Vista 64 HP will run Virtual PC 2007, but it isn't supported by Microsoft.
If you're a home user, they don't want to get bogged down answering your dumb questions.
But it runs. For DOS however, you'll need to get and add-on called "VPC 2004 Extensions";
it's available (like VPC 2004 and VPC 2007) at M$'s web site.
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:01:31 -0600
From: rickmcelroy@xxxxxxxx
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: XyWrite and Windows 7
You seem to be in luck with your version of windows 7. You won't need to run virtual PC.
I have vista 64 home premium edition which does not support virtual PC.
You'll need to check a few things on your system to run DOS programs.
Check this links for more info:
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/windows_7_feature_focus_virtual_windows_xp_aka_xp_mode
good luck
Rick
Jan 24, 2010 07:03:59 AM, xywrite@xxxxxxxx wrote:
I have been having a lot of trouble with Windows 7 which could be due
to the fact that I upgraded from a Vista system that was far from
solid - - constant crashes, chkdsks, etc. -- on different drives. I
have checked memory and it seems to be fine.
My next step is to do what I dread most of all: a clean install.
So now I have a choice between the 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows
(Ultimate).
Attempting to research this on Google, I found a lot of conflicting
claims, one of which is that 16-bit DOS apps are only supported in
Windows 32.
Can this possibly be true?
Has anyone run XyWrite on 64-bit Windows 7 or Vista?
Since I can't (easily) on my Dell 1720 access more than 4GB, I am
tempted to go with 32-bit, especially as that will make it easier to
get the right drivers for the Dell. But I would like to know if it is
possible to use the 64-bit version of Win 7.
I have also been unable to find something I recall from long ago on
this list, Robert's suggestions for how to partition Windows hard
drives. If I recall, it was something like Partion 1 = system,
Partition 2 = programs, Partition 3 = data.
I wonder how hard it would be to talk Win 7 into relocating its
'users' directory to another partition and how the 'libraries' work
with this.
Curiously, I found a XyWrite user posting to a CNET list on Windows 7,
and wonder if that was someone here. A lot of nonsense seems to be
talked on the subject of DOS and Win 7. It makes one realize just how
inadequate internet information can be.
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