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Vista support for legacy applications
Frank Fr...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows developer winfx general Hi, I have just installed Vista and run my 16-bit applications successfully. My application uses 16bit dlls. How could this work if 16-bit is supposed to be no longer supported? "Jabez Gan" wrote: Hey Frank, Nope, sorry but Vista

16 bit compatibility with Vista
It does already - 32-bit applications run well in Vista64. The problems are with 16 bit applications, or 32-bit applications that either require a system level driver, Finally, you could run a virtual machine on your 64-bit Windows Vista, using VirtualPC, or any of several third party virtualization solutions,

How to run clipper in windows XP and Vista.
At least one of them, the progress bar control, is a 16 bit control. It won't handle values longer than 2^15-1 for max value. I suspect there are other controls with similar issues. However, the VB IDE and applications are supported on Vista, and according to MS, apps will be supported on Windows Server 2008.

Clipper Migration ToolKit Business Opportunity
Right now, I am just redesigning in a hurry day and night all of my applications from old "mm-commands" to active-x, because I thought just = the other way, rather he was just saying that 32 bit Vista could run = 16 =3D bit software....and since ToolBook is 16 bit, that 32 bit Vista would = be =3D able to run

Planning on buying Vista?
I'd like to be able to use Long File Names in my (still) 16 bit applications. By the way, I already found TPW32_10.ZIP, (just type this filename in a www search engine, such as Alta Vista). It contains interfaces for using 32 bit dll's from within a 16 bit program, but the Common dialogs are not supported.

How to run clipper in windows XP and Vista.
Michel Morel MichelMo...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I am migrating from W2k to Vista a 16 bits application named Juritech. When I first start the application after a reboot, the application crashes saying "An error occured with your application... ...your application will

Windows Vista 32 bit
That is: I believe you can apply an authenticode signature to a 16-bit app, but nothing will ever check it. Similarly, you can add any kind of resource data you like to a 16-bit application but Vista isn't going to go looking for a manifest there. The solution would appear to be to turn off UAC or to upgrade to XP.

help: C++ builder v3.0 Pro or Visual C++ v6.0 Pro
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Why not? VPC 2007 runs on x64 hosts, both XP Pro x64 and Vista x64. "TorPedo" <TorP...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:99A6BCB6-7DB3-48F7-A731-4BB62461DFAF@microsoft.com... VirtualPC 2007 runs just fine.

4GB shows as 2GB in Vista Ultimate 32bit
Anyway, it is a known problem for all 16 bit DOS applications, on all languages and versions of Vista. I think you just need to put up with it. - But worst: The keyboard layout changes to EN US when the program starts (remember I am on a danish mashine). If I start an cmd prompt the layout is still danish,

Vista and 16 bit application
Does anybody know how to install applications packaged with InstallShield which still have a 16-bit bootstrap loader under Windows Vista 64-bit (or at least give me some hints)? Regards, Erik Hamba I don't know how but here is a possible resource for your use in the future http://consumer.installshield.com/ .

16 bit DOS in vista, change of kyeboard layout and loosing ico
So if another 16 bit application/program hung that non protected 16 bit thread the thread that the O/S shared, that crash prone platform was/is going down. I will use XP Pro. where I must but I still prefer 98SE. Have a nice day and Vista will probably end up putting XP on the trash heap.

from home to x64
One example would be when NT and 32-bit versions of Windows needed to run 16-bit apps those 16-bit apps ran in something called "Windows on Windows" (WoW) With each passing day, SELinux policies are being refined to included more and more applications, and the framework is in place for developers to create and

16bit target
Win32 came with 16 bit libs as well as 32. You could run both and the user could be unaware that they was lib shifting going on in the background, that is because the Win32 team put in the effort to make it compatible. Really? I recall having problems with some of my older DOS games in Win95.

Apple got it right, Microsoft got it wrong
Andrew McLaren and...@fakeaddress.com microsoft public windows vista general "Marjay" <mar...@rr.com> wrote ... What are you guys using for SFV checking if you are running Vista 64. Quick SFV is a 16 bit app and will not install on Vista 64. Hi Marjay, You cannot run any 16-bit applications on 64 bit Windows.

Why Can'tI Play old dos games in vista?
Normal, nominally 32-bit Win95 programs wind up calling into 16-bit code to do things like draw on the screen or handle mouse activity. I would have to look up Vista info... I could be wrong about what I said. You've suggested that MS promised a complete rewrite in managed code, but you always back down on that

How to run clipper in windows XP and Vista.
Hi, I cannot find any information on the Microsoft web site regarding Vista support for 16-bit applications. I know 64-bit OS does not support 16-bit subsystem. Does anyone know if 16-bit dlls and 16-bit applications are supported under Vista 32-bit OS? Is this documented anywhere in the microsoft web site? regards.

Advisories and vulnerability comparison: Windows 98(se) vs ...
Howard Williams Ark...@juno.com microsoft public windows vista general Is there any emulation mode or any way to run applications with 16-bit code? I have an app that installs but will not run. Thanks. -(

This Week's Shareware.Com Dispatch
In the interim, under Vista, we are hearing two basic problems and I am wondering there is a temporary workaround: 1) Vista seems to prohibit the main This is a 100% long time engineered, time tested, used by 100 of thousands of our hosting customer's' users, WIN16 GUI application that starts a 16 bit main EXE

Bad Vista Experiences with TB7.2?
... from our users homedrive via citrix, it works alright on W2003 with no service packs and XP SP2 but will not work with W2003 SP1 and Vista over the network. The error you get when logged on as an administrator on the server or workstation is Can't run 16 bit application, check if the libraries are there.

Vista and 16 bit application
Vista cannot run 16-bit applications at all. For a Clipper app to run in Vista, the user would have to launch a virtual XP instance and run it there. But when i tried to run on a windows XP and Vista i get a warning message "trying to write data to hard disk or running a 16 bit application" how do i avoid this.