Re: running DOS programs - failure

"anon" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> "POP" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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>> What programs?  Old DOS programs can have a lot of difficulty 
>> on XP's DOS support so it varies.  Might be possibleto make an 
>> educated guess based on the features of the program.
>>   Exactly what happens when you try to run it?
>>   Are you running it from a DOS window or Start,Run,CMD, or 
>> how?
>
> Two of the programs are myHouse by DesignWare and COGO 
> (coordinate geometry [surveying program]) both vintage 2000.
>
> When I click on the program icons, click on a shortcut, or 
> click on a .bat file the screen changes to an all black (DOS 
> screen) and then quickly disappears.
...

Google       dos +emulator +xp        turned up a bunch of 
emulators that supposedly run on top of XP.  Nothing I 
recognized, but there were a couple there I'd be willing to try 
if I were in your shoes.  Be sure your av and spyware apps are up 
to date<g>.

Have you searched Google for readers which can extract the data 
from them or convert the file formats to something usable in XP? 
Worth a try - you'd be surprised how much stuff there is out 
there for DOS conversions.

Pop