running QB in win XP

Robot2037 · Post by **Robot2037** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:36 pm

hi people
i havent coded in QB for ages, last time at my 486 (R.I.P. 486)...but now i wish to turn back to QB and make some AAA project...but how to run the QB? I used DosBox for running QB, but it seems to be very slow...is there some other way that i dont know yet? how do you use QB in win XP?

bungytheworm · Post by **bungytheworm** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:52 pm

For me, running qb under XP never wasnt a problem. I just clicked QB icon i created on desktop

Under dosbox it should run with no problems, except when compiling certain commands...those i dont remember anymore alltho.
Also i recommend you to check www.freebasic.net
QB syntax, works with windows and linux.

Robot2037 · Post by **Robot2037** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:08 pm

lurah, thanx for tips
but my QB is not running under XP, only in dosbox, but i will try the freebasic, it looks fine, so thank you.

Patz QuickBASIC Creations · Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:27 pm

I hate to say this, but WINDOWS XP DOS emulation is better than DOSBox's. If you must use the IDE, just click your QBASIC icon. Otherwise, if you don't need the IDE, just use BC (Compiler that comes with QB) or use FreeBASIC.

Robot2037 · Post by **Robot2037** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:46 am

thank guys, after i have discovered the FB, i dont want to use QB more. So thank for the FB tip and keep looking forward for my new project named Blo-X!

Im so glad some basic comunity is still alive, keep it up.