Presto, WINE allows you to run 32 bit Windows programs within Ubuntu. This will be included in your Ubuntu download.Į. Within Ubuntu, install the WINE software. They have a 32 bit i86 for Intel chips which will do nicelyĭ. Make sure you download the right image for your computer. This will be a disk image that you assign to the shell you create in (b) above. This is a free, open source Linux desktop OS. Within VirtualBox, click on "Create" and follow the steps to create the shell for a virtual Linux box.Ĭ. (VM stands for Virtual Machine) This allows you to run other virtual operating systems on your PCī. Download and install Oracle VM VirtualBox, a free program. The workaround for this case is more complex:Ī. VirtualPC does not run on the Home Premium version. This should allow you to run the software.ģ) If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, (2) above won't work. The XP Mode app provides a 32 bit emulator. If you have Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise, go to the Microsoft website and download and install VirtualPC and Windows XP Mode, in that order.
Just don't do it.Ģ) If you don't want to buy an old PC, as above, you'll need to be able to run a 32 bit emulator on your current PC. You'll be hacked, your sensitive data will be posted on a giant billboard on Times Square, and Justin Bieber will egg your house. However, if you do this, do NOT connect to the Internet. I can run Wilson and other legacy software on it with no problems. I got a functional PC with a 5 year old version of Windows 7 on SP1, which is 32 bit. Windows 7 and 8 are 64 bit (unless you're running a 5 year old version of Windows 7 on SP1, in which case you've been hacked for years and your identity has been stolen many times).ġ) Go to a computer repair shop and see if they have a computer with a 32 bit OS. The issue is that the Wildon software programs require a 32 bit OS. There are no versions that run in Windows 7 or Windows 8.