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Post by Otto on Feb 3, 2006 13:20:15 GMT
I have been using the Qbasic that came on my W95
system, then to W98SE.
Now onto Win XP. I understand there may be problems.
How do I get Qbasic and my old programs to work
on the new machine.
tia
Otto
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Post by Ildûrest on Feb 3, 2006 21:08:10 GMT
Ok, OK.
QBASIC is a DOS program.
XP has NTVDM (The NT Virtual DOS Machine), which is a DOS emulator. It's not as faithful to DOS as 95 and 98's emulators, but it should work.
The problems usually come with more advanced hardware stuff.
Occasionally graphics cause problems.
Usually printers cause problems.
Using speakers (not the internal one) is almost impossible.
But everything else should work.
The one exception is a weird problem that I believe may be caused by a virus, or may have been installed by Microsoft.
Namely C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.nt disappears. (You'll get a fat error if it does, whenever you try running a DOS program.)
There's usually a spare copy at C:\Windows\Repair\
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Post by earlofqb on Feb 3, 2006 22:40:04 GMT
Be sure to read my little compatability guide that I posted in "Help" (should be the next message below this one. I suppose for prosperity I should write it down in a separate thread, however there has to be something I missed, so feel free to post your comments on the guide if Ildurest's tips don't work).
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Xcoder
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Compaq/Microsoft saved us from Apple. IBM & Apple will save us from Microsoft
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Post by Xcoder on Feb 21, 2006 22:41:02 GMT
I recommend Freedos...It's a muchbetter emulator, its free, its specifically made to play dos based games, and I use it on my mac cause its cross platform and it runs QB and other Dos programs that I ripped from my other computers just as good as Dos or better.
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Post by Daniel on Mar 21, 2006 5:31:59 GMT
wow, the one error that has been annoying me for ages has been solved by reading one post. thanks
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chequer
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When the game is over, the King and the pawn share the same box.
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Post by chequer on Sept 20, 2007 6:54:12 GMT
Be sure to read my little compatability guide that I posted in "Help" (should be the next message below this one. I suppose for prosperity I should write it down in a separate thread, however there has to be something I missed, so feel free to post your comments on the guide if Ildurest's tips don't work). I couldn't finf this compatability guide. Could you please link me to it? |
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