Try DOSBox http://www.dosbox.com/
GL,
Barry W2UP
Phil Sussman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I had an older DOS machine finally bite the dust and I attempted to
> move my older DOS driven software to a newer XP laptop.
>
> Of course, the newer laptop didn't have a COM port, so I installed
> a USB -> COM adaptor. (from Radio Shack) That works well and
> assigns COM-4 (apparent in the device manager) to the device.
>
> However, the DOS program 'ERRORS' with a "can't find COM port #2".
> At this point I believe there is no real 'DOS' in XP, so my choices are:
>
> 1. Find a "work around to make the COM port work"
>
> 2. Reformat the hard drive and install DOS first with a FAT partition; then
> XP with an NTFS partition.
>
> 3. Find an older machine with WIN 98 SE or earlier and use that.
>
> 4. Find a new windows program (cheap)
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks for the bandwidth.
>
> de Phil - N8PS
>
>
>
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Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA
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