RockyJSquirrel

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  1. LSS Technical Guide

    LSS is somewhat compatible with certain versions of Windows, up to a certain point, by using a "Virtual Machine". Here is my solution: I downloaded the LSS software the other day. I knew it's old school DOS stuff. I unzipped the two files named disk1.zip and disk2.zip, into separate directories. Then I used WinImage (software) to create the "virtual floppy disks" which will be used in the virtual machine to install the LSS software. Inside of the "WinImage" program I made sure to name the floppy disks the correct "Volume Label" as the download said to do. Then I created a Virtual Machine (on my XP box), running DOS 6.22. This can be done with the software called "Virtual PC" or "Virtual Box", just search the internet for that software. I enabled the serial ports in the virtual machine and choose my physical COM1, which is a real serial port on my actual "HOST PC" that is running the virtual machine.. I then installed the software by "virtually inserting the virtual floppy disks". Install went ok with no glitches. Rebooted the virtual machine. That's pretty much all I did.  Software works ok, still learning how to use it. Thanks to you folks in this forum for the info to get me started on this. I noticed this thread on the way out the door and figured I'd throw in my 2 cents. :)