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Pros
- Opens DOS window to specific folder
- Supports drag-and-drop functionality
Cons
No Cons available
Full Specifications
- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 1.01
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Windows
- Operating System
- Windows 2000
- Windows 10
- Windows XP
- Additional Requirements
- Windows 2000/XP, Yahoo Widgets Engine
- POPULARITY
- Total Downloads
- 75,172
- Downloads Last Week
- 1
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3.8/5
6 User Votes
NOT DOSBOX 1.01 WARNING...WARNING...WARNING
ronnraymore- Pros
- BOGUS DOWNLOAD SITE OFFERS DOSBOX 1.01 INSTEAD DOWNLOADS AN "INSTALLER" THAT PUTS CRAP SOFTWARE ON YOUR COMPUTER AND NEVER EVER PROVIDES A LINK TO DOSBOX 1.01
- Cons
- GO TO ANOTHER SITE THAT IS HONEST AND HONORABLE...THIS IS A SCAMSITE
- Summary
- GO AWAY FROM THIS BOGUS SITE AND NEVER RETURN
CONFUSED by this download!!!
MarkEO- Pros
- Unknown!!!
- Cons
- Unknown!!!
- Summary
- What do you do with a Widget-type file? My Windows XP couldn't figure it out, and neither could I in a short amount of time!
DosBox works as games player
jereese- Pros
- I can run Paradox in DosBox which will not run under XP mode. My OS is Win 7. I can edit and run most functions.
- Cons
- No printing from DosBox. I have a parallel printer but is on LPT3 not LPT1. There is file I can edit to fix the problem.
- Summary
- Now I can run some old programs from the old dos in my 64 bit Windows 7.
The last resort of the nostalgia-stricken gamer
ChrisSorensson- Pros
- Runs everything that fails to run under newer Windows natively; can be tweaked to bits; allows use of graphic filters and other enhancements
- Cons
- Does require a fair amount of fiddling before it runs bearably (without overheating your PC or stuttering every minute or so); not quite intuitive either
- Summary
- Oftentimes, the only alternative to keeping a decade-old PC with MSDOS installed on it for scratching the occasional DOS gaming itch. A potent alternative, at that.
Get those old games working on newer verions of Windows
sysplex- Pros
- Great piece of software to get old Windows 95 games running under Vista and Win 7 correctly. I've used this successfully with Warcraft II and Command & Conquer.
- Cons
- Some settings are tricky to set correctly. A bit of trial and error required to get them perfect. Be patient.
- Summary
- Go for it if you have legacy software to install or get old games playing properly.
Developer’s Description
By Eduardo Matamala Thomsen