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running dos base programs in win 2k pro

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by Member 24778686

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I have a client that has an old database program that only runs on machines with win98 or win95. But they just got a machine with win2k pro and it wont let me run the program on it. keeps telling me to try a forcedos command and see if that will let it run. but it doesnt. Can anyone help me is there some kind of program that will let me run dos based programs in win2k pro? If there is please let me know asap.

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I thought about doing a duo boot but it would be to hard for them to grasp the conscept of that so you can cancel that.

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by maxwell edison

Go to Windows 2000 Help, type in the index search "troubleshooters", and you'll see an MS-DOS Troubleshooter. Select it, and you'll see that you have the choice of two troubleshooters. One will be for "None of my MS-DOS program will work", the otheris for "One of my MS-DOS programs won't work". One or both of those may be helpful.

by opatzg9

You may just need some lines in your config.nt file to make it work, add some of the following:
files=100
buffers=40
stacks=64
fcbs=70,60

What is the old database program? perhaps with that knowledge some other ideas can be added.
Good luck

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