When I run Microsoft Quick Basic V4.5 (a DOS application) from within Windows

XP (not under a DOS prompt screen) my CPU usage goes to 100% (viewed with

Windows Task Manager - performance tab) and the fan runs almost continuously

in my Compaq Presario V2000 laptop. Any other open Windows applications are

EXTREMELY sluggish. Just shutting down Quick Basic returns CPU usage to the

5-20% range, the fan runs with a normal 25% duty cycle, and the other open

applications act at normal speed. Is the DOS application really the problem

or is that just an illusion?

 

Paul Rumbaugh

PSRumbagh <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Is the DOS application really the problem

>or is that just an illusion?

 

DUH!

some DOS programs arent really meant to be multitasked.

 

 

"PSRumbagh" <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> When I run Microsoft Quick Basic V4.5 (a DOS application) from within

> Windows

> XP (not under a DOS prompt screen) my CPU usage goes to 100% (viewed with

> Windows Task Manager - performance tab) and the fan runs almost

> continuously

> in my Compaq Presario V2000 laptop. Any other open Windows applications

> are

> EXTREMELY sluggish. Just shutting down Quick Basic returns CPU usage to

> the

> 5-20% range, the fan runs with a normal 25% duty cycle, and the other open

> applications act at normal speed. Is the DOS application really the

> problem

> or is that just an illusion?

>

> Paul Rumbaugh

just a thought: make a shortcut to the quickbasic.exe icon, and in that

shortcut go to the compatability tab, set it to Win98 compatability mode.

Launch QB via that shortcut. If that doesn't work, try the Win95

compatability mode. And if that doesn't work, it sounds like you might

need to find an old copy of Tame.exe and make a batch file that loads tame

and then launches QB.

 

FWIW, there is a pretty good free Basic out there called LibertyBasic, it

runs well under XP. QB was nice in its day, but its pretty old now.

 

For more technical insight, google around for "running older DOS programs

under XP". Also search on "QuickBasic", I'm sure you're not the only one

whose tried to do this. It can be done, but may take a bit of tweaking

to get it right.

Try running it full screen.

 

PSRumbagh wrote:

> When I run Microsoft Quick Basic V4.5 (a DOS application) from within Windows

> XP (not under a DOS prompt screen) my CPU usage goes to 100% (viewed with

> Windows Task Manager - performance tab) and the fan runs almost continuously

> in my Compaq Presario V2000 laptop. Any other open Windows applications are

> EXTREMELY sluggish. Just shutting down Quick Basic returns CPU usage to the

> 5-20% range, the fan runs with a normal 25% duty cycle, and the other open

> applications act at normal speed. Is the DOS application really the problem

> or is that just an illusion?

>

> Paul Rumbaugh

I tried changing the compatability mode through the shortcut to Quick Basic

V4.5. Regardless of which mode I select (win95, win 98, win 2000, win NT)

the CPU usage jumps to 100% as soon as I run Quick Basic. As soon as I quit

Quick Basic the CPU usage drops to the normal range.

 

"frodo@theshire.net" wrote:

> just a thought: make a shortcut to the quickbasic.exe icon, and in that

> shortcut go to the compatability tab, set it to Win98 compatability mode.

> Launch QB via that shortcut. If that doesn't work, try the Win95

> compatability mode. And if that doesn't work, it sounds like you might

> need to find an old copy of Tame.exe and make a batch file that loads tame

> and then launches QB.

>

> FWIW, there is a pretty good free Basic out there called LibertyBasic, it

> runs well under XP. QB was nice in its day, but its pretty old now.

>

> For more technical insight, google around for "running older DOS programs

> under XP". Also search on "QuickBasic", I'm sure you're not the only one

> whose tried to do this. It can be done, but may take a bit of tweaking

> to get it right.

>

=?Utf-8?B?UFNSdW1iYWdo?= wrote:

>

> When I run Microsoft Quick Basic V4.5 (a DOS application) from within Windows

> XP (not under a DOS prompt screen) my CPU usage goes to 100% (viewed with

 

Use an OS which can handle the very old apps you want to use.

 

 

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still an issue? try the TAME suggestion:

 

http://www.tamedos.com/downloads/downloads.htm

 

http://www.tamedos.com/docs/v44/TameDoc.htm

 

this will fix ya up, fur-sure.

Thanks for the info. I downloaded and installed the trial version of TameDos

V5.0 and it solved all my problems. Note: the trial version is good for 30

days and a single user license is $20.00.

 

"frodo@theshire.net" wrote:

> still an issue? try the TAME suggestion:

>

> http://www.tamedos.com/downloads/downloads.htm

>

> http://www.tamedos.com/docs/v44/TameDoc.htm

>

> this will fix ya up, fur-sure.

>

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