Sorry, I cannot help you. My advice seems to be not good :( Alain
Em 14-05-2010 16:30, Jim Michaels escreveu: > since I need binaries for windows, I have narrowed the choices down to > vmware workstation and windows xp mode for 7. > > I have the chance to try both, but I will have to wait until my friend > gets back before I can try windows xp mode as a possibility. > I have the latest DJGPP compressed as a self-extracting 7-zip file on a > cd and ready to go for testing. should be interesting. > > one of the things I hope to try is windows 7 filesystem access. I > couldn't see a feature list of virtual pc. > > I already know that djgpp-compiled 32-bit [CWS]DPMI programs run on > 32-bit windows 7 but not 64-bit without xp mode. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> > *To:* Jim Michaels <jmich...@yahoo.com>; freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > *Sent:* Thu, May 13, 2010 5:58:45 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Freedos-devel] freedos emulation under 64-bit windows 7 > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 1:43 AM, Jim Michaels <jmich...@yahoo.com > <mailto:jmich...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > I did more research I and I heard some rumblings about windows 7's > "Windows > > XP Mode". > > it turns out it's a Windows Virtual PC that emulates XP yet provides > access > > to your devices. I don't know what kind of filesystem access it provides. >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/faq.aspx >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ > > and, it's 32-bit always. so I think i'm covered if I get a 64-bit 7 box. > > > > the only issues left are the filesystem virtual store. if anything ever > > touches c:\program files\ and it doesn't have a manifest, or something is > > trying to write data there, the app gets shuffled off to the virtual > store > > area. this has been happening since vista. > > > > what I don't know is, will xp mode share filesystems with windows 7? > that is > > VERY important. I need to be able to share data in at least SOME way. > does > > anybody know whether it can do this? > > > > best case: share NTFS > > next best case: share FAT32 > > worst case: burn a cd. (sneakernet) very wasteful. > > So you believe various things that aren't true, you're not actually > listening to what we tell you, and you aren't willing to actually try > stuff out for yourself. > > Why are you bothering to ask? > > We have told you already. > > VirtualPC works and does what you want. It's free. It will cost you > nothing to try it. > > VirtualBox works and does what you want. It's free. It will cost you > nothing to try it. > > VMware Player & VMware Server work and do what you want. Both are > free. They will cost you nothing to try. > > Stop asking questions, *read the answers* and *go try these products*. > Make your *own* decisions about what you like, don't believe in all > the hearsay and reports on the web. > > -- > Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven > Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk <mailto:lpro...@cix.co.uk> • > GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com <mailto:lpro...@gmail.com> > Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 > AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven > MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com <mailto:lpro...@hotmail.com> • ICQ: 73187508 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
