16 bit

As you know when you run a 16 bit program such as Windows 3.1 games on Windows Vista,7 or 8, it does not display the icon. This is because support for 16 bit icon display has been removed from Windows Vista onwards. So you have to choose one of the icons in the "Shell32.dill" folder. But there...

this keeps on appearing whenever i open my notebook :( what to do? -tnx:)

first of all, thanks for all those who have aided me in getting to my virtual pc xp mode now please, a couple of NEW queries: query 1 I have installed a 16 bit DOS based application in the C: of the virtual XP Mode (it is a DOS based application, so there is no installing procedure) An icon...

Hello everyone and Happy New Year, I am here cause I want to ask you for any solutions for my problem. I am trying to install GTA EFLC in Windows 8 (Officially Activated) but I get the following message: Starting Installation via Autorun.exe: Unsupported 16-bit Application. The Program or...

How to turn windows to 16 bit?

Hi, I recently installed a new 64bit win 7 ULT on my machine. The strange thing is that almost every file I download, will not run and will display the "unsupported 16 bit application", even for the adobe flash download... If I download the same file from another machine - It would run fine on...

Describes a workaround for a problem where some 16-bit DOS-based programs do not run in full-screen mode in Windows Vista and in Windows 7. More...

Hello As my school project I, with help, have created a remotely controlled real-time closed circuit TV system for the school so that teachers can post messages on TVs, sort of like an information board system. One way to leave a message is through a website with a java applet. The applet we...

I have A HP Compaq 6270 laptop,I've just installed Windows 7(32 bit).Few problem have been occuring 1)All games are being run on 16 bit thus ruining the graphics.2) When i close the lid and open it the screen flashes 2 or 3 times and os carshes showing BSOD.These problems never occured in vista...

I do not know if this has been posted before. XP Virtual on an W7 machine default full screen is 16 bit colour. However with the following regedit you can change it to 24 bit colour for full screen. Virtual Regedt This edit will get XP in virtual mode to run in 24 bit color Go to this...

hello, i have a piece of pretty old software, and when i put it in, the error i get says that the software is 16bit and cannot be installed on any 64 bit windows (i tried it on another machine vista 64 also didnt work). i know that after a program is installed you can have it run simulation on...

Hi all, I have an ancient copy of Foxpro for Windows 2.6 from the early 1990s that I've moved from PC to PC over the years. I don't reinstall from original disks; I just copy the program's directory into \program files\ and it's worked fine on systems up to and including XP3. I did need to...

This is a little off topic. I've got a program I've had for about 9 years the maker is long gone and I don't find anything this simple to use and would like to fix an annoying problem. It's a log program for my bicycle riding and there is about 10 years worth of data. The program uses a 16 bit...

Every time I open any Windows game it give this kind of problem: Link Removed due to 404 Error When I change it to 16 bit - no problem, but on 32 bit it gives me this problem. It's windows 7 ultimate on Dell Studio 15, 3 GB ram, Mobile Intel 4 Series Family Chipset Graphic Card. I tried...

hello i have installed windows 7 ultimate 64 bit and i cant change the resolution it stuck on color 16 bit and 800X600 i did the windows driver update.. didnt work i uninstalled and redownload directly from the Nvidia website still doesnt work uninstalled windows 7 and re installed it...

I've installed my Windows 7 RC(32 bit) today, and occoured a horrible problem... After I had downloaded a driver for my 8800GT and installed it, (Windows 7 driver of course) I restarted my computer (I am still wondering why the installation didn't ask from me to restart by itself). When I tried...

Okay so I currently use Vista HP x64 and want to install both Windows 7 RC versions (x86 and x64) on a seperate hard disk to compare some compatability things that my Vista x64 box can't do as it is 64-bit. The programs in question are the old Worldgroup/MajorBBS (and assorted games that i have)...

Vista does not support this but current Mac OS's do. I want it, please.

well i installed a program that auto cahnged my windows to 16 bit. i cant find out how to change it back. any help would be usefull thanks