Sorry, I've just noticed it's in DOSBox. Could you tell me how to mount freeBASIC in DOSBox please to get the welcome screen you posted? Also, does it have to be remounted every time it's used, or can it be saved or accessed by a shortcut?

Thank you Jorpho. I saw the message in Freebasic about 32-bit systems and thought it's no good trying it on mine. I've downloaded it now however and gone into 'open-console'. Could you tell me how to get the welcome screen you showed in your post please? Looking forward to re-compiling the programs …

When I try my QBasic.exe file, which works in 32-bit systems, a message says 'this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you are running'. I've tried Windows compatibility modes, but they don't work either.

Unfortunately for me, all the Basic apps I looked at run only on a 32-bit OS. The developers of Freebasic say more platforms may be included later. So, I could either install Win 7 32-bit (a little drastic I think) or repair my XP PC. I 'grew up' in computing terms with Basic, from the ZX Spectrum, …

Thank you Jorpho and DosFreak for the links. Sorry Jorpho, what I meant was that Win 7 32-bit apparently runs QBasic without using DosBox.

Thanks, I'll try those two. There's a video on YouTube from the US School Freeware which shows how to install QBasic, and other apps, in DOSBox and it seems to run OK. However, the guy appears to be installing a 'full' Microsoft QBasic program. He opens and extracts a lot more files than I have. I …

Thanks for your replies. I tried typing qbasic when in that directory but nothing happens. I've decided to leave it for now and try to get my old PC running XP working again - I think (hope) it's the graphics card that's burned out. Thanks again. By the way, I really don't see why DOSBox should be …

Hi. Can I run QBasic in DOSBox? I'm running Win 7 64 bit. I've mounted a folder called qbasic. DIR shows that the files I used for qbasic in Win 98 and XP are there. How can I get the program to run? Grateful for any help.