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Well if it will make you feel any better...
...I have an office that is STILL using an MS-DOS application, because that's what the local County office uses for financial reimbursements in a mental health program!

I had to go through all sorts of fun to get it to run on an XP box. An upgrade to anything else is out of the question until the application is re-written in something just a bit more up to date.
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Well if it will make you feel any better...  IT_Guy_z | 02/02/09
Or.... you could think into the box...  TheWerewolf | 02/02/09
Yes...but...  IT_Guy_z | 02/02/09
Even simpler...  Gruffydd | 02/02/09
Maybe not ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
Pay Up  leeegeee | 02/03/09
Relative Monkey  hizaleus | 02/05/09
Here is the answer.  ThereThere | 02/03/09
The problem is that the field he's  alaniane@... | 02/03/09
clueless, un-trainable users  Too Old For IT | 02/03/09
make you feel any better/think in the box/clueless users/ untrainable etc  El Condor | 02/04/09
Clueless, un-trainable programmers  rich3page | 02/11/09
Virtualization  hizaleus | 02/05/09
DOSBox  daengbo | 02/03/09
Using DOSBox  michaelov@... | 02/03/09
Death of DOS  mypl8s4u2 | 02/03/09
DOS printing help  mswift@... | 02/03/09
It's incompatible because...  chrisportela | 02/03/09
Not True  DemonX | 02/03/09
It's incompatible because...  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
Not going to get rid of Dos or cmd any time soon  pebear | 02/03/09
RIP DOS...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
How soon we forget  pruffino | 02/13/09
Virtual Box  xXSpeedzXx | 02/03/09
Welcome to life in the employment of the county  Hanover Phist | 02/03/09
You Make A Great Point!  readyben | 02/03/09
YOU MAKE A GREAT POINT.... RE OFFICE...  High Altitude | 02/03/09
Uhhhhh....  chinmay_82 | 02/03/09
Some govt offices still using MS-Dos, XP....  High Altitude | 02/03/09
Reply to "...No more. Thank you."  lekoerber | 02/12/09
I had this exact problem  gtg781w | 02/12/09
oops  gtg781w | 02/12/09
Vista will be a proven product by 2010.  Mr. Dee | 02/02/09
"Wait for the service pack" is the problem, Yes.  Anton Philidor | 02/02/09
SP's are irrelevant in this day and age  Mr. Dee | 02/02/09
Not true  Gruffydd | 02/02/09
Service Packs are only traditional  Insight Driver | 02/03/09
Service Packs valuable cleanup tool  joeller | 02/03/09
USB Dilemma Solved?  vbrebel1@... | 02/03/09
news to me...  bernalillo | 02/03/09
"wean" not "ween"  fad1956@... | 02/03/09
Ubiquity of the internet and SPs  hizaleus | 02/05/09
A very good assessment of the situation  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
Well...  zkiwi | 02/17/09
Vista SP1 is ready NOW ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  gidmanma@... | 02/02/09
You are wrong  shellcodes_coder | 02/02/09
let's define "new" before we argue  pupkin_z | 02/02/09
Has anyone advised you to upgrade? (nt)  ye | 02/02/09
I am neither a Vista or a Win/7 user  brendthess | 02/02/09
eh?.  magallanes | 02/03/09
Windows 7 is "less different" than you think ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
ZTree  baumgrenze | 02/04/09
Mixed analogies...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
You are wrong  bwchato | 02/03/09
Sounds to me like you are easily impressed,  readyben | 02/03/09
wow NoAx has it right, there's nothing worthwhile in Win7  stevey_d | 02/05/09
You are wrong  arcebus@... | 02/12/09
Windows 7 == Vista R2  PMC-CON | 02/03/09
Not really ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
XP was R2 of Windows 2000  PMC-CON | 02/03/09
RE: Look and Feel  pebear | 02/03/09
Sorry...why upgrade again?  ccrashh2@... | 02/02/09
For most of my clients I can't justify an upgrade  boed | 02/02/09
No Classic Menu?  joeller | 02/03/09
Classic Veiw is canned  pebear | 02/03/09
back back back  mswift@... | 02/03/09
no, that doesn't work as well. The up folder was far better  stevey_d | 02/05/09
you mean downgrade...  jdieter@... | 02/04/09
I remember IBM  rtk | 02/04/09
Why does this question keep being asked?  ye | 02/02/09
It keeps getting asked because marketing keeps  SamCPP | 02/02/09
What do you expect from marketing?  ye | 02/02/09
Because ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
Because?  ccrashh2@... | 02/04/09
Support Means Bug Fixes & Compatibility  baumgrenze | 02/04/09
upgrade for aps to be full featured?  hizaleus | 02/05/09
yeah this is the threat that is always dragged out  stevey_d | 02/05/09
Stuck in the past  Quebec99 | 02/03/09
Hyperbole  duclod | 02/02/09
class, not grade  rtk | 02/03/09
Stop over-complicating  croberts | 02/02/09
Bingo.  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
AMEN TO THAT  ethanbowenwon@... | 02/02/09
except that sp3 can be a problem  bernalillo | 02/03/09
except that sp3 can be a problem  bwchato | 02/03/09
Not all machines are so lucky  alaniane@... | 02/03/09
MS will find away to force an upgrade on you!  LittleGuy | 02/02/09
Force an upgrade?  croberts | 02/02/09
