I was looking GW-Basic for Windows 7 (64 Bit) but I could not find a compatible version. After searching, I came to know about QBasic that would be used for GW-Basic programs. GW-BASIC on Windows 7+ aka “Where do I download GW-BASIC for Windows 7, 8, 10?” GW-BASIC was last released in 1988 as you can see from any screenshot of its start screen. It’s a 16-bit DOS executable that uses processor instructions no longer supported in modern, 64-bit CPU’s / operating systems.
16-bit applications are not supported on 64-bit operating systems.
64-bit versions of Windows do not support 16-bit components, 16-bit processes, or 16-bit applications
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896458
List of limitations in 64-Bit Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282423
Maybe you can look at a Virtual PC solution? Or even dual booting?
Windows Virtual PC
Download Windows XP Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
Windows XP Mode (Windows 7 only, but not any of the Home versions) 'You are not eligible to download Windows XP Mode. You must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode'.
Virtual PC 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=04d26402-3199-48a3-afa2-2dc0b40a73b6&displaylang=en&tm
This covers the whole gambit of virtual machines in 'Home' versions if you want to have a look at it. Of course you will need a licensed copy of XP to install and run in any of them (except XP Mode).
VirtualBox is an impressive VM contender
http://windowssecrets.com/search/?cx=017937947691920082874%3A_ilcm6kdy_y&cof=FORID%3A11&q=VirtualBox+is+an+impressive+VM+contender+&sa=Search&advWS=1&advSAN=1&advPages=15
I was looking GW-Basic for Windows 7 (64 Bit) but I could not find a compatible version.
After searching, I came to know about QBasic that would be used for GW-Basic programs.
Please help me set up the environment for GW-Basic.
slayernoah
2 Answers
Have a look at PC-BASIC. It's a free implementation of GW-BASIC that runs natively on Windows 7 (as well as Linux and Mac).
You may run old legacy (DOS) aplication like GW basic in emulator. The easiest way I think is using DosBox. Some more complicated - is installing DOS on virtual machine like VMWare or VirualPC. There is also XPMode in Windows 7 which also may run DOS applications.
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