64-bit OS = No 16-bit support

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  1. bum
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    Windows 7 RC
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  2. Posts : 322
    Windows 7 PRO x64
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    Lol, isnt anything new.
    Give us a heads up as to why your wanting to back away from x64 because of this?
    What 16bit apps are you trying to run anyways? Games? Emulators work. Also flash games work aswell :P.
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  3. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 64bit Home
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    I have 16 bit software that I have to use for work so it would have been nice to be able to run it on x64, however I just dual boot 32 & 64 to solve the problem.:)
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  4. Posts : 51,381
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
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    Run them in Virtual XP
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  5. Posts : 627
    Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
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    yeah XP mode works great.
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  6. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    Why would you even want 16-bit in this day and age? But as others have said theres always virtualisation.
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  7. Posts : 18
    W7 7201
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    swarfega said:
    Why would you even want 16-bit in this day and age? But as others have said theres always virtualisation.
    And why would you even create a thread with information we already know.
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  8. Posts : 8,375
    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
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    scozzie said:
    And why would you even create a thread with information we already know.
    bum is simply looking for a way to run a 16bit he uses in the work environment on his home pc.

    Another thought depending on the type of 16bit application is an emulator called DOSBox where you mount old dos apps, games on a virtual dos drive through the small window. The VPC is geared more towards XP Pro support Windows programs as a rule and may run into too many problems trying to get any 16bit app to work there.

    98 on Virtual would be more of a thought for still offering 16bit support.
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    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
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    kumobox said:
    I have 16 bit software that I have to use for work so it would have been nice to be able to run it on x64, however I just dual boot 32 & 64 to solve the problem.:)

    Why not fire up a VM -- Even Windows 3.11 runs fine as a VM on W7 X-64 under Vmware. Haven't tried yet but it should also work on Virtual Box.

    You can still download Windows 3.11 from Technet BTW.

    Running XP as a VM poses utterly no problems either -- I run 3 of them daily using old legacy hardware and apps. With W7 X-64 you could probably equal or even surpass the Native speed of these OS'es due to the far superior compute power and processes of the 64 bit OS.

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  10. Posts : 8,375
    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
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    I tried to get 3.1 running here on the SUN Virtual Box to no go. You needed bootable media to go onto a Fat16 primary. I got so far starting the 3.1 setup and seeing the Windows directory created while Win 3.1 simply refused to load eventually.
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