Re: copying & pasting between XY and MS

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Kari,

This has to be a very awkward and unnecessary way to go. Xy works just
peachy under XP. The cocoon he has to break out of is the idea that
full-screen is better than a big window. Virtual PC is overkill.


Regards,
Harry



> If you are upgrading to XP, you must break out of your cocoon and find a
> new cozy nest for your DOS applications. VirtualPC is a good choice. This
> way you can run your apps under native DOS and full-screen. Copying data
> gets done through a shared folder as files.
>
>
> To install VirtualPC, go to my utilities page
> (http://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/utility.html) and
>
>
> 1) download MS Virtual PC 2007 (Windows Vista or Windows XP)
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/virtual-pc-2007.aspx
>
> 2) download my DOS Additions (http://www.lexitec.fi/xywrite/dosadd.zip),
> unzip it and open the readme file for installation instructions (DOS
> additions are needed to share a folder between DOS and XP)
>
>
> 3) install DOS into the virtual machine, then the DOS additions, and
> applications (Xy). If you install Windows 3.11 on top of DOS, you can use
> networking and DOS boxes, but this is a bit more complicated, and a not
> needed for basic operation.
>
>
> One added benefit is that once you have your DOS apps in a virtual
> machine, you can copy the virtual machine to a newer operating system,
> i.e. it is totally portable.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
> LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
> lexitec@xxxxxxxx
>
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Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx