Some DOS programs will not work in any current version of Windows. Generally, these are utilities that work close to the hardware, such as defraggers and diagnostic tools.

My father is currently using an old Windows 95 machine circa 1999 to run a DOS program which he uses to bill the government. Buying a new program is not really an option because all the modern ...

Click "File," then "Print" on the DOS program menu bar or press "Alt-P" to print a document from the DOS program to the USB printer using the Windows print spooler.

Robert Wray wants to know if his old DOS programs will run in Windows 7. Here’s the general rule: If the DOS program ran in XP, it will probably run in a 32-bit version of Windows 7. But no DOS ...

To start your DOS program change to the drive that you just mounted and type the name of the program: c: dn1.exe And now you're playing Duke Nukem, or possibly doing something useful. If you don't ...

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Got a machine that is running Windows 98 SE and is a:P4 2.0GHz1.0GB RAMRAID 80GB hard drive.The machine needs to run 98 because or a old DOS Point of Sale program. When the machine first boots up ...

The latest Academy Originals installment shines a spotlight on Oscar-winning "Forrest Gump" scribe Eric Roth. Take a dive into his process, which involves cranking out his work on a DOS program.