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Anyone know of a reason that the DOS software for administration the Debut VM won't run on a Win 7 64 bit laptop ?

Thanks

OS is probably too fast for it.

Try running it in XP mode.

The software is probably written in 16-bit mode; Are you running the 64-bit version? The 64-bit versions can run 32- and 64-bit programs, but not 16-bit ones.
To see if you're running 32- or 64-bit Windows, check your System information. To get there in Windows 7, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties..

IF your software is 64-bit, find a machine with a Win-7 32-bit installation. IF you can't find that, see if you can find a 32-bit compatible version of the Debut admin software (which you probably won't). Thus, RBF's recommendation is your only option if you are stuck using Win-7 (64-bit) or a later O/S.

FWIW, Win-7 will allow you to install a copy of XP (FREE!), after some gyrations (which may include installing a VM {Virtual Machine} software package). There are several web sites that will guide you through the process. Not the easiest, but do-able. Two sites are:
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/8790/dual-boot-your-pre-installed-windows-7-computer-with-xp/
- OR -
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/109...achines-without-hardware-virtualization/
or you can search with the words
how to install xp on windows 7

HTH

RIck
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