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Print to file from DOS 16-bit app
I have a legacy app which uses IPX/SP for networking and is a 16-bit DOS application. No access to source code, cannot change anything.
The only way I can run it is under Windows XP.
Trying to ...
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How to launch a CD-ROM application which works only in MS-DOS or Windows 98?
Can be a DVD drive recognized as CD-ROM drive by Windows 98? I must return from Windows XP to Windows 98 the bootable diskette of which has the miraculous capability to recognize any CD-ROM drive. Is ...
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special laptop with DOS, XP and 7: SSD or HDD?
I am setting up a laptop with special OS and Software.
OS will be DOS, Windows XP, Windows 7, drivers are available for XP.
Can I use a SSD?
Is it safe using a SSD? Would DOS/XP destroy the SSD if ...
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Keyboard layout on an MS-dos program
I have an MS-DOS program that was written for Win98 that I want to run on a computer with WinXP. Language is set to Croatian, but when I run this particular software it accepts the keys as if they ...
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Connect from MS-DOS to shared folder
I have problem with connecting to shared folder from MS-DOS. I can easily connect to it from Windows 7.
The system I am working on was migrated. Before both computers were in domain and communication ...
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Why do I get this error when I specify a path in the windows command prompt?
I'm trying to use the cd command in order to point to the folder where my file is located but I keep getting SyntaxError: invalid syntax (see screenshot).
Could anyone please point out what I'm ...
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MS-DOS application sending screen output to LPT printer
We have a MS-DOS application(coded in FoxPro), and recently had this glitch: the screen menu of the application without reason starts printing in an LPT Panasonic KX-1150 printer. It's a never ending ...
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How to CD with a space in directory name (command.com)
I am running Windows XP SP3. I am using COMMAND.COM (not CMD). Using CMD is NOT an option in this case. I am trying to figure out how to change to a directory when there is a space in the directory ...
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How can I access dos from Windows XP
How can I access MS DOS from win XP?
I want to upgrade my BIOS. (Downgrade, in fact.)
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How can I run MS-DOS in real mode under Windows?
I need to run a 16-bit diagnostic tool in real mode under Windows XP, Vista, or 7. How can I accomplish this?
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