Dos App in Win XP Pro SP2 - Help needed!

[techjunkie]

hi!!

i need to be able to install and runtally 4.5 (which is a dos based accounting program) on a new lenovo laptop, which wont allow me to install win98 (driver problem).... guyz, its imp for me to install tally 4.5 dos based version so pls suggest some workaround............

or is there a utility to externally convert tally 4.5 data to tally 5.4 or 6.3 or 7.2 versions?

tks in adv for your time,,,

nitesh p.

[Grunth0s]

hi!!

i need to be able to install and runtally 4.5 (which is a dos based accounting program) on a new lenovo laptop, which wont allow me to install win98 (driver problem).... guyz, its imp for me to install tally 4.5 dos based version so pls suggest some workaround............

or is there a utility to externally convert tally 4.5 data to tally 5.4 or 6.3 or 7.2 versions?

tks in adv for your time,,,

nitesh p.

DOSBox should do the trick, have a look on Google for it. Think the current version 0.63

Edit...

Saved you the search ... DOSBox Link

Edited May 8, 2006 by Grunth0s

[techjunkie]

thanks for the link - hv downloaded the file. Will now install and try dos app on a winxp pro pc. will post the results.

tks n buy!

[phkninja]

you could also use bocks or virtual pc and emulate win 98. that way tyou can have win 98 running when you need

[techjunkie]

hi there!

i downloaded and tried dox box, it does not work with tally 4.5 (an accounting software).

now which other virtual pc software is available, i will be grateful if anyone can help me with this one. pls gv me links to such software if it is downloadable. what is vmware? can it used to resolve my problem? can it installed over xp? vmware's site has so many products, which one is for me?

tks in advance

niteshp

[03GrandAmGT]

Have you tried MS Virtual PC??

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

Using VPC is a must read for Dos applications though.

jd