Run 16 Bit Programs on 64 Bit Windows! - WineVDM Tutorial & Demo

Today we'll be discussing how to run old 16 bit Windows programs on a 64 bit OS with WineVDM. I can't believe that this is the final video of 2018. Thanks for an amazing year, here's to 2019!

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[Robotition]

Finally! I've been trying to find a program that lets you run 16 bit programs on 64 bit for so long! Thanks for making this video. Great video!

[vcprocles]

Installing Wine to run Windows programs. On Windows.

[BobPony]

I like how Windows 1.x Paint works perfectly under WineVDM unlike Microsoft's own NTVDM.

[zellfaze]

Gotta love Wine. It has better compatibility with old Wibdows than Windows has ever had. A project started to let you run Windows apps on Linux now used to run Windows on Windows. :)

[stevenjlovelace]

One thing I find interesting is how older applications always revert to the Win9x look. It seems like everything since the turn of the century: Luna, Aero, Metro/Modern UI is all an extra layer on the Windows Classic theme.

[WOSArchives]

There's also a similar project called "NTVDMx64" which is basically an AMD64 port of the VDM for non-x86 versions of Windows NT 4, so it uses emulation instead of the V86 CPU mode. It does also integrate (or rather hack its way into) Windows itself thus allowing you to run DOS programs just by double clicking it. Unfortunately, it only works with DOS programs and because it hacks into the application loader it does get detected as a Trojan, but it does appear to be otherwise clean and it does work... all right, but it's another interesting project like WineVDM but dedicated to DOS programs.

[hanro]

If I recall. NTvdm never got a port to 64-bit since the CPU mode it relied on for fast 16-bit code execution gets disabled when a x86 processor is switched into long mode.

WineVDM is likely translating 16-bit instruction calls to 32-bit and then passing that off to Windows.

[MaskedGEEK]

I remember seeing Windows 95 being released way back in my college days, so whenever I had to use a Windows 3.1 PC again I'd always open the clock and resize it and move it to the bottom right of the desktop. Ahhhh, the good old days.

[mjdxp]

I really love your videos, they're always really interesting and lots of fun to watch, keep up the good work!

[meligarcia]

9:48 This painting should belong in a museum along with that other one!

[ronswanson]

Great overview of how to actually use this! Have some old office apps and new Win 10 64 bit PC's. Having to use VM Virtual PC's for the old apps. This will make life a lot easier.

[frankmolina]

Thanks so much for the video. I finally have been able to get a 16 bit amateur radio program to run on my computer after having tried everything I am so excited that it worked even though this video is a few years old.

[Angelgreat]

Hey Michael MJD, I dare you to run Windows 10 Pro, running Hyper-V, running Windows 7 Pro, running Windows Virtual PC/ Windows XP Mode, running Windows XP Pro, running Virtual PC 2007, running Windows 98 SE, running in MS-DOS mode, running a C64 emulator, running a Commodore 64, running Planet X-2. Please make this video idea reality!

[TechBaffle]

Thank you so much! Got one of my favourite older games (3D Brick Bustin' Madness) to work in 64-bit Windows! It was the installation wizard that was the issue, but the game works without WineVDM - I guess it's 32-bit. To get the game to work I right-clicked the game, Properties, Compatibility and enabled 'run in 640x480 resolution'.

[cececl]

MS-Dos executive. Forgot to try to log off with it. It ACTUALLY WORKS!!!

[nicklamey]

I'm wanting to run a 16bit game that was officially for windows 98-XP. Would following these steps help me run the game?

[AnimalFacts]

Have you thought about trying to install Wine under WSL2 to run 16-bit apps on Modern Windows?

[swervature]

Awesome job, brother! Keep up the great work.

[ARMsIGnition]

Window 10 64Bit User here...
After trying so many methods...Virtual Machine, DosBox, Hyper-V Features, Windows XP Mode...and installed multiple times of Window XP 32Bits...
This is by far most easier way to play 16Bits games...
Basicly just run the file, locate the 16Bits Games EXE you want to run...and everythings perfect...
No setting needed, No OS installing required, No Hard Disk wasted for Virtual

[Hiro-licf]

duuuude, just came across your video, you are a boss!! finally i can re-live all the games from my childhood like jijs adventure and castle in the winds