XyWrite III+ and (64-bit) Windows 7 redux

From: "Sacks, Avram" <Avram.Sacks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:38:06 -0500
Hi, everyone!

 

After a 16-month hiatus from this list, I am back.  While I may no
longer use XyWrite in ordinary workflow due to corporate changes, I
still have 20 years of computer files in XyWrite to which I do not wish
to lose access.  [Yes, I know I can open them as text files, but they
are easier to read within the application.], 

 

An earlier thread on the compatibility of XyWrite III+ and Windows 7
(Nov 2009 - Mar 2010) generated a few suggestions.  I would like to know
what has worked best from those who have tried any or all of these
options:

 

a.         try dosbox  (www.dosbox.com <http://www.dosbox.com/> )
[Raphael Tennenbaum, 29 Nov 2009],

 

b.         install the XP Virtual Machine software and XP itself (both
available free to W7 owners by download from Microsoft). You then crank
up XP and run XyWrite in that... This has been tested on a W7 64-bit
installation with 8 GB RAM and it seems to work OK. I still haven't
unscrambled the issue of permissions so I can get the folders I want
(\XY and \TXT) into my root directory -- [Wm. E. Shawcross, 30 Nov.
2009],

 

c.         run in XP mode if the version of Windows 7 is one of the
following:  Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise. See 
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/windows_7_feature_focus_virtua
l_windows_xp_aka_xp_mode  [Rick McElroy, 28 Jan 2010], or 

 

d,         Go the official route of installing VirtualPC (WIN7): 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ [Kari Eveli, 30 Nov 2009],
and more specifically:

 

e.         ...download the Virtual PC  and the Win XP emulator.   Run
XyWrite under  WinXP... Better yet, install Virtual Box or VMWare and
run XyWrite in emulated DOS. [Mike Shupp, 27 Jan 2010]

 

Has anyone tried any or all of these options?  What works?  What
doesn't?

 

Is it possible to copy and paste text from XyWrite into another
application that is not running under the virtual machine software, but
is operating under Windows 7? If so, which virtual machine software do
you use?

 

Regarding option "b," what is the significance of being able to put the
\XY folder in the root directory? Option C appears to be the easiest,
but has anyone actually used it with success?

 

Finally, Robert Holmgren wrote on March 7, 2010 "XP mode is just
slimmed-down Virtual PC -- and VPC is free."  Is there any practical
advantage to using VPC rather than XP Mode?

 

Thanks,

 

//Avi

 

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