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Loop Syntax error in MS-DOS 6.22
I'm trying a script to get the last modified date on a virtual PC running MS DOS 6.22.
But whenever I find a solution which includes a loop, it shows syntax error in the console.
Here's one of the ...
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Get Date in batch file (Virtual PC) and use the variable in xcopy /D:date [closed]
I need to schedule a daily save from a virtual machine running on Dos 6.22, and to do so I need to stock the date variable and use it to do a differential backup. Otherwise the backup operation would ...
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Echo %variable% shows %variable% in MS-DOS 6.22 [closed]
I have a problem with my virtual PC running on MS-DOS 6.22.
I need to use the variable Date, but I can't get it since whenever I try to echo a variable it shows %variable% instead.
I tried this on ...
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Use TFS Workspace in Virtual Machine [closed]
I have a virtual machine (in Virtual PC) that is used to run/update specific COM objects in our solution. Currently, both the host OS and the VM OS have separate workspaces, and I have to check out ...
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software/solution for direct booting machine will 'wake on lan' another computer and log in virtual PC [closed]
I have two computers (Window OS) in two different location but in same network. One is very old. I hope the user of that old computer can be very easy to access newer computer.
Ideally, the user ...
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Windows 8 internet explorer 10 vhd? has anyone found one? [closed]
I've been using microsoft virtual pc to locally run multiple internet explorer versions on my web development machine.
Most the time I pull down the vhds I need from Microsoft here
however, I have ...
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WP8 SDK on a virtual machine? [closed]
I have a HP EliteBook 8560p with 4GB ram and a 2,5Ghz i5-2450M processor running windows 7.
My question is: will I be able to run the WP8 SDK on a virtual mashine running W8 that i give 3GB ram to or ...
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Running and debugging program from Visual Studio in virtual machine like VirtualPC or VirtualBox
I have program that I want to test on clean Windows installation. For now I have image in VirtualBox and I start program from shared folder, but this is not comfortable and I can't debug.
For ...
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How to read and write a virtual hard disk when it is opened by another application [closed]
How to read and write a "virtual hard disk" when it is opened by "another application"?
virtual hard disk - referring to hard disk that are created by a virtualization application (e.g. Virtual PC, ...
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Access website hosted on Windows 7 from Windows Virtual PC XP mode [closed]
I have Windows Virtual PC installed on my Windows 7 machine. I am using it for testing my website for cross browser functionality.
In my Windows 7 I am developing the website in asp.net 4 and VS2010. ...
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testing IE9 on virtual pc [closed]
I've downloaded the windows7 vhd from microsoft's site. I created a virtual pc from that vhd. It runs ok, but the welcome screen want a password for one of the accounts (admin and administrator).
I'...
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How to install multiple version of IE (IE6,7) on virtual pc [closed]
I want to use ie7 on windows virutal pc, but to no avail. Below is what I have done.
I downoaded and installed three files from the link below:
WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe
2.Windows6.1-KB958559-x64-...
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Best Self-Hosting Solution for TFS 2010? [closed]
I want to install TFS 2010 on my own machine - a Dell Laptop with 8GB RAM, running Windows 7. Now, since installing on Win7 means I can't run SharePoint or Reports, and I don't want to reformat my ...
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How to mount Microsoft Virtual PC filesystem in .NET means?
In my C# 3.5 program I would like to access NTFS/FAT drives from MS Virtual PC machine.
I can see some C++ API for Virtual PC on the Microsoft site, but cannot find .NET one (should I use P-Invoke?). ...
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COM port communication with Virtual PC (part 2)
This question is related to my earlier question.
Connecting to the pipe is now successful, but I still cannot read (or write) any data from the port.
My first guess was, that the data are buffered. ...