Re: XY4 in Win7-64

["Kari Eveli" lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

>I'm less than clear on what you wrote: presumably this refers to
a different -- or second -- VPC emulation module ? (I was not
aware that one existed for Win 3.1, in that event.) Otherwise,
you would be talking about some sort of dual boot ? Probably not
the latter, as my experiments with having 32-bit Win-7 and XP
peacefully coexist in a dual-booting scenario have been plagued by
severe problems, and I'm starting to think that setup is not worth
the trouble.

Not at all. I first installed DOS 6 and then Windows 3.1x in the usual way as one would do. Both are on the same VPC virtual disk. Then you start Windows 3.1 from the DOS prompt and go back to it by exiting. No dual boot, it was not invented back then. When in Windows 3.1, just open a DOS box and tweak it into whatever you like. I maximize the VPC session when in Win 3.1 and have a gorgeous DOS box with custom font and all. This is very doable and stable. You can automate the loading of the DOS box in the Windows 3.1. If you have never used Win 3.1, there is a more modern front-end to Win 3.1, namely Calmira (http://www.calmira.de/). Calmira gives you the basic amenities of XP without the bloat. (I personally prefer Praxim, which is a commercial command line replacement of Program Manager).

Actually Virtual PC is just a DOS/Win 3.1 machine without separate hardware. It just works. I have
all my old Win 3.1 programs running perfectly: Quark, Ventura etc. Even DOS Word 5.0 runs (which is
not Y2K compliant, and has to be used in the 1900s - I just adjust the clock of the virtual session,
does not mess with the host system clock) . For Win 3.1 installation see my readme.txt in the DOS
additions zip file. This is certainly a worth a try.

Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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