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Running DOS Application under Windows 7 64 Bit.

Anonymous
2009-10-27T20:23:12+00:00

If my DOS application does not require FULL SCREEN mode and ran perfectly fine in a DOS Window under XP. The application is a FoxPro for DOS.

My question is;

If I install the "XP Compatibility mode" under the 64 Bit Windows 7, can I still run those DOS applications ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-10-29T00:15:01+00:00

    Hi CyrusNima,

    Welcome to Windows 7 Community Forums

    The Dos programs will run in Windows 7 64 bit edition if the programs are compatible with 64 bit editions.

    You can install each Dos application in XP compatibility mode. The steps are as below:

    1. Select the DOS application by right clicking on it.
    2. Select ‘Properties’.
    3. Click on the ‘Compatibility’ tab
    4. Place a check mark next to ‘run the program in compatibility mode for: ‘option.
    5. Click on ok and that should do it.

    Check the compatibility using the link below:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0ee2a17f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

    Hope the above information is useful.

    Thanks and Regards

    Somashekar-Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-12-14T16:10:23+00:00

    The old 16bit apps of foxpro for Dos dont work under Win 64-bit. Only internal Windows commands run with 64.

    These classic apps usually dont need a install procedure, since run from BAT.

    For Foxpro Dos you can try load with right click properties.

    Another old 16bit applications for Windows cant work under 64bit, like Idapi libraries of Borland.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-08-13T05:39:36+00:00

    My foxpro for dos worksperfectly in windows xp except occasional mouse movements.  Does not work at all in Windows 7 no matter what compatability mode i use

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-27T09:36:47+00:00

    hi seen you were talking about the DOS i dont know where to post this but here looked good i have a windows 7 home premium 64 bit and i had to do a reinstall so i did back on september 11th 2011 and when windows came up it said it was in DOS mode  I remenber I came here snd asked baut it and didnt get a answer I dont have a clue how it even got in it i dont know what it is or how to fix this I know that i cant access a lotta websites says something about me haveing a old browser even though i am useing or was useing IE 9 and i cannot access my AMD ATI HD Radeon CCC havent been able to  i had forgot all about it until i tried to open it again yesterday and in the word pad it popped up that it could not run in DOS mode if anyone can gimmie some help and try to explain to me why this happened I sure would appreciate it

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