[dba-Tech] 1-2-3 DOS version under XP

William Hindman wdhindman at bellsouth.net
Mon Dec 1 18:31:04 CST 2003


...run 1-2-3 in compatibility mode

...create a config.sys file

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
DOS=UMB

...that "ought" to do it but then I've not tried anything like that since
W95 :(

William Hindman
Government is not reason, government is not persuasion,
government is force. It is a dangerous servant." G. Washington

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
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Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 4:11 PM
Subject: [dba-Tech] 1-2-3 DOS version under XP


> Does anyone have any experience of successfully running the old DOS
version
> of 1-2-3 (v2.3 in this case) under WXP? Specifically how to get Expanded
> Memory working.
>
> Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
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