Re: Win 8 v. Win 7

[Jon P xywrite4@xxxxxxxx]

Lisa, if you can get a Win7 Pro machine via David's number, that will work. Also, have you tried online computer sellers like Newegg or CDW or TigerDirect, who might be busy dumping older models, for a Windows 7 machine? Maybe even (caveat emptor) eBay? 

Note that XP Mode is only available with Win 7 Pro (or Enterprise or Ultimate, whatever they are).
Apparently Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium are no-go. 


I'm running XY4 through XP Mode on a Lenovo with Win 7 Pro 64-bit, with no problems. It's crisply
displayed in a window (probably through XP's Cleartype) or full-screen.     

You do have to export the (virtual) XY file to the Win 7 machine for emailing or printing, but
that's just a key assignment in the .kbd file, which I've put in previous posts but would be happy
to send you if you go that route. 

I've been thinking about putting my printer driver, which HP refuses to update for Win7, into XP
Mode but haven't tried that experiment yet. 

Meanwhile, if you prefer the Mac feel or design, you might see if there's a Parallels forum that
could give you a step-by-step on installing any program with DOS, Win2K, Win98 or XP. Or maybe a
Parallels user here can speak up. 

Jon Pareles 


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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 08:02:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Lisa Kleinholz 
Subject: Re: Win 8 v. Win 7

My old XP machine is dying. I'm currently using a Mac for everything other than XyWrite.
I must have a second machine for the type of work that I do.
Can anyone recommend whether to try to find a new Windows 7 machine or to buy another Mac and run
DosBox or Parallels. Still not sure how to get XP onto a Parallels set up on Mac, though I've had
fairly good luck with DoxBox/Boxer (but lack ability to have more than 2 windows).


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From: David Rosenthal 
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:13:52 -0500
Subject: Re: Win 8 v. Win 7

You can get Lenovo ThinkPads with Win 7 Pro; you need to call a special
number, not the regular sales number, which will tell you they don't make
them any more.  Call 888-768-4465.  I just a week ago got a ThinkPad X1
Carbon with Win 7 Pro that is willing to act as XP does; very good for XyW
(very old DOS version!).
You can also get a Win 8 machine and have Microsoft roll is back to Win 7,
which they'll do, though that consumes more hard-drive memory and I don't
know whether there are restrictions about which version of Win 7 you get to
roll it back to.

For fun--about Win 8.1:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/02/gates-spends-entire-first-day-back-in-office-trying-to-install-windows-81.html?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=borowitz&mbid=nl_Borowitz%20(31)