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I want to run DOS based executable on WINDOWS platform. How to do this?

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Updated 27-Aug-14 1:19am
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[no name] 27-Aug-14 7:05am    
Not that I have ever heard of. DOS and Windows are completely different paradigms.
[no name] 27-Aug-14 7:25am    
First you stop changing the meaning of your "question" so that the answers you get make sense.
Then you get a DOS virtual machine and run your program in that. Or run it in a version of Windows that is capable of running your program.
Richard MacCutchan 27-Aug-14 8:30am    
You could just run it in a Command window and see what happens.

Your question is like asking "how can you change a mini car into a formula 1 racer?"

The answer is there is very little you can do since they are totally different things, and you are better off rewriting everything.
 
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If your Windows platform is 32-bit, it's possible it will run fine from the command line.

If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, or if the application doesn't work for some other reason, you have to set up an emulated DOS environment.

If you don't already have a virtualisation solution set up, I recommend DOSBox[^] as a good and free platform.
 
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