#Windows xp emulator on windows 7 64 bit install#

Professor Randy says: 64-bit Windows 7 is great but it does have itвЂ™s drawbacks вЂ“ it will not run 16-bit software. So, the guy was very disappointed but I stayed as вЂњcool as a cucumberвЂќ because I knew that there were several, great, free virtual machine programs that will allow you to run these older 16-bit programs on Windows 7 64-bit.ДЎ) DOSBox (DOSBox is a DOS emulator and only runs 16 bit MS-DOS programs and not 16 bit Windows Applications).Дў) VirtualBox (a вЂњvirtual machineвЂќ that allows an unmodified operating system with all of its installed software to run in a special environment, on top of your existing operating system).ДЈ) VMware Player (a вЂњvirtual machineвЂќ that will run legacy Windows applications on top of your existing operating system without interfering with the original OS).

If my client had purchased a computer running 32-bit Windows 7, he could have run his programs in Compatibility Mode but this function will not work in 64-bit Windows 7.

#Windows xp emulator on windows 7 64 bit install#

Both of these older programs are 16-bit and will not install on the 64-bit Windows 7 OS. Well as you can probably imagine, these two programs would not install. He and his wife had used these same programs for years and they couldnвЂ™t live without them! He was extremely happy and then he said вЂњOK, now letвЂ™s install my wifeвЂ™s American Greetings CreataCard Gold 5 and my Hoyle Card GamesвЂњ. The other day I set up a new Windows 7 machine for a client. However, little by little they are beginning to upgrade their computers and Operating Systems to the latest and greatest 64-bit Windows 7 вЂ“ but they want to keep using their beloved old software.

Many of these wonderful people still have old computers that are running old software. I live in an area of the country where there are many elderly people.