You need thicker tin foil in your hat.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/09
Not really  joeller | 02/03/09
Yes, UPGRADE TO LINUX  jdieter@... | 02/04/09
ReactOS Anyone?  cellojazz08 | 02/02/09
And you answer is...  Qbt | 02/02/09
Bingo (reprise)  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
RC1 IE8 with IE7 Google Bars for everyone!  Gillman_Zorgam | 02/02/09
Support  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
it won't be new and unproven in a few years  stevey_d | 02/05/09
Lotus notes  rtk | 02/05/09
ReactOS Anyone?  bwchato | 02/03/09
LINUX anyone  jdieter@... | 02/04/09
No thanks.  rtk | 02/04/09
Whatever...  bmonster | 02/12/09
From a business stand point I see no reason  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/09
Security.  CobraA1 | 02/02/09
Conflicker worm took out Vista (so much for security)  Christian_<>< | 02/02/09
UTERRLY FALSE!!!  Heatlesssun | 02/02/09
UAC would not have prompted.  ye | 02/02/09
Still has to load and touch the Server process first...  Heatlesssun | 02/02/09
It connects to the Server process because the...  ye | 02/02/09
Re: it is not false  Christian_<>< | 02/02/09
Which serious design flaw is that?  ye | 02/02/09
Windows NT  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
YOU Look At the Linux Kernel?  PMC-CON | 02/03/09
differences in UAC vs. Linux prompt  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
What do you mean Linux only loads the services  alaniane@... | 02/03/09
I should know better than to feed a troll.. BUT...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
Why don't you..  chinmay_82 | 02/04/09
Yeah, right...  MGP2 | 02/02/09
Secure enough for the DoD  joeller | 02/03/09
... When Installed to Security Guidelines  PMC-CON | 02/03/09
DoD security  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
Security.  bwchato | 02/03/09
The Point is..  chinmay_82 | 02/04/09
your reasons  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
Exactly!  zak822@... | 02/03/09
64 Bit Comuting  pebear | 02/03/09
home entertainment  jdieter@... | 02/04/09
Microsoft's OS (Wndows) has reached a dead end.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/09
Right and wrong  TheWerewolf | 02/02/09
But that's the problem with any OS or software  Heatlesssun | 02/02/09
100 Dollars gets you the whole thing  pebear | 02/03/09
Microsoft's OS (Wndows) has reached a dead end.  bwchato | 02/03/09
Dead End Indead!  tyelmene | 02/03/09
you feeling OK?  A.Lizard | 02/03/09
Reaching the end...  Eleutherios | 02/03/09
200+ million Vista licenses later ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
not silly at all. Vista Enterprise penetration is 8%  stevey_d | 02/05/09
Lock in Virus trap of lost money and outages  Christian_<>< | 02/02/09
More like locked in bias  Heatlesssun | 02/02/09
One other thing to take notice of...  MGP2 | 02/02/09
More like locked in bias  bwchato | 02/03/09
Read the post  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
Frustrated LinSux troll  shellcodes_coder | 02/02/09
Ever notice how he's always on about Conflicker...?  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
Nobody Cares About The OS Except Geeks  jj123456789 | 02/02/09
When the company is hurting for money...  Christian_<>< | 02/02/09
Legacy Applications  NicoToscani | 02/02/09
Windows Tax  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
be free  kikl | 02/04/09
A matter of cost  hizaleus | 02/05/09
the cost of moving  rtk | 02/05/09
Nobody Cares About The OS Except Geeks  bwchato | 02/03/09
Finally  Azathoth | 02/03/09
OS Agnostic that's me  pebear | 02/03/09
Yup, from a dorkish user.  ksheppard@... | 02/03/09
Get a LiveCD of a Linux distro  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
re: Nobody Cares About The OS Except Geeks  hiccius doccius | 02/03/09
Here's the reason to upgrade over XP  Heatlesssun | 02/02/09
There are more new features...  shellcodes_coder | 02/02/09
Here's the reason to upgrade over XP  bwchato | 02/03/09
Hilarious  tmsbrdrs | 02/03/09
Faster than XP - NOT  sylerner | 02/04/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ScottyJavea | 02/02/09
Win 7 = Vista SP3 (which is finally at the level of an SP1)  wheatberry | 02/02/09
Vista == Server 2008; Win7 == Server 2008 R2  de-void | 02/02/09
I didnt completely get this -  ravi16aug@... | 02/02/09
Mary Jo Can I ask you...  custserv@... | 02/02/09
why did Vista fail?  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 02/03/09
Looks to be a good Assessment  pebear | 02/03/09
Might as well add in the rest...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
Nothing is "wrong" with Vista ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
Stable? Not Really.  xXSpeedzXx | 02/03/09
Is the problem Microsoft, or....?  froggins68 | 02/03/09
System 7 to OSX  pebear | 02/03/09
I installed Vista RTM ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
It was NOT PR, there ARE too many problems migrating to Vista  stevey_d | 02/05/09
Every few years my computer becomes obsolete?  BALTHOR | 02/02/09
