vDos on Windows 11

[jnoblin]

@jos,

I know I am early mentioning this but I just read Windows 11 is coming this fall and will require 64 bit processors and only some processors will work on Windows 11. I know you mentioned you were working on a 64 bit version of vDos. The sunset date for Windows 10 has been released to be 10/14/2025. Do you have the 64 bit version of vDos completed?

I am sure it is too early to know if your current vDos will run Windows 11.

I have included a link to the Windows 11 article.

www.cnbc.com/2021/06/24/microsoft-windows-11-event-live-updates.html

Nob

[Jos]

vDos will already mostly run on Windows 64-bit.
A 64-bit version is available since version 2020.03.01.

Until now that was of little interest: It is bigger, more important, a bit slower. Only relevant to Wine/Linux and just one (!) request for running it on a Windows server.

I assume Windows 11 will still support 32-bit programs. And so confident vDos 32-bit will then also. So that would still be the best choice.

Jos

[jnoblin]

Thanks, Jos.

A couple of Google searches say that it will support 32-bit programs for what that is worth. I have mostly 64 bit computers but only 1 that passes their test to run Windows 11. Sure hope it does not cause you a lot of work to get vDos to run on it. I would like to thank you again for vDos and the excellent support you provide.

It has been a life saver for our small business. I tried to learn Visual FoxPro but gave up on it years ago when I found vDos.

Thanks again.

Nob

[Jos]

Thanks for your compliment.

I don’t expert Windows 11 will cause any (major) problems for vDos. Basically it is just a well behaving Windows 32-bit or, if needed, 64-bit program.

FoxPro(X) will be the most used program in vDos, so that accounts for its merits.

Jos