I have xpmode installed can I install dosbox on the same machine?

Thanks Jerry

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From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of Dan Covill

Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:04 PM

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Subject: Re: I bet I'm the only person on the planet ..

DOXBox is free and open source, comes with a GNU general license.

It is NOT an XP emulator; it just runs under any version of Win 7 or

Vista, creating a kind of 16-bit sandbox for any DOS program.

It was created to run old DOS games, so there's a lot of emphasis on

emulating joysticks, old displays, sound cards, etc. that we don't need

for FoxPro.

But it completely avoids the necessity of having a complete virtual

machine and a second operating system, plus the fuss of sharing virtual

drives etc. etc.

But why debate? It will take you 30 minutes to download, install, and

try it. If you don't like it, erase the folder. Done.

Dan Covill

On 4/26/2011 4:21 PM, Rick Schummer wrote:

> I see lots of recommendations to skip XP Mode and use VMWare or DOSBox,

but not once do they comment on the licensing

> costs. Does DOSBox come with a free license of Windows XP? XP Mode does,

is preconfigured and works out of the box. Not

> sure Microsoft could have made it simpler.

>

> Biggest reason not to use XP Mode is that the users don't have Win 7

Professional or Ultimate. I would hazard a guess

> that buying an Anytime Upgrade from Home to Pro is less than purchasing a

full Windows XP license to use in DOSBox or

> VMWare. Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional

is US$90 from Microsoft. Amazon.com shows full

> XP Pro for US$299, OEM version for US$55.

>

> In a single-user shop it is not overly expensive, but in a multi-user shop

it adds up to real money.

>

> Rick

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