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Jim
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Jim asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

does windows 7 32-bit have command.com (I know about cmd.exe)?

somebody with windows 7 please tell me before I go out and spend the money for a windows 7 box when I could be using XP instead for development. I need command.com you can tell if you have command.com by doing windows-logo-flag-key+R command Enter.

and tell me if they brought back the Start|Run menu on 7 (they disabled it by default in Vista). I know I can bring it back, I use it all the time on XP.

but the thing I am most concerned about right now is command.com on 32-bit OS's. I know on 64-bit OS's you will never find command.com because microsoft doesn't build in command.com with that type of OS, only 32-bit OS's.

Update:

I stand corrected. I just verified on another forum that "there is no app I cannot run under 64-bit" and the person mentioned command.com.

I had gotten my information from a vista 64-bit forum post on msdos 16-bit programs. since 7 is based on vista code, I just assumed...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i've used win7 32/64bit and both include command prompts and command.com

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