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14 Feb 2012
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Windows 7 & 16-bit
Will Windows 7 Professional 32-bit run 16-bit DOS programmes?
I have the 64-bit OS installed but it will only run 16-bit apps under XP emulation. I notice that my retail Windows 7 box includes a DVD of the 32-bit OS.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo
Motherboard EP41T-UD3L
Memory 4 GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GE Force 9500GT
Sound Card On-board
Monitor(s) Displays Acer V203H
PSU ?
Case ?
Cooling Fan
Hard Drives Two Samsung HD103SJ 1TB
14 Feb 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cheemag
Will Windows 7 Professional 32-bit run 16-bit DOS programmes?
I have the 64-bit OS installed but it will only run 16-bit apps under XP emulation. I notice that my retail Windows 7 box includes a DVD of the 32-bit OS.
As far as I know, 32-bit has no problems with 16-bit programs, so you could go back to 32-bit. The same Product Key works with either disc.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory 8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Keyboard Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
PSU Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Hard Drives System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser Pale Moon
Other Info All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
14 Feb 2012
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Another option is to run a virtual pc with Windows XP, and install the program there. That way you can keep your 64-bit installation.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell and Custom
OS Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU System 1: i7 2600@3.4GHz, System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Case System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Hard Drives System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 10 MBPS
14 Feb 2012
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If it was me, I'd keep Windows 7 x64, and upgrade to 8 GB of memory, since memory is dirt cheap. Then I'd run VirtualBox or some other VM app and have Windows XP running inside it to handle all of my old legacy apps and old games. You could easily give 2 GB of memory to the VM and not notice any slow downs or performance hits on the host system.
This way, you get the best of both worlds.
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My System Specs |
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OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
PSU OCZ ModStream 700W
Case CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
14 Feb 2012
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And another option is to use Dos Box. I used it on my brother in law's 64bit installation to run Turbo C.
DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon II x4 Propus 2.9 GHz
Motherboard ASRock N68C-GS FX
Memory 2 x 4GB Corsair XMS 3 DDR3 -1600 CL9
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card On-board 6-Channel HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 18' LG Flatron E1942TC-BN on DVI, 18' Chimei 95ND on HDMI
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 2
Keyboard Dragonwar Desert Eagle
Mouse Logitech B85
PSU Seasonic S12II 520W
Case Generic with Cable Management
Cooling Deep Cool Gammaxx 200
Hard Drives 1 x 500 GB Seagate
1 x 1 TB Western Digital Caviar Green
1 x 1 TB Hitachi Touro Mobile USB 3
Internet Speed 5Mb/s DL, 0.9Mb/s UL
Antivirus ESET Nod32
Browser Google Chrome 64 Bit
Other Info LG G4 H818P - Rooted with Xposed Framework
14 Feb 2012
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#6
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Will Win 7 run DOS programs - Microsoft Answers
Windows 7 32 or 64bit is not based on DOS so you will need XP VM or DOS emulator.
As posted at MS at above link.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
14 Feb 2012
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#7
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lemur
Another option is to run a virtual pc with Windows XP, and install the program there. That way you can keep your 64-bit installation.
I have that system already. That means I would have to start the VM every time I wanted to use Q-Edit or LIST.COM. Not at all practical. There is nothing available in Windows (natively) which can equal the versatility of these two programmes.
There's also a problem with accessing the soundcard. As the VM soundcard is a virtual one, it cannot take external input. To do that I have to plug in a USB soundcard.
Frankly I can't see that a 64-bit system has any advantage over a 32-bit one anyway.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo
Motherboard EP41T-UD3L
Memory 4 GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GE Force 9500GT
Sound Card On-board
Monitor(s) Displays Acer V203H
PSU ?
Case ?
Cooling Fan
Hard Drives Two Samsung HD103SJ 1TB
14 Feb 2012
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#8
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Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic

Quote: Originally Posted by Cheemag
Will Windows 7 Professional 32-bit run 16-bit DOS programmes?
I have the 64-bit OS installed but it will only run 16-bit apps under XP emulation. I notice that my retail Windows 7 box includes a DVD of the 32-bit OS.
As far as I know, 32-bit has no problems with 16-bit programs, so you could go back to 32-bit. The same Product Key works with either disc.
I may do that as this 64-bit install is totally unable to support wireless networking among other things. It's probably been damaged at some time.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo
Motherboard EP41T-UD3L
Memory 4 GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GE Force 9500GT
Sound Card On-board
Monitor(s) Displays Acer V203H
PSU ?
Case ?
Cooling Fan
Hard Drives Two Samsung HD103SJ 1TB
14 Feb 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by DeaconFrost
If it was me, I'd keep Windows 7 x64, and upgrade to 8 GB of memory, since memory is dirt cheap. Then I'd run VirtualBox or some other VM app and have Windows XP running inside it to handle all of my old legacy apps and old games. You could easily give 2 GB of memory to the VM and not notice any slow downs or performance hits on the host system.
This way, you get the best of both worlds.
I have that already in 4GB, but not practical for the reasons I gave to Lemur, particularly access to the host machine's peripherals.
Many VM experts say you cannot access the host machine's hardware - not true, but it's too cumbersome for me.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo
Motherboard EP41T-UD3L
Memory 4 GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GE Force 9500GT
Sound Card On-board
Monitor(s) Displays Acer V203H
PSU ?
Case ?
Cooling Fan
Hard Drives Two Samsung HD103SJ 1TB
14 Feb 2012
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#10
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cheemag
Frankly I can't see that a 64-bit system has any advantage over a 32-bit one anyway.
And that's certainly your call.
As for one of the advantages of 64-bit...
You will be able to take advantage of all your memory, which you won't with 32-bit.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell and Custom
OS Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU System 1: i7 2600@3.4GHz, System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Case System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Hard Drives System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 10 MBPS
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