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight  de-void | 02/02/09
obsolete off the shelf  xXSpeedzXx | 02/03/09
Moore's Law ...  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  SamCPP | 02/02/09
Vista wasn't perfect ...  de-void | 02/02/09
XP, Vista, Win 7  Agmachine | 02/02/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  Agmachine | 02/02/09
Oh dear.  de-void | 02/02/09
Microsoft  Agmachine | 02/03/09
No perfect storm, no nothing. Things going as planned for MS  Gruffydd | 02/02/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  elo8 | 02/02/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  PeterSS | 02/03/09
For a certain value of "large" happy  wolf_z | 02/16/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  pllamonica@... | 02/03/09
Nostradamus, Win7 and SP1  carlhataway@... | 02/03/09
That wasn't Nostradamus...  Dave32265 | 02/03/09
It's the Economy, Stupid  John-D | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  donelder@... | 02/03/09
I dunno about that...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
Window 7 better ?  troubled241 | 02/03/09
Upgrading a desktop is not the same as upgrading 20,000  rarsa | 02/03/09
MS just doesn't listen to it's Customers!  JonnyBlade | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  joeller | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ChasMalloy | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  mwagner@... | 02/03/09
Get a Macintosh for heaven's sake!  henrystar | 02/03/09
...And then you put the crack pipe DOWN...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/03/09
Thanks for saying it like it is!  cyberpundit | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ca6601@... | 02/03/09
More I know Windows, More I like my Mac  Francisco Javier Dominguez Rogers | 02/03/09
Where is Beta XP upgrade?  JLuchford | 02/03/09
Upgrade?  xXSpeedzXx | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  email@... | 02/03/09
Just send Steve Ballmer a check...  bbneo | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  xXSpeedzXx | 02/03/09
My plan, so far  bernalillo | 02/03/09
Makes Sense  readyben | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  rmark@... | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  rcbarr83@... | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  coachgeorge | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  orcmid | 02/03/09
just get a new hinge from eBay: they are all like Lego  csomole | 02/03/09
If you want to run the very latest viruses....  whisperycat | 02/03/09
Drivers Still not there  pebear | 02/03/09
agreed can't figure out how they thought breaking all drivers would pan out  stevey_d | 02/05/09
XP to W7 time line is not totally valid.  btamxx | 02/03/09
Don't forget, it's just a shell.  roger andre | 02/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  Atari800 | 02/03/09
Windows Explorer still doesn't compare to OSX Finder  3dtodd | 02/03/09
Multibutton Mouse Support  pebear | 02/03/09
Don't post about what you don't know!  comp_indiana | 02/06/09
Er.. Wrong...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/04/09
What malware problems?  comp_indiana | 02/06/09
Yes, THAT malware problem...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/06/09
Very Few Companies Upgrading  jpr75_z | 02/03/09
We will stay on XP 'cause it's faster...  MarkyGoldstein | 02/04/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  kikl | 02/04/09
Forget standardization - it's a lost battle  mcicogni | 02/04/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  slylabs13 | 02/04/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ca1ic0cat | 02/04/09
Desktop  jdieter@... | 02/04/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ramnet@... | 02/04/09
Not everyone needs the latest and greatest  hizaleus | 02/05/09
OS should not hinder app performance  stenman@... | 02/05/09
Microsoft has not been paying attention  orignal_traveler | 02/06/09
XP, Vista, Win 7 : which is better, or from good to worse?  troubled241 | 02/06/09
Too late for Vista, IMHO  3dguru | 02/06/09
Class action lawsuits to release XP code  wellduh | 02/06/09
Free OS upgrades for a lifetime? LOL  wellduh | 02/06/09
Maybe they're just Linux users  trentreviso | 02/08/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  mtnmonk@... | 02/06/09
Desktop standardization choice  lordshipmayhem | 02/06/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ghot@... | 02/06/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  umlguy | 02/10/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  88vette | 02/12/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ikofig@... | 02/12/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  danielarbib | 02/12/09
MR. GATES, IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID!!  ironfist03 | 02/12/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  ketchikan_kowboy | 02/12/09
RE: XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm  X41 | 02/13/09
Yeah, no doubt!  rtk | 02/13/09

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