Re: Win 10 and Virtual XP

[David Garwood dbgarwood@xxxxxxxx]

Kari,

Thanks for the feedback. I am glad to know that there are others
actively using XyWrite. I purchased Signature but that fell by the
wayside because XyWin works better for me. I use the FinePrint PDF
driver to directly create PDF's, and those can be saved with long
filenames. As I mentioned, I created a partition as F: drive (FAT32)
for XyWrite data files, so the directorys there work perfectly - 8.3
filenames and all. XyWin does a pretty good job of showing even the long
filenames, although that translation would be handled by the XP system?


I use the Microsoft freebie XP on the Win7's and Virtual Box with a
regular XP license on the Win10's. Both host systems can see all the
files on F: for backup, network, etc., so all is good. I have tried
VMware but didn't get that to work. I do use Second Copy and Dropbox
for backup and to work at home.


Hope my solutions/workarounds may be helpful to someone reading the
list. Thanks for all your help


Dave

On 3/4/2017 3:38 AM, Kari Eveli wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> XyWin does not know about long filenames, so you must use DOS 8.3
> filename schemes for everything. So if your long filenames show as
> coded gibberish, that is expected and can be fixed by sticking to DOS
> file and folder names. If this is not the problem, you can try
> alternative virtualization platforms. I use VirtualBox W2K on Win 7
> for running many Win 3.1 programs, e.g. Win 3.1 Quark and Ventura can
> be made to work (with some adjustments). VB W2K is very stable and
> much faster that XP mode. It is my preferred solution for running
> older programs under Windows. Another option is to run XP mode under
> VMware Player instead of VirtualPC. The XP licensing option included
> with Win 7 Pro can be made to work under VMware Player (whereas
> VirtualBox needs a separate Windows XP license).
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
> LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
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>
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> 4.3.2017, 5:46, David Garwood wrote:
> > I am presently running XyWrite 4.13 (the windows version) under XP in
> > Virtual Box and Microsoft's virtual XP. Everything works except
> > directorys of the Win7/10 files (both 64 bit systems). Have F:
> > formatted as FAT and that works fine, so I am happy as a clam. No major
> > problems. Just set the environment variable "path" to include the "XW"
> > subdirectory. Even the dictionary works.