Running Nonnative Applications in Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 2000 runs on computers with x 86-based . Table B.1 shows how the system supports nonnative applications on these hardware platforms.

Table B.1 Application Compatibility with Hardware

Application Environment

x 86-based Processors

Win32 (Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98)

Source-compatible.

Win16 (Windows 3. x )

Runs in a VDM.

MS-DOS

Runs in VDMs.

POSIX

Source-compatible.