Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

[Guest Stuart Jackson]

We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

[Guest Dominic Payer]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

If they are DOS apps, DOSBox might work. http://www.dosbox.com/

 

If they need Windows, Microsoft VirtualPC

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

will work if they do not need to access hardware other than serial and

parallel ports.

 

If they need access to USB, VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/ or VMware

Player http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ with VMX builder

http://petruska.stardock.net/Software/Vmware.html#VMXBuilder are free.

 

You will need a licensed copy of 16-bit capable Windows to run in the

virtual machines, i.e. anything from Windows 95 up to XP.

 

 

"Stuart Jackson" <bjackson445@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

> way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

No direct way - the support simply isn't there. That being said, using a

virtualization solution (VirtualPC, VMWare, whatever) on your Vista host and

running a legacy operatng system in the child VM is a viable solution. There

are even workarounds for USB here (See my blog post on FabulaTech.)

 

I've covered this in a couple of blog posts as a reasonable solution to any

compatibility issue. Your 16 bit applications will have access to normal

networking communications with the host machine, but in most solutions not

drag and drop between them.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Stuart Jackson" <bjackson445@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

> way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

[Guest Stuart Jackson]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

On Sep 29, 6:24 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

<Char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

> No direct way - the support simply isn't there. That being said, using a

> virtualization solution (VirtualPC, VMWare, whatever) on your Vista host and

> running a legacy operatng system in the child VM is a viable solution. There

> are even workarounds for USB here (See my blog post on FabulaTech.)

>

> I've covered this in a couple of blog posts as a reasonable solution to any

> compatibility issue. Your 16 bit applications will have access to normal

> networking communications with the host machine, but in most solutions not

> drag and drop between them.

>

> --

> Charlie.http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

> "Stuart Jackson" <bjackson...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>

> news:9a40b7ed-fd54-4387-8511-e9311257a39a@x16g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

>

> > We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

> > way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

 

So it seems the only way to do this is to run a separate OS (XP, 98,

etc) under a virtual machine (ie. install the virtual machine on Vista

64, then install XP or whatever under the virtual machine). Am I

understanding this correctly?

[Guest Zootal]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

> So it seems the only way to do this is to run a separate OS (XP, 98,

> etc) under a virtual machine (ie. install the virtual machine on Vista

> 64, then install XP or whatever under the virtual machine). Am I

> understanding this correctly?

 

Have you tried DosBox? http://www.dosbox.com/

[Guest Dominic Payer]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

Yes. There is no known way to emulate 32 or 16 bit Windows.

 

 

"Stuart Jackson" <bjackson445@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> On Sep 29, 6:24 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

> <Char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>> No direct way - the support simply isn't there. That being said, using a

>> virtualization solution (VirtualPC, VMWare, whatever) on your Vista host

>> and

>> running a legacy operatng system in the child VM is a viable solution.

>> There

>> are even workarounds for USB here (See my blog post on FabulaTech.)

>>

>> I've covered this in a couple of blog posts as a reasonable solution to

>> any

>> compatibility issue. Your 16 bit applications will have access to normal

>> networking communications with the host machine, but in most solutions

>> not

>> drag and drop between them.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>> "Stuart Jackson" <bjackson...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:9a40b7ed-fd54-4387-8511-e9311257a39a@x16g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

>> > way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

>

> So it seems the only way to do this is to run a separate OS (XP, 98,

> etc) under a virtual machine (ie. install the virtual machine on Vista

> 64, then install XP or whatever under the virtual machine). Am I

> understanding this correctly?

[Guest Jawade]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

In article <5ad36da2-e9c5-40a5-8cf0-d1bced24ca5d@v16g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, bjackson445

@yahoo.com says...

> On Sep 29, 6:24 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

> <Char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

> > No direct way - the support simply isn't there. That being said, using a

> > virtualization solution (VirtualPC, VMWare, whatever) on your Vista host and

> > running a legacy operatng system in the child VM is a viable solution. There

> > are even workarounds for USB here (See my blog post on FabulaTech.)

