Windows 7 and 16 bit programs' problems.

Question

Windows 7, looses country code page and keyboard definition, when a 16 bit program run. (like foxpro.exe , Qedit  etc. ) is there any solution ?

Answer 1

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I run Windows 7 32 bit English, but use a Turkish Key board.

Windows 7 has no problem of swiching between the keyboard layouts.

NTVDM, do not inherit the keyboard code from windows 7, that had been set.

It does get its keyboard setting, as old DOS does, thru Config.sys ("nt"  in xp and 7), and Autoexec.bat ("nt")

When you showed the directories of NTVDM, it was very clear to me that  we have to add only the necessary lines to config and autoexec.

That was it.

For anyone who may need,

here is the config.nt, and autoexec.nt modifications (for turkish keyboard:

config.nt;

dos=high, umb

device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys

COUNTRY=090,857, %SystemRoot%\system32\COUNTRY.SYS

files=99

autoexec.nt;

%SystemRoot%\system32\KB16 TR,857, %SystemRoot%\system32\KEYBOARD.SYS

For Danish;

DK,850

For Belgium;

BE,850

Thank you for you and others who have been contributed to the solution.

Best Regards.

Answer 2

How do I change from Windows® 7 64-bit (x64) [cannot run 16-bit programs]

to Windows® 7 32-bit (x86)?