MS-DOS

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Karla said:
Hi!
I need MS-DOS but I don't have it in my computer, how can
I get it?
Thanks
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Why do you "need" it? I have many DOS-based applications and they run
perfectly well under XP.
 
Bye the way - XP does have a DOS emulator. Try Start > Run and, in the box,
type cmd then hit ok - you should get a DOS box.
 
Greetings --

There is no way to reboot a WinXP PC into Real Mode DOS unless
you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit
graphical operating systems, of which WinXP is the latest generation,
has never used or included MS-DOS. The closest they have is the
Command Prompt window.

WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT & Win2K, is a pure 32-bit GUI
OS, and does not include or "ride upon" any version of DOS, as did
Win3.x & Win9x/Me. WinXP does include a command-line emulator for
those times when GUI applets are unnecessary/redundant, but it cannot
be started in "DOS mode."


Bruce Chambers

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You can get a DOS boot disk, actual several flavors of them, from
www.bootdisk.com. These are self-extracting files that will expand out onto
a floppy. Leave the floppy in the drive and reboot. You will be in true
DOS.

I personally like their win98SE bootdisk with generic CDROM support.

Note that pure DOS will not see any NTFS partitions on your hard drive.
However, there are free read/copy-only NTFS drivers for DOS available at
www.systeminteranls.com.

Also, DOS does not support USB. However, there are some drivers out on the
web that work with some hardware configurations. Try a google seach if you
need that functionality.
 
Bob said:
You can get a DOS boot disk, actual several flavors of them, from
www.bootdisk.com. These are self-extracting files that will expand
out onto a floppy. Leave the floppy in the drive and reboot. You
will be in true DOS.

I personally like their win98SE bootdisk with generic CDROM support.

Note that pure DOS will not see any NTFS partitions on your hard
drive. However, there are free read/copy-only NTFS drivers for DOS
available at www.systeminteranls.com.

Also, DOS