16BIT and 32BIT

[MARK a/k/a FAST.JAGUAR3]

My o/s is W2K Pro. If I install one or more software applications that were purchased in the last 4 years, but were designed to operate on a 16-bit operating system, will they likely create problematic conflicts in functionality, resulting in pop up error messages, and, even worse, corrupted files or scripts? Would it likely result in a major mess, to the point where I would have to do a clean install of the o/s and re-installation of all applications? Or are applications designed for a 16-bit environment actually safe to use on W2K Pro?
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[Dave Patrick]

Ask the application developer.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

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My o/s is W2K Pro. If I install one or more software applications that were
purchased in the last 4 years, but were designed to operate on a 16-bit
operating system, will they likely create problematic conflicts in
functionality, resulting in pop up error messages, and, even worse,
corrupted files or scripts? Would it likely result in a major mess, to the
point where I would have to do a clean install of the o/s and
re-installation of all applications? Or are applications designed for a
16-bit environment actually safe to use on W2K Pro?
(Please respond only via the message board. Thank you. )