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run 16 bit program on windows 8.1 pro
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You can still install it and run by changing the Comparability mode. I warn you though they don't always work quite right and can crash the system.
Run an old program on a new PC
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045345/run-an-old-program-on-a-new-pc.html
Run an old program on a new PC
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045345/run-an-old-program-on-a-new-pc.html
64-bit versions of Windows 7 and 8 do not have a 16-bit subsystem. You won't be able to run your application directly on 64-bit Windows. Your only option will be to use Hyper-V or some other hypervisor to run a 32-bit version of Windows that includes a 16-bit subsystem.
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Your wrong Windows 8 Comes with Built-in Option to Turn On/Off 16-Bit Application Support and Windows 7 you can use the compatibility feature.
Windows 8 with Built-in Option to Turn On/Off 16-Bit Application Support
http://www.askvg.com/windows-8-comes-with-built-in-16-bit-application-support/
Optimize How Windows 7 Runs 16-Bit and MS-DOS-Based Programs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff756590.aspx
To quote from the first link you posted:
UPDATE: This feature is only present in 32-bit edition of Windows 8.
You might want to take a look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896458
It is very clear, the 64-bit versions of Windows do not include a 16-bit subsystem. I just looked on my 64-bit Windows 8.1 box and 64-bit Windows 10. There is no 16-bit subsystem and nothing to add in "turn features on and off."
--Russel
UPDATE: This feature is only present in 32-bit edition of Windows 8.
You might want to take a look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896458
It is very clear, the 64-bit versions of Windows do not include a 16-bit subsystem. I just looked on my 64-bit Windows 8.1 box and 64-bit Windows 10. There is no 16-bit subsystem and nothing to add in "turn features on and off."
--Russel
16-bit real-mode programs (MS-DOS programs for example) cannot be run natively on 64-bit operating systems. The virtual-8086 mode that is used to run them is only accessible from within protected mode, it is not accessible from within long mode. 16-bit protected mode programs (80286, usually invoked from within Windows 3.0 or 3.1) and 32-bit protected mode (80386 and beyond) can be run in 64-bit environments through the use of the compatibility mode but only if the operating system includes the runtime libraries. 64-bit versions of Windows include 32-bit protected mode runtime libraries, but do not include any 16-bit protected mode runtime libraries. This means that neither 16-bit real mode nor 16-bit protected mode programs can be run natively in 64-bit versions of Windows.
OP, what you can do is download and run DOSBox. This is a DOS emulator that works rather well.
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