> >

> > I've covered this in a couple of blog posts as a reasonable solution to any

> > compatibility issue. Your 16 bit applications will have access to normal

> > networking communications with the host machine, but in most solutions not

> > drag and drop between them.

> >

> > --

> > Charlie.http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >

> > "Stuart Jackson" <bjackson...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> >

> > news:9a40b7ed-fd54-4387-8511-e9311257a39a@x16g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

> >

> > > We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

> > > way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

>

> So it seems the only way to do this is to run a separate OS (XP, 98,

> etc) under a virtual machine (ie. install the virtual machine on Vista

> 64, then install XP or whatever under the virtual machine). Am I

> understanding this correctly?

 

Yes, thats a easy and good way. Dual-boot is also possible

but that needs a restart.

 

 

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[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

Correct. You must run a virtualization application such as Virtual PC and

create a virtual machine. Install your choice of legacy OS in that VM. There

is NO support for 16 bit applications in any 64-bit version of Windows.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Stuart Jackson" <bjackson445@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:5ad36da2-e9c5-40a5-8cf0-d1bced24ca5d@v16g2000prc.googlegroups.com...

> On Sep 29, 6:24 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

> <Char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>> No direct way - the support simply isn't there. That being said, using a

>> virtualization solution (VirtualPC, VMWare, whatever) on your Vista host

>> and

>> running a legacy operatng system in the child VM is a viable solution.

>> There

>> are even workarounds for USB here (See my blog post on FabulaTech.)

>>

>> I've covered this in a couple of blog posts as a reasonable solution to

>> any

>> compatibility issue. Your 16 bit applications will have access to normal

>> networking communications with the host machine, but in most solutions

>> not

>> drag and drop between them.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>> "Stuart Jackson" <bjackson...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:9a40b7ed-fd54-4387-8511-e9311257a39a@x16g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

>> > way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

>

> So it seems the only way to do this is to run a separate OS (XP, 98,

> etc) under a virtual machine (ie. install the virtual machine on Vista

> 64, then install XP or whatever under the virtual machine). Am I

> understanding this correctly?

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Is there anyway to run 16-bit apps on Vista 64 bit?

 

and loses you access to the 64bit Windows when you're in the second boot.

Overall, a much less satisfactory solution for most situations, IME.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Jawade" <Henk_Jawade@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> In article

> <5ad36da2-e9c5-40a5-8cf0-d1bced24ca5d@v16g2000prc.googlegroups.com>,

> bjackson445

> @yahoo.com says...

>> On Sep 29, 6:24 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

>> <Char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>> > No direct way - the support simply isn't there. That being said, using

>> > a

>> > virtualization solution (VirtualPC, VMWare, whatever) on your Vista

>> > host and

>> > running a legacy operatng system in the child VM is a viable solution.

>> > There

>> > are even workarounds for USB here (See my blog post on FabulaTech.)

>> >

>> > I've covered this in a couple of blog posts as a reasonable solution to

>> > any

>> > compatibility issue. Your 16 bit applications will have access to

>> > normal

>> > networking communications with the host machine, but in most solutions

>> > not

>> > drag and drop between them.

>> >

>> > --

>> > Charlie.http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>> >

>> > "Stuart Jackson" <bjackson...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> >

>> > news:9a40b7ed-fd54-4387-8511-e9311257a39a@x16g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

>> >

>> > > We have a few legacy applications which are 16-bit. Anyone know of a

>> > > way or a utility which will allow 16-bit apps to run on Vista 64?

>>

>> So it seems the only way to do this is to run a separate OS (XP, 98,

>> etc) under a virtual machine (ie. install the virtual machine on Vista

>> 64, then install XP or whatever under the virtual machine). Am I

>> understanding this correctly?

>

> Yes, thats a easy and good way. Dual-boot is also possible

> but that needs a restart.

>

>

> Met vriendelijke groeten, Jawade.

> --

> http://jawade.nl/ Veel vernieuwd! Diskeditors met MBR-rebuilders!

> Bootmanager (+Vista +Linux), ClrMBR, SDir v DIRgrootte, POP3lezer,

> DOS-Filebrowser, Kalender, Webtellers en IP-log, USB-stick tester.

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