Win32 or Win64

[johnbee]

It's true, but you can run them in a VM or using something like DOSBox
(www.dosbox.com)

Ah, that is quite good news - though bound to come I suppose. When the PC
was delivered I looked at the Dosbox web page and it at that time had no
mention of Windows 7. Under XP I couldn't get things to work in full screen
mode but otherwise it was fine.

 

[johnbee]

No.

A: and B: have always been for floppies, regardless of size. In their
earliest days, PCs only had 5.25" floppy drives and both A: and B:
were used for them.

After the 3.5" floppy drives became common, you could still have one
floppy drive or two floppy drives. If you had one floppy drive, it
would be A: and could be either 5.25" or 3.5". If you had two floppy
drives, they could both be either 3.5" or 5.25". Or there could be one
of each, with either the 5.25" or 3.5" using A: and the other size
using B:
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

I still have a five and a quarter external drive that I brought home from
the office when they became obsolete and we had a giveaway - I was the only
one who wanted it. You need both hands to pick it up.

 

[Jackie]

Thanks for the suggestions. I have tried all ways I can under Win 7, but
not in XP mode, which presumably would work. If you recall I mentioned
that it is my wife who uses a word processor, and who told me about the
missing fonts, and I will not expect her to run XP mode.

XP mode doesn't change the desktop and the application will appear on
just like any other application but it takes a little bit effort to set
it up the first time.
Here's a video demonstration on using it:

I haven't tried it myself just yet but I have installed it and I will
test it out when I get the chance later.

Do you get any error messages when you try to run the word processor
(and what do they say)?

 

[Chris Sidener]

Operating systems ought to be backwards compatible, to a certain extent.

Heres a thread from people who have SmartSuite working with Win 7...
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ssforum...92174060de97bbd7052576ba006cb888?OpenDocument

HTH

Chris

 

[Char Jackson]

Operating systems ought to be backwards compatible, to a certain extent.

They are, to a certain extent.

 

[johnbee]

Heres a thread from people who have SmartSuite working with Win 7...
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ssforum...92174060de97bbd7052576ba006cb888?OpenDocument

HTH

Chris

Nice one Sir. Thanks. I will give it a try.

 

[johnbee]

XP mode doesn't change the desktop and the application will appear on just
like any other application but it takes a little bit effort to set it up
the first time.
Here's a video demonstration on using it:

I haven't tried it myself just yet but I have installed it and I will test
it out when I get the chance later.

Do you get any error messages when you try to run the word processor (and
what do they say)?

Well I must say that XP mode most certainly changes the desktop a whole lot.
The files you have to download are quite big - OK (ish) for me as I have a
cable connection, but one would only want to have to do it once over a phone
line.

 

[Jackie]

Well I must say that XP mode most certainly changes the desktop a whole
lot. The files you have to download are quite big - OK (ish) for me as I
have a cable connection, but one would only want to have to do it once
over a phone line.

Are you sure it changes the existing desktop?
It should not, and it does not change for me.
The file is large because it's basically complete copy of Windows XP. It
is separate from the host OS but still somewhat integrated.
I understand it is inconvenient for you if your internet connection is
not that fast.
I hope you can get it working with Windows 7 somehow.

 

[undisclosed]

I saw your thread and thought that I might be able to provide som
resources on 32-bit or 64-bit sytems. If you tend to have a lot o
programs open simultaneously or need to switch frequently betwee
programs—or if you just want to be sure your PC can take advantage o
the larger amounts of memory available today—64-bit is a great choice
If you run only one or two programs at a time or have older hardware an
software that isn't supported by a 64-bit PC, a 32-bit system is a goo
choice. To see if your PC is a 32-bit or 64-bit system, download and ru
the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor: 'bit.ly/WinUpgradeAdv
(http://bit.ly/WinUpgradeAdv). A FAQ page with answers to some commo
questions about the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows is availabl
here: 'bit.ly/32and64bit' (http://bit.ly/32and64bit). The recommende
memory requirements for Windows 7 are a minimum of 1 GB of RAM fo
32-bit versions of the operating system and a minimum of 2 GB for 64-bi
versions. If you plan on taking advantage of the Windows XP Mod
feature, you should bump those requirements up to include an additiona
1 GB of RAM. Also, take some time to review the system requirement
here: 'bit.ly/Win7SystemReqs' (http://bit.ly/Win7SystemReqs