FoxPro 2.6 DOS on Windows 7 64-bit

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Published on 2010-12-31T18:23:02Z Indexed on 2010/12/31 18:55 UTC
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I support a company that has a very old, mission critical, FoxPro for DOS 2.6 (FPD) application.

For variuos reasons the company didn't adapt/migrate their app, which, ironically, has been running even better under Windows XP (and 32-bit Win7) because the OS allowed new features like more reliable networking, distributed printing, email integration. Unfortunately for this company, most new machines now come with a 64-bit version of Windows 7, which is incompatible with their FPD app.

I know this time the writing is on the wall: the only long-term solution is to migrate their app. But I wonder if anyone can suggest a temporary alternative path, which doesn't involve either:

a) downgrade 64-bit Windows to 32-bit, or

b) run the app on a virtualized 32-bit XP

Thanks!

PS: Happy New Year!!!

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FoxPro 2.6 DOS on Windows 7 64-bit

Posted by Rolando on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Rolando
Published on 2010-12-31T18:18:14Z Indexed on 2010/12/31 18:55 UTC
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I support a company that has a very old, mission critical, FoxPro for DOS 2.6 (FPD) application.

For variuos reasons the company didn't adapt/migrate their app, which, ironically, has been running even better under Windows XP (and 32-bit Win7) because the OS allowed new features like more reliable networking, distributed printing, email integration. Unfortunately for this company, most new machines now come with a 64-bit version of Windows 7, which is incompatible with their FPD app.

I know this time the writing is on the wall: the only long-term solution is to migrate their app. But I wonder if anyone can suggest a temporary alternative path, which doesn't involve either:

a) downgrade 64-bit Windows to 32-bit, or

b) run the app on a virtualized 32-bit XP

Thanks!

PS: Happy New Year!!!

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