02-22-2007, 05:37 PM
Have just discovered QBasic forum, despite having been using QBasic for about 15 years, firstly on WINDOWS 3.1, then on WINDOWS 98. I have built up a number of programs which I use regularly, of length up to about 500 lines.
Under WINDOWS98, results on the output screen display are often corrupted after switching temporarily (F4) back to the program listing screen. Also I have the impression (no proof) that QBasic may corrupt other operations in WINDOWS98. I understand that DOS based software is not supported in WINDOWS98. I need to buy a new computer (op system XP (or VISTA?)) and fear QBasic may perhaps corrupt the new system.
Does anyone have experience or advice on how to run QBasic on wINDOWS XP and how to ringfence it so that no interference occurs between QBasic and other activities?
Under WINDOWS98, results on the output screen display are often corrupted after switching temporarily (F4) back to the program listing screen. Also I have the impression (no proof) that QBasic may corrupt other operations in WINDOWS98. I understand that DOS based software is not supported in WINDOWS98. I need to buy a new computer (op system XP (or VISTA?)) and fear QBasic may perhaps corrupt the new system.
Does anyone have experience or advice on how to run QBasic on wINDOWS XP and how to ringfence it so that no interference occurs between QBasic and other activities?