Dos Program

[Mark]

I have an accounting program that only works in dos
How can I run it on a new computer that has xp already installed?

Thanks
Mark

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

It may run in XP. Have you tried it?

 

[Mark]

Yes I have tried and only parts of the program works.
Mark

 

[Mark]

Would it be better to install Dos since it was a program written for dos or
windows 98 which already gives me problems printing check sometimes.
thanks for the help.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Try compatibility mode, that's much easier, if it works. If not, then you'd
have to have a dual boot setup.

 

[Mark]

I will give it a try before I try doing a dual boot
Thanks

 

[Tempora]

I will give it a try before I try doing a dual boot
Thanks

Or you can try Virtual PC for Windows as an alternative to dual boooting.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

At a $200 price tag for VPC, dual booting is cheaper. Granted, VPC is a
great program. Its what I use to create virtual OS's for testing fixes