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On Jan 3, 7:17 am, blueice <biject DOT b DOT  DOT  DOT  AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>  I have used DJGPP for years. The problem is this my executable does
> not
> run on a VISTA 64 bit machine. Is there a way to make an executable
> that
> will run on his machine with DGJPP. my machine is XP I want it to run
> on other machines.
>
>   Some have said to use MinGW but I don't want to replace my DJGPP
> I would only use MinGW infrequently if I have to go down that path.
> I am not as good as I should be on how to set up a batch file or two
> that I could execute in the command mode. So that I could tempoarly
> change to use MinGW and then another batch file to get back to my
> standard DJGPP mode.
>
> Thanks
> Dave


My best understanding is that Windows 64-bit OS's do not come with
command.com.  instead they come with cmd.exe, a 32-bit or 64-bit
native shell.  If you want to run MS-DOS applicaitons, you are out of
luck on 64-bit versions of the OS.  try buying a 32-bit OS if you
intend to do development or run MS-DOS applications.  I am not sure,
but I think Vista 32-bit *may* come with command.com - ask a friend
who has it or ask someone on the 'net.

Another possiblity to run DOS applications that was suggested is
VMWARE or other VM (Virtual Machine) software that can run FreeDOS.

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