16-bit Windows apps?

[Steve Thackery]

Can anyone remind me - does Vista support 16-bit Windows apps?

Thanks,

SteveT

 

[Richard Urban]

Some, not all. You have to try to see. There is no guarantee that what you
have will work.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

The 64 bit version does not support 16 bit Windows applications at all since
they removed the 16 bit sub system with the release of Windows XP
Professional x64. Windows Vista 32-bit support them to some degree, but its
not guaranteed to work.

My personal recommendation is to run such applications in their native
versions of Windows in Virtual Machine program such as Virtual PC 2007.

 

[ato_zee]

But this does beg the question: Why would you want to run an old 16-bit
program anyway other than as a history lesson?

Same problem, vendor says program is not Vista 64bit compatible
(and apparently has no intent to rewrite it).
Some vendors have gone out of business.

 

[Steve Thackery]

But this does beg the question: Why would you want to run an old 16-bit

program anyway other than as a history lesson?

I've got to modify some software that was developed for a Psion device,
using a software development tool called Oval, which is donkey's years old
and has never been updated from the days of 16-bit Windows.

Of course, if it were a complete rewrite of the code I'd probably port it to
a more modern tool, but it's just a few tweaks.

SteveT

 

[Steve Thackery]

Thanks for your advice, folks. I think I agree with the majority of you:
run it in an virtual machine. I know for sure the program I need runs under
XP.

Thanks again,

SteveT

 

[wschlichtman]

If people keep retrofitting these old apps, we'll never see Hal9000 kill his
first spaceman.