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22-April-2007, 03:56 PM
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DOS and Windows XP
I know almost nothing about Windows XP (I'm using Win 98 SE).
What does it take to run DOS programs under XP? Specifically, QBASIC programs? -- Jeff, in Minneapolis
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22-April-2007, 04:03 PM
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Try seeing if there's a compatability mode. Right click on the exe file and one of the tabs should ask you if you want to run it in another mode. I think DOS would still work under Win95 compatability mode.
Been a while since I had to mess with that, though, so I'm a little hazy on specifics.
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22-April-2007, 04:12 PM
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If you can find a can probably use dosbox to simulate the environment you'll need if you can find a version of QBasic that isn't picky about the OS it's run with. You might want to try abandonware sites to see what your options are. Good luck. This may be a "you'll need it" situation.
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22-April-2007, 04:32 PM
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My experience with DOS 5, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE,
and Windows ME is that QBASIC.EXE works the same under all of them, with no check for version incompatibility. But those are all DOS-based operating systems, while XP is not, so I'm not sure that it is possible to run QBASIC programs under XP without some special configuring. Does the XP Help mention QBASIC? Does it explain compatibility mode? What is the name of the XP equivalent of the WINDOWS\COMMAND\ folder? -- Jeff, in Minneapolis
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22-April-2007, 06:24 PM
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Try SYSTEM32.
Code:
accwiz.exe actmovie.exe ahlprun.exe ahui.exe alg.exe append.exe arp.exe at.exe atmadm.exe attrib.exe auditusr.exe autochk.exe autoconv.exe autofmt.exe autolfn.exe blastcln.exe bootok.exe bootvrfy.exe cacls.exe calc.exe charmap.exe chkdsk.exe chkntfs.exe cidaemon.exe cisvc.exe ckcnv.exe cleanmgr.exe CleanUp.exe cliconfg.exe clipbrd.exe clipsrv.exe cmd.exe cmdl32.exe cmmon32.exe cmstp.exe comp.exe compact.exe conime.exe control.exe convert.exe cscript.exe csrss.exe ctfmon.exe dcomcnfg.exe ddeshare.exe debug.exe defrag.exe dfrgfat.exe dfrgntfs.exe diantz.exe diskpart.exe diskperf.exe dllhost.exe dllhst3g.exe dmadmin.exe dmremote.exe doskey.exe dosx.exe dplaysvr.exe dpnsvr.exe dpvsetup.exe drwatson.exe drwtsn32.exe DSndUp.exe dumprep.exe dvdplay.exe dvdupgrd.exe dwwin.exe dxdiag.exe edlin.exe esentutl.exe eudcedit.exe eventvwr.exe exe2bin.exe expand.exe extrac32.exe fastopen.exe fc.exe find.exe findstr.exe finger.exe fixmapi.exe fltmc.exe fontview.exe forcedos.exe freecell.exe fsquirt.exe fsutil.exe ftp.exe gdi.exe grpconv.exe HdAShCut.exe help.exe hkcmd.exe hostname.exe ibmpmsvc.exe ie4uinit.exe iexpress.exe igfxcfg.exe igfxext.exe igfxpers.exe igfxsrvc.exe igfxtray.exe igfxzoom.exe igxpun.exe imapi.exe ipconfig.exe ipsec6.exe IPSSVC.EXE ipv6.exe ipxroute.exe java.exe javaw.exe javaws.exe krnl386.exe label.exe lights.exe lnkstub.exe locator.exe lodctr.exe logagent.exe logman.exe logoff.exe logonui.exe lpq.exe lpr.exe lsass.exe magnify.exe makecab.exe MAPISRVR.EXE mem.exe migpwd.exe mmc.exe mnmsrvc.exe mobsync.exe mountvol.exe mplay32.exe mpnotify.exe mrinfo.exe mscdexnt.exe msdtc.exe msg.exe mshearts.exe mshta.exe msiexec.exe mspaint.exe msswchx.exe mstinit.exe mstsc.exe narrator.exe nbtstat.exe nddeapir.exe net.exe net1.exe netdde.exe netsetup.exe netsh.exe netstat.exe nlsfunc.exe notepad.exe nslookup.exe ntkrnlpa.exe ntoskrnl.exe ntsd.exe ntvdm.exe odbcad32.exe odbcconf.exe osk.exe osuninst.exe packager.exe pathping.exe pentnt.exe perfmon.exe ping.exe ping6.exe powercfg.exe print.exe progman.exe proquota.exe proxycfg.exe psasrv.exe pxcpya64.exe pxcpyi64.exe pxhpinst.exe pxinsa64.exe pxinsi64.exe qappsrv.exe qprocess.exe qwinsta.exe rasautou.exe rasdial.exe rasphone.exe rcimlby.exe rcp.exe rdpclip.exe rdsaddin.exe rdshost.exe recover.exe redir.exe reg.exe regedt32.exe regini.exe regsvr32.exe regwiz.exe replace.exe reset.exe rexec.exe route.exe routemon.exe rsh.exe rsm.exe rsmsink.exe rsmui.exe rsvp.exe rtcshare.exe runas.exe rundll32.exe runonce.exe rwinsta.exe savedump.exe sc.exe scardsvr.exe sdbinst.exe services.exe sessmgr.exe sethc.exe setup.exe setver.exe sfc.exe shadow.exe share.exe shmgrate.exe shrpubw.exe shutdown.exe sigverif.exe skeys.exe smbinst.exe smlogsvc.exe smss.exe sndrec32.exe sndvol32.exe sol.exe sort.exe spider.exe spnpinst.exe spoolsv.exe sprestrt.exe spupdsvc.exe stimon.exe subst.exe svchost.exe syncapp.exe sysedit.exe syskey.exe sysocmgr.exe systray.exe taskman.exe taskmgr.exe tcmsetup.exe tcpsvcs.exe telnet.exe tftp.exe tourstart.exe tp4cross.exe TP4EX.exe tp4serv.exe tp4unins.exe TpKmpSvc.exe tracert.exe tracert6.exe tscon.exe tscupgrd.exe tsdiscon.exe tskill.exe tsshutdn.exe tzchange.exe unlodctr.exe UpdateDriver.exe upnpcont.exe ups.exe user.exe userinit.exe usrmlnka.exe usrprbda.exe usrshuta.exe utilman.exe uwdf.exe verclsid.exe verifier.exe vssadmin.exe vssvc.exe w32tm.exe wdfmgr.exe wextract.exe wiaacmgr.exe winchat.exe winhlp32.exe winlogon.exe winmine.exe winmsd.exe winspool.exe winver.exe wowdeb.exe wowexec.exe wpabaln.exe wpnpinst.exe write.exe wscntfy.exe wscript.exe wuauclt.exe wuauclt1.exe wupdmgr.exe xcopy.exe
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22-April-2007, 06:41 PM
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If it runs under all those, dosbox should definitely work for you.
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22-April-2007, 06:53 PM
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I think this is going to depend a lot on the program and the version of QB it was compiled under as well as what it accesses device-wise. I (have) run a lot of QB programs under XP with no problems whatsoever.
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22-April-2007, 10:18 PM
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I have MS-DOS installed under Microsoft Virtual PC. It is fantastic. (Also good if you have XP64 and want to run 16 bit Windows programs... I have ME installed in there for that purpose.)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx
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22-April-2007, 10:49 PM
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Where do you get XP64 anyway? The one that runs Athlon processors.
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22-April-2007, 10:56 PM
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The person I'm helping says he has downloaded QBASIC from the
Internet and has got it running under Windows XP. He didn't have time to tell me any details or I would pass them on to you. Thanks. -- Jeff, in Minneapolis
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22-April-2007, 11:53 PM
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23-April-2007, 04:26 AM
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I have not tried QBasic in years, but QuickBasic 4.5 runs fine under XP, except occasionally when the program runs too fast.
 Microsoft still has QuickBasic on their subscriber downloads on MSDN, and QBasic as part of an old DOS utilities download.
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23-April-2007, 06:52 AM
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