2006-06-19 06:24:28 · 10 answers · asked by Mylaprakkaran_Malayalee 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Ofcourse you can a dos based program in windows xp.
But still many things have been changed since microsoft gets deep in to other things than their old platform dos.
Even sometimes windows xp throws error like cannot be run under this machine or so. Do use to follow this steps in windows xp to enable games or other dos application's get executed
To open the Program Compatibility Wizard
1.
Click Start, click Help and Support, click Fixing a problem.
2.
Click Application and software problems.
3.
Click Getting older programs to run on Windows XP.
4.
Click the Start the Program Compatibility Wizard link
On the next page, you can select whether to run the program in 256 color mode, to run it at a screen resolution of 640 x 480, and to disable visual themes. Windows XP themes can disrupt games designed for older operating systems. If the game you're trying to run looks odd when you run it, experiment with these options.
Another way to set the compatibility options for a given game is to locate it in Windows Explorer and make change to its properties. To do so, navigate to the game's program file and right-click it. Then click Properties, and on the Compatibility tab, tweak the options
Thats IT
2006-06-19 06:35:26 · answer #1 · answered by Devaraj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The differnece between Windows 9x is that DOS was the backbone of the operating system and the graphical user interface was an overlay. Now with XP, DOS has been made a seperate program. You can run the program but you might have some compatability problems. It is possible to create a strictly DOS partition on your hard drive to run those old programs and games.
2006-06-19 06:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by B Jamin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To add to the first answer, Windows 2000 (and I think XP as well) will run some 16 bit programs. Give the program a try! You won't break anything by trying to run it, I promise.
2006-06-19 06:30:19 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, the answer is only sometimes!
I believe there is a program doing the rounds that allows old DOS games to be played under XP. Game box or DOS box or something like that.
Quite why you'd want to though is beyond me!
2006-06-19 06:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by sirdaz_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XP is written entirely on 32 bit infrastructure (except the x64 version). You can run dos based programs but not all of them (refering especially to those that where written on 16 bit)
2006-06-19 06:27:27 · answer #5 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XP was designed for techies but cn be used by virtually anyone, given the acumen of the person. XP has more to offer as to graphics, memory, games capacity, et. al. It's also faster.
2006-06-19 06:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Aria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can be... Xp supports.. open properties of Exe File that you want to execute in Xp and select compatability and choose desired options (better try ticking one after another untill the programs runs in Xp)
2006-06-19 06:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Umax 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no u cant? because the version of dos changes in windows xp. The solution is if u have partation on u r HDD the install windows 98 on other partation and boot u r comp from win 98 and start u r dos prog.
2016-05-20 02:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't work with every game - but read the site carefully and follow the instuctions to the letter.
2006-06-19 07:20:12 · answer #9 · answered by edd___ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cant believe someone like you could ask such a stupid question all operating systems comes with dos mode silly boy.
2006-06-21 03:05:28 · answer #10 · answered by Martin S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