I are in a vicinity of the united states where there are many seniors. Numerous wonderful people still old machines running old software. However, slowly and gradually there're beginning upgrade their computers and Os's to your latest and greatest 64-bit Windows 7 - but also have to keep applying their beloved old software. Therein lies the trouble!
The other day I put together a good solid Windows 7 machine for your client. He was extremely happy after which it he explained "OK, now let's install my wife's American Greetings CreataCard Gold 5 and my Hoyle Card Games". He great wife had used the same programs for a long time and so they couldn't do without them!
Well as is possible probably imagine, these types of programs wouldn't normally install. Both these older programs are16-bit and won't install on the 64-bit Windows 7 OS. If my client had got a new computer running 32-bit Windows 7, he would have run his programs in Compatibility Mode but this function is not going to be employed in 64-bit Windows 7.
So, the guy was very disappointed but I stayed as "cool as a general cucumber" because I knew there were several, great, free virtual machine programs that will enable people to run these older 16-bit programs on Windows 7 64-bit.
These is the programs i always recommend (especially #2 & #3):
1) DOSBox (DOSBox can be a DOS emulator simply runs 16 bit MS-DOS programs not 16 bit Windows Applications).
2) VirtualBox (a "virtual machine" enabling an unmodified operating-system system its installed software to jog within a special environment, together with your existing os ).
3) VMware Player (a "virtual machine" that should run legacy Windows applications atop your existing os in this handset without upsetting the very first OS).
Have fun continuing have fun in your older programs against your latest Os!!
