DOS ain't dead

Help setting up FreeDos/Dos (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 08.07.2014, 19:47

> why don't you use Win7 32-bit?
> or even 8.1 32 Bit?
> this should support good old DOS programs for another few years
>
> even Windows XP will work for many more years, if you keep it off the
> www

Based upon experience with Vista 32-bit's buggy NTVDM (much worse than XP's), I seriously doubt that newer Windows have better compatibility. It's not worth relying upon at all. It probably won't work. Unless you (or someone you know) has explicitly tested something there, it's safer to assume it won't work at all.

Seriously, MS doesn't care about NTVDM at all, they have other priorities (like IE/HTML5 and "mobile first, cloud first" hoopla).

> you didn't specify what your VM is; however most VM's have some sort of
> 'shared folders' feature where some host resources are made available for
> the guest; YMMV

http://www.freedos.org/software/?prog=vmsmount

No idea if Hyper-V (Win8 Pro 64-bit with VT-X, only!) works with DOS.

Complete thread:

• Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - karmashock, 05.07.2014, 15:20
  • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - glennmcc, 05.07.2014, 23:48
    • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - karmashock, 07.07.2014, 04:48
      • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - Laaca, 07.07.2014, 07:54
        • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - RayeR, 08.07.2014, 16:54
  • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - tom, 08.07.2014, 17:31
    • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - Rugxulo, 08.07.2014, 19:47
      • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - RayeR, 09.07.2014, 03:26