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Permalink Reply by Roy Ing on March 22, 2011 at 2:56pm

Hi Laura,

According to Epi Info HelpDesk:

"EPI INFO 6 AND 64-BIT VERSIONS OF WINDOWS
Epi 6, by default, will not run under Windows Vista or Windows 7 64-bit. This is because Vista 64 and Windows 7 64 only have support for 32-bit and 64-bit programs. Epi 6, on the other hand, is a 16-bit MS-DOS program.

However, many users have found DosBox (http://www.dosbox.com) allows them to run Epi 6 in spite of their OS not supporting 16-bit programs. If you want to get Epi 6 running on your Vista or Windows 7 machine, you may want to try DosBox."

http://www.phconnect.org/group/epiinfo/forum/topics/epi-info-tips-a...

 

 

Hope this helps.

Roy Ing

http://www.EpiSuccess.com

Permalink Reply by Laura Rivera Díaz on March 22, 2011 at 4:11pm

Thanks for your response!
Excuse my ignorance, but what should I do once I have downloaded DosBox?

Permalink Reply by Roy Ing on March 22, 2011 at 5:19pm

HI Laura,

Here are instructions from DosBox. Maybe Epi Info HelpDesk or someone can provide more information on how to install and run Epi Info 6.

http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Basic_Setup_and_Installation_of_DosBox

 

Hope this helps.

Roy Ing

http://www.EpiSuccess.com

 

 

Permalink Reply by Epi Info Helpdesk on March 23, 2011 at 1:23pm

You will need an MS-DOS emulator to run Epi Info 6 if you're using the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista or Windows 7, as those operating systems no longer include support for MS-DOS programs. Epi Info 6 usually works fine on the 32-bit versions.

 

Epi Info 6 can be downloaded from http://wwwn.cdc.gov/epiinfo/html/ei6_downloads.htm.

 

Let me know if this helps.