How do I start Windows 2000 in dos mode?

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T M Raye

I have programs that require dos mode; how do I start
Windows 2000 pro. ed. in dos mode?
 
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You can't. Win2K doesn't contain, include, rest upon, or
otherwise use MS-DOS. Instead, Win2K is a fully Graphical Operating
System. For command-line interaction, there is a command prompt
emulator included, attained via Start > Accessories > Command Prompt.


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You don't, there is no dos mode startup. You need to have installed a dual
boot and have installed MS-DOS first or try booting a win98 startup disk.

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T M Raye said:
I have programs that require dos mode; how do I start
Windows 2000 pro. ed. in dos mode?
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Start->run->command

This runs a "16 bit DOS Shell" that may do what you want. There
are lots of options for DOS compatibility, but I've never
messed with it.

Nt/w2k/xp hative command line environment is cmd, which
is 32bits.
 
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