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Re: Various virtual machines compared



Kari, many thanks for this. I did try getting XP to work on 8 according to these instructions,

http://lifehacker.com/5965889/how-to-run-windows-xp-for-free-in-windows-8

and it was rough at first, but does seem to be progressing. However, I am nowhere near getting networking to the host available due to hopeless ignorance. Counterintuitively, the Mountain Lion installation was a dream. I will get Win 8 upgraded to Pro over the next couple of days and try XP again with Hyper-V.

If it is true that approximately 43% of enterprise users are still on XP, I feel more optimistic.

Kari if I may encourage you to consider researching Freedos some time in the future, I would do so on the grounds that it is still being extensively used: "If youve ever made a boot disk for the sake of checking your hard disk or memory, or fixing a broken installation of Windows, you probably used FreeDOS."


At 31/01/2013 08:14, you wrote:
>Kari, I have not managed to get XyWrite up on Windows 8,

If you are running Win 8, forget about DOS and Win 3.1. You could run them in principle, but communication with the host system is problematic to say the least. So I think you should run XP in Win 8 native Hyper V or Virtual Box. If you have a free copy of XP, install it and follow the procedure for running Xy in XP.

>Also, FreeDOS is reported now to have been updated, and is officially
capable of running win 3.1. So maybe it's worth your having a look again?

Maybe. DOS and Win 3.1 are already fully tested and up to the task. I do not see the point of trying as of yet. Admittedly FreeDOS has some nice features, and if the package fills a particular need that is not covered by MS standard fare one might be tempted to try.

>I have forgotten why just running DOS is deprecated.

It is not, but for the bells and whistles, like screen lines etc. Windows 3.1 helps a lot. But you do need Win 7 + Virtual PC 2007 with DOS additions for VPC 2004 to be able to do this. DOS is obsolete in Win 8. Not supported in Hyper V. It is dead!

Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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