re: retaining WP 5.1 for DOS with a Windows upgrade
Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 7:26 pm
Posted by Jack Gulley
(5917 messages posted)
WP 5.1 for DOS should be easy to backup and move. You just have to make sure its
folder (WP51) and subdirectory are all copied to a CD-R or diskettes and that you
have backed up any WP files saved in other folders. I have it running under Windows
ME quite well. (I have done some work on a WP 5.1 video driver for newer video adapters
and monitors in my spare time, but currently lack the hardware to finish the project.)
I have tried WP5.1 under XP Pro and did run into some minor video driver problems
with video device drivers. The problems I saw were related to graphics display and
may have been caused by the systems video adapter drivers, not WP's. So if you are
considering switching to XP Home or XP Pro, I would recommend you copy your current
WP51 folder to diskettes or CD-R and then find someone with a XP system who will
allow you to copy the folder(s) onto their system as a test, and then see if your
setup works as you expect.
What ever version you switch to, make sure you download and install the latest
drivers for your video adapter.
If you run other DOS based applications, I would recommend using Windows ME, as
XP does not really have DOS windows, just a Command Window that acts a little like
DOS and allows some DOS programs to run.
More important is your system hardware. Does it have enough memory to run XP (256MB)?
Or even Windows ME (128MB)? And is your disk drive big enough for either of these
systems.
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