TCC 11 & Windows 7 64bit & DOS apps?

[branch]

Hi Guys,

Will TCC 11 enable 16 bit apps to run under Windows 7 64 bit like DOSBox?

Regards & TIA,

Ian

 

[rconn]

> Will TCC 11 enable 16 bit apps to run under Windows 7 64 bit like
> DOSBox?

TCC has no special control over running 16-bit apps; that's up to Windows 7.
Whether an app will run or not is strictly up to the Windows CreateProcess
API.

I don't have a 16-bit DOS app to try on my Windows 7 x64 system, but I doubt
an x64 version of Windows would be friendly to a 16-bit DOS app. I'd
recommend creating a VM and running the apps there.

Rex Conn
JP Software

 

[branch]

I'd recommend creating a VM and running the apps there.

Thanks Rex. I'll follow up more with DOSBox. It claims to run DOS apps under Vista & W7 32 & 64 bit, but doesn't specifically say 16 but.

Regards & thanks for the reply.

Ian

 

[Jim Cook]

Rex:

Would you like a 16-bit app emailled to you?

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:55 PM, rconn <> wrote:

> ---Quote---
> > Will TCC 11 enable 16 bit apps to run under Windows 7 64 bit like
> > DOSBox?
> ---End Quote---
> TCC has no special control over running 16-bit apps; that's up to Windows
> 7.
> Whether an app will run or not is strictly up to the Windows CreateProcess
> API.
>
> I don't have a 16-bit DOS app to try on my Windows 7 x64 system, but I
> doubt
> an x64 version of Windows would be friendly to a 16-bit DOS app. I'd
> recommend creating a VM and running the apps there.
>
> Rex Conn
> JP Software
>
>
>
>
>

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[rconn]

> Would you like a 16-bit app emailled to you?

No -- its behavior would be unrelated in any way to TCC or Take Command.

Rex Conn
JP Software

 

[dim]

On 2010-02-19 01:55, rconn wrote:

> I don't have a 16-bit DOS app to try on my Windows 7 x64 system, but I doubt
> an x64 version of Windows would be friendly to a 16-bit DOS app. I'd
> recommend creating a VM and running the apps there.

No x64 versions of Windows support running 16-bit apps, as they do not have the NTVDM subsystem.

This also saved MS from having to fix the 17 year old bug that was found recently in that subsystem. :)

 

[Joe Caverly]

Thanks Rex. I'll follow up more with DOSBox. It claims to run DOS apps under Vista & W7 32 & 64 bit, but doesn't specifically say 16 but.

Regards & thanks for the reply.

Ian

Hi,
As of DOSBox 0.73, it does not work with TCC;

http://www.jpsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1620

DOSBox 0.73 has no problems running any 16-bit application, including Windows 3.1

DOSBox 0.73 is a 32-bit app, which will run on Windows 7.

With the HX DOS Extender installed in DOSBox, you can run 32-bit console applications from within DOSBox 0.73

Joe