Can't run old program installed from floppy 1996

[rmo555]

I have an old program named InfoSelect3 which I purchased on a floppy
disk in 1995 or 1996. It is installed on my current machine (XP Pro).
It used to run on this machine but I haven't run it in years. Now I
need some data only accessible from this program and I can't get at it.
I have the original floppy and a backup. Also, I have two floppy
drives. I have tried to reinstall the program from each of the
floppies through each of the frives and can't get it to work. Please
help.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have an old program named InfoSelect3 which I purchased on a
floppy disk in 1995 or 1996. It is installed on my current machine
(XP Pro). It used to run on this machine but I haven't run it in
years. Now I need some data only accessible from this program and
I can't get at it. I have the original floppy and a backup. Also,
I have two floppy drives. I have tried to reinstall the program
from each of the floppies through each of the frives and can't get
it to work. Please help.

Tried compatibility modes for it?
What was it originally designed to work on (DOS, Windows 3.11 for
Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows 98, etc...)?

Your best bet is to obtain a virtual machine application and create a
virtual PC based off the OS it was designed for:

VirtualBox
http://www.virtualbox.org/


VirtualPC 2007 - Free...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

VMWarePlayer - Free...
http://www.vmware.com/download/home.html