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09-Jul-2008, 07:30 PM #1
Running DOS on Vista 64
I just got a new computer running Vista 64 and have an old business program I use written in DOS. Can anyone help me to run it and also print to a Parallel
dot matrix printer??
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09-Jul-2008, 10:54 PM #2
Does your new computer even have a Parallel port?
If you still have an old version of DOS or even Win 9X, you could run that inside Virtual PC which is a free download from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

It is my understanding that DosBox does run in Vista 64. You could give that a try first.
http://www.dosbox.com/
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