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    Duke
    Post subject: 16-bit programs on 64-bit Windows
    		+ Posted: 26 May 2024, 15:13
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    Otvdm / Winevdm allows you to run old Windows 16-bit software in 64-bit Windows.

    Home page:
    https://mendelson.org/otvdm.html

    GitHub:
    https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
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    luk3Z
    Post subject: 16-bit programs on 64-bit Windows
    		+ Posted: 30 May 2024, 10:24
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    You might be also interested in:

    ntvdmx64:
    https://github.com/leecher1337/ntvdmx64
    https://mendelson.org/ntvdmx64.html

    nxvm:
    https://github.com/cshaxu/nxvm
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    Duke
    Post subject: 16-bit programs on 64-bit Windows
    		+ Posted: 13 Jul 2024, 19:09
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    Thanks for the info, but I prefer not to alter system files. So otvdm does what I need, mainly playing old 16-bit games :)
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    Duke
    Post subject: 16-bit programs on 64-bit Windows
    		+ Posted: 20 Jul 2024, 19:34
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    I've found this trick for Windows 10:
    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-16-bit-application-support-windows-10/

    But I haven't tried it yet, I'm happy with otvdm :)
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