[Papyrus-L] Papyrus installation in Windows 7

[John Kiernan]

It should work with Vista. The DOSBox documentation indicates that it can be used to run DOS programs under XP, Vista and Win7.  I've not yet tried DOSBox on a computer with Vista.
 
Papyrus runs fairly smoothly under Vista (without recourse to DOSBox) if you set the compatibility to an earlier Windows version such as Win95. This is done by right-clicking the Papyrus icon, selecting Properties, and then Compatibility. Check the little square and choose an older version from the list that appears. This trick doesn't work with Win7. 
 
DOSBox won't run older non-DOS Windows programs. A notable example is the splendid WIMP95 chemical structure drawing software. 
 
John Kiernan
Anatomy, UWO
London, Canada
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----- Original Message -----
From: Loren Coen <lcoen at sccf.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 16:00
Subject: Re: [Papyrus-L] Papyrus installation in Windows 7
To: 'Papyrus Discussion List' <papyrus-l at ResearchSoftwareDesign.com>



> Will it then also work with Vista??

>  

> Loren

>  

> From: papyrus-l-bounces at ResearchSoftwareDesign.com [mailto:papyrus-l-bounces at ResearchSoftwareDesign.com] On Behalf Of John Kiernan

> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:12 PM

> To: Papyrus Discussion List

> Subject: Re: [Papyrus-L] Papyrus installation in Windows 7

>  

> Papyrus on Windows 7 (64-bit).

> It can be done, using a free (public domain) program called DOSBox. The current version (0.74) of DOSBox can be downloaded from http://www.dosbox.com/  (Click on "Downloads" at the top of the page, and follow the links). The program is easy to install, and it brings up a window that behaves like a DOS Version 5, logged in to Drive "Z:". 

>  

> To run Papyrus, you have to "mount" drive letters to represent the locations of the directories containing your Papyrus program and data files. (I use P: to represent C:\REFS\PAPYRUS\ and Q: for C:\REFS\PAPREF\ respectively.) The Alt+Enter key combination can be used to toggle between the rather small DOSBox window and full screen, if you like things big. After quitting Papyrus, you are back at DOSBox's command prompt. You can close DOSBox by entering the command EXIT or (Windows-wise) by clicking the X at the top right corner. It would be possible to abandon DOSBox by clicking the X in the middle of a Papyrus session. I haven't tried this! I suspect that there would be no prompt to save changes.

>  

> With a little study of the DOSBox documentation, it's possible to find and edit a configuration file that will do the mounting and start the program. I now have the old familiar Papyrus icon on the Windows 7 desktop, and everything works well. Edited and changed files are saved to my C:\REFS\PAPREF directory. I can back up all the .BIB files to a memory stick and copy them to another computer. 

> The DOSBox program appears to be aimed at games enthusiasts; it has many features and options that aren't needed for Papyrus.

>  

> DOSBox can also accommodate many other DOS programs and utilities, including some very useful ones that won't otherwise work in Vista or Win 7. From a desktop icon, I can now call up a utilities window, type in MW NaIO3 and see the molecular weight of sodium iodide (149.894).  I can type PEP ala-tyr-gly-trp and get the MW of the peptide and an estimate of its pI. I haven't yet tried larger DOS applications such as WordStar.

>  

> DOSBox may signal a few more years of useful life for Papyrus. I hope so.

>  

> Sadly, DOSBox will not run 16-bit graphics applications that need Win95/98 in addition to DOS. The WIMP95 program for drawing chemical structures is one of these. It worked up to and including XP and Vista.  

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> I thank Rex Conn of http://jpsoft.com (4DOS, 4NT, TakeCommand etc) for telling me about DOSBox. 

>  

> John Kiernan

> Anatomy, UWO

> London, Canada

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> On 06/09/10, Tom Baumann <baumannt at ohsu.edu> wrote:

> Hi

> is it possible to install pap7017 on a system running 64-bit Windows 7 Professional (with XP compatibility)?

> 

> Has anybody tried/succeeded installing Papyrus on such a system?

> 

> Please let me know.

> 

> Tom

> 

> baumann12 at frontier.com

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