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Old 02-26-2007, 06:45 AM
Adam Leinss
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Re: WordStar 4 Compatibility Under Vista

[email]ronald.phillips******.com[/email] wrote in news:1172493445.026987.55110
@z35g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
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> Vista doesn't support full-screen console unless you install XP (XDDM)
> video drivers instead of Vista video drivers (WDDM).
>
> The reason WDDM drivers do not support full-screen console is because
> they do not allow int10 access required to do this.
>
> The only way to get full-screen DOS programs working under Windows
> Vista is to install the XP drivers (not recommended) or use an
> emulation or virtualization program like DosBox/VirtualBox/VPC/Vmware/
> etc.[/color]

This is interesting to note! According to this article, expanded memory is
available, but no one has gotten it to work:

[url]http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1260562&SiteID=1[/url]

So, yeah, time to dump your DOS programs!

Adam

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Old 02-26-2007, 06:45 AM