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Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !!

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Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !!

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Oct 28th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Duoas

Yeah. As far as I am concerned, the computer is there to serve me, not the other way around.

Then why are you using WinBlows?

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Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !!

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Oct 28th, 2007

Good question!

I do have to hit it fairly hard, and regularly. Sometimes with a good, heavy bludger.

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Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !!

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Dec 8th, 2007

Problem solved: I had copied Qbasic.exe and Qbasic.hlp from a Dos 6 installation disk. The .exe is ok but the .hlp is incompatible with W98.

Eventually I stumbled on a functioning Qbasic.hlp which W98se original installation had routinely and without .exe or a readme placed in the Windows\Command folder.

W98se Install Disk did not include Qbasic, only its hlp. Gotta love that Microsoft don'cha??