>>
> > >> Harry,
> > >>
> >
>> The XP compatibility module is part of Windows 7
> >
(64-bit)
> > >> Professional and highter only. My machine
came,
> > about six months ago,
> > >> with Home
Premium, thus no XP, and I fully expected
> > I would take
the
> > >> offer to upgrade to Professional by now. But
I
> > decided to try VMWare
> > >> Player first, using
an old XP disk that I already
> > had. It works
> > >>
extremely well for me, with the added advantage
> > that I also have
a
> > >> full install of Linux Ubuntu (12.04) also
under
> > under VMWare Player.
> > >> It's amazing
what 8 gigs of ram and a terabyte of
> > disk space makes
>
> >> possible. You don't need VMWare Desktop, just the
> >
free player. It
> > >> works well for me.
> >
>>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> >
>> Bill TeBrake
> > >> UMaine History Emeritus
>
> >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
> >
> > ------------------------------
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:10:31 -0500
> > From:
Harry Binswanger mailto:hb@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Win 7 64
bit
> >
> > Thanks very much Bill. This does answer my
question.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Harry
>
>
> > >Harry,
> > >
> > >As I
understand it, Win 7 Pro or above includes some
> > version of XP
to
> > >provide the compatibility. Perhaps someone who has
the
> > Pro version can
> > >correct me if I am wrong. In
my case, I replaced an old
> > Dell desktop with
> > >a
new Dell, and the new Dell accepted the XP "reinstall"
> > disk that
came
> > >with the old Dell. VMWare Player allows you to set
up
> > space (both ram and
> > >hard disk) to run other
operating systems within it. So,
> > on my new
> >
>wide-screen monitor I can have my Win 7 machine on the
> > left
and XP (and/or
> > >Ubuntu) running on the right within VMWare
Player,
> > allowing me to drag and
> > >drop between
them and much more. VMWare has
> > utilities that allow the
OSs
> > >running within it to use printer, scanner,
network
> > connection, etc., from
> > >the host machine
(Win 7). So far, this has worked
> > flawlessly for me. For
>
> >example, I am a NotaBene user (have version 9 on the XP
> >
machine and beta
> > >of version 10 on Win 7) and can keep
files
> > created/edited on one of those
> > >sync with
the files on the other automatically using
> > Dropbox. This
is
> > >because the indexing modules for the bibliography
and
> > text manipulation
> > >parts of NotaBene -- yes,
I'm very dependent on them --
> > are still being
> >
>developed. I just try to make sure that I don't edit the
> > same
file
> > >simultaneously in both versions. So far, it has
worked
> > without a glitch.
> > >Your mileage may
vary.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
>
> >Bill
> > >
> > >On 11/19/2012 8:51 AM, Harry
Binswanger wrote:
> > >>Bill,
> > >>
>
> >>Thank you. You say that you had an old disk of XP,
> >
so that means one has
> > >>to supply that oneself? It doesn't
come with VM
> > player but does it with
> > >>XP
compatibility mode?
> > >>
> > >>
> >
>>>On 11/17/2012 7:11 PM, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> >
>>>>I have read over all the posts on Win 7 64
> > but
admit to being confused.
> > >>>>If I buy a 64 bit Win 7
laptop, doesn't it
> > include an "XP compatibility"
> >
>>>>module? If so, will I be able to run Xy in
> >
that?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>If not, I
gather that VMware Player is the
> > best way to go. Am I
correct
> > >>>>that it comes with a version of XP, so
that
> > I don't have install that OS
> >
>>>>from a disc?
> > >>>>
> >
>>>>Help appreciated.
> > >>>
> >
>>>Harry,
> > >>>
> > >>>The XP
compatibility module is part of Windows 7
> > (64-bit)
Professional
> > >>>and highter only. My machine came, about
six
> > months ago, with Home
> > >>>Premium, thus
no XP, and I fully expected I
> > would take the offer to
>
> >>>upgrade to Professional by now. But I decided to
> >
try VMWare Player
> > >>>first, using an old XP disk that I
already had.
> > It works extremely well
> > >>>for
me, with the added advantage that I also
> > have a full install
of
> > >>>Linux Ubuntu (12.04) also under under
VMWare
> > Player. It's amazing what 8
> > >>>gigs
of ram and a terabyte of disk space makes
> > possible. You don't
need
> > >>>VMWare Desktop, just the free player. It
works
> > well for me.
> > >>>
> >
>>>Cheers,
> > >>>
> > >>>Bill
TeBrake
> > >>>UMaine History Emeritus
> >
>>
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
> >
> > ------------------------------
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:17:37 -0500
> > From:
Harry Binswanger mailto:hb@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Win 7
problem
> >
> > I suppose I could call MS support, but
perhaps someone here
> > knows the
> > answer to
this.
> >
> > Running Xy in Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit (note, not
64bit, this
> > is an older,
> > just 32 bit version of Win
7), Xy functions normally with
> > the unbelievable
> >
exception that the shifting keys don't operate at all. When
> > I run
http://IDKEY.PM,
> > there's no response to hitting the control key (doesn't
go
> > to Table=CTRLX),
> > and I see the scan code on the
comments line up top showing
> > numbers above
> > 20,000.
But, strangely, if I hit, say, ctrl-a, it goes to
> > the unshifted
a
> > (Table= ).
> >
> > VA/NV $CP shows code page
437. Is this an ANSI thing? What
> > gives?
> >
> >
Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov
2012 11:05:10 -0800 (PST)
> > From: J R FOX
mailto:jr_fox@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Win 7 64 bit
>
>
> > --- On Sun, 11/18/12, William H. TeBrake
mailto:tebrake@xxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
Harry,
> > >
> > > The XP compatibility module is part
of Windows 7
> > (64-bit)
> > > Professional and highter
only. My machine came, about
> > six
> > > months ago,
with Home Premium, thus no XP, and I fully
> > > expected I would
take the offer to upgrade to
> > Professional
> > > by
now. But I decided to try VMWare Player first, using
> > an
>
> > old XP disk that I already had.
> >
> >
>
> I thought it was only the top two editions -- Ultimate or
> >
Enterprise -- that included this ? However, I'm typing
> >
this
> > from 7 Ult. 64, and I see no traces of it . . .
but
> > then, I
> > have no idea where they might be hiding
it. I've
> > already seen
> > that a lot of
"non-essential" things (like FreeCell, for
> > example)
> >
are turned OFF by default *in Enterprise*, until you hunt
> > down
a
> > not so easily found place where they let you turn them
back
> > ON.
> > Windoze does not necessarily make such
things easy. I
> > can't even
> > find an easy access
to specific site Cookies or Passwords in
> >
> > IE (by
trying to scan through very long lists, as instructed
> > to
>
> by the HELP system), whereas this takes but half a second in
>
>
> > FireFox.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Jordan
> >
> >
> >
------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov
2012 17:16:35 -0500
> > From: Harry Binswanger
mailto:hb@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Problem disappeared
>
>
> > It gets worser and worser.
> >
> > I tried
a zillion things to get my keys (shifting and
> > otherwise) to
work
> > right. Thinking it might be http://startup.int, I copied it
to
> > startup.sav and
> > made a completely blank
http://startup.int. That didn't fix
> > anything, but when I
> >
copied startup.sav back to http://startup.int, suddenly everything
> > is
hunky dory.
> >
> > In Win 7 I've been having intractable
"Access is denied"
> > problems and in XP
> > a lot of
similar ones, so I wonder if it's either Parallels
> > or a hard
drive
> > (SSD) problem.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > End of xywrite Digest
V4 #107
> > *****************************
> >
>
>