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New Dell and Windows 98 with Windows XP or a DOS Mode com port han
I have a new Dell Latitude D620 Intel Core Duo with 1GB ram. I need to
figure out a way to emulate the way dos handles a com port. We have a program that runs fine on both windows 98 and windows XP, however in XP the com ports are handled differently and so the communications to the PLC do not work in Windows XP. I am interested in how I can accomplish this either dual boot, or emulator situation. The key feature is the com port handling. We have attempted Windows 95 compatibility mode at some point and it did not seem to work. I also would like to avoid formatting/partitioning the drive. My original thought was to install Windows 98 on the same partition, but Microsoft seems to advise against this. TIA |
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New Dell and Windows 98 with Windows XP or a DOS Mode com port han
Perhaps MS VirtualPC is your answer and MS is giving it away free:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Roundy" wrote in message ... I have a new Dell Latitude D620 Intel Core Duo with 1GB ram. I need to figure out a way to emulate the way dos handles a com port. We have a program that runs fine on both windows 98 and windows XP, however in XP the com ports are handled differently and so the communications to the PLC do not work in Windows XP. I am interested in how I can accomplish this either dual boot, or emulator situation. The key feature is the com port handling. We have attempted Windows 95 compatibility mode at some point and it did not seem to work. I also would like to avoid formatting/partitioning the drive. My original thought was to install Windows 98 on the same partition, but Microsoft seems to advise against this. TIA |
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