[dba-Tech] Favor from an XP user

I don't know for your app, but I can asure you that problems exists with
some DOS apps that worked fine in W2K and are not working as it should
in XP.

A well known acoountancy dos app, does not work in full screen DOS mode.
It must be in a window DOS.
I try to remember the nature of the problem but it has to do with the
keyboard.
I believe in full screen dos, typing keys does not show up in the
application, it does not respond to the keyboard.
It does respond when in dos windowed mode (bizare), it also also only
supports qwerty keyboards in despite that the keyboard is working in
azerty in regular windows.
The app supplier claims there is no solution to resolve this in Windows
XP.

For me its clear there are some major changes in the dos emulation
between W2K and XP.
You should test before upgrading or installing XP.


Erwin






-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kathryn
Bassett
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:33 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: [dba-Tech] Favor from an XP user

Would you please download and install Family Roots onto your C drive
from http://bassett.net/famroots/frupgradefaq.shtml

Follow the instructions up TO the paragraph that starts:
Now if you have your existing program in that folder, then just press
enter. 

That's right after an ascii "picture" telling where to install.

After installing the program, run c:\fr4\fr.exe and see if it comes up.

I just had someone say: "I am in the process of buying a new computer.
The technicians tell me that Win XP will not accept any DOS software."

I'm sure that I've had customers tell me they've successfully used FR on
XP, but need to make sure. I'm pretty sure it's a matter of the
"technicians" not knowing what they are talking about.

Assuming that it works, would you also follow the instructions at:
http://bassett.net/famroots/frdesktopicon.shtml
and tell me if there are any modification that are needed for an XP
user, or if the instructions work there too.

Thanks.

--
Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA)
"Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap"
kathryn at bassett.net
http://bassett.net  

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