This page contains legacy instructions for downloading and installing QBasic.

Installing QBasic from the Windows 95 and Windows 98 CD

QBasic is not installed when installing Windows 95 and Windows 98. However, it’s still on the CD for support with older programs, and for people still interested in programming in basic. Qbasic is found in one of the locations below.

Although you can learn the basics of computer programming using QBasic, we recommend you consider learning an alternative programming language. QBasic is an older language and is no longer applicable and compatible with today’s computers.

No version of QBasic is compatible with 64-bit processors.

  • Installing QBasic from the Windows 95 and Windows 98 CD.
  • Downloading QBasic.

Windows 95 CD

QBasic is located in different locations depending on the release of Windows 95 and the type of disc you’re using. To locate QBasic, place your Windows 95 CD in the computer, click Start, Find, and search for QBASIC*.*, and ensure you’re looking in the CD-ROM drive. There should be two files: qbasic.exe and qbasic.hlp, copy these two files to a directory of your choice on the hard drive.

  • How to determine the version of Windows on a computer.

Windows 98 CD

X:\TOOLS\OLDMSDOS>

X is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. If you want to use QBasic without the Windows 98 CD, you must copy QBasic.exe and QBasic.hlp to a directory on your hard drive.

Downloading QBasic

Versions of QBasic and different languages of QBasic can be downloaded from the QuickBasic Cafe.

If you have an OEM restore CD and do not have the above directory, follow the instructions for Windows 95 users.

  • How to create a computer program.
  • Full information on the QBASIC command.
  • How to find a file on a computer.
  • MS-DOS and Windows command line help and support.