XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alt.windows7.general, microsoft.   
   ublic.windowsxp.general   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Steve Hayes  wrote:   
   > Someone stole my laptop computer, and I'm beginning to be concerned   
   > that it may be irreplaceable.   
   >   
   > It was running Windows 7, 32-bit, and it seems that most, if not all,   
   > laptops sold nowadays with Windows installed are 64-bit, which means   
   > they won't run a lot of my software, and that means that they won't   
   > allow me to access a lot of the research data I have collected over   
   > the last 30 years.   
      
     64-bit Windows systems can run 32-bit software/programs just fine, so   
   I think you mean you (also) have *16-bit* software/programs which you   
   need to run. Correct?   
      
     If so, tell us a bit what kind of software/programs those are, so   
   maybe 'we' can suggest other methods than setting up a Windows 7 (or 8?   
   or 10?) virtual machine.   
      
   > People have told me that it is possible to run a virtual machine on a   
   > Win 64-bit computer that will emulate a 32-bit OS, but before I spend   
   > money on a computer that might not work for me, I'd like to hear from   
   > someone who has had experience in running such things, to find out how   
   > well they work.   
   >   
   > The nearest thing I have found to that was OS/2, now more than 25   
   > years old, which had built in emulators that ran MS-Windows better   
   > than Windows, and MS-Dos better than DOS. But there the emulators were   
   > integrated, so they worked well.   
   >   
   > Do today's third-party emulators work as well as the OS/2 ones, or do   
   > they have hidden disadvantages? Is there anyone here who has had   
   > experience of using them who would be willing to answer a few   
   > questions?   
      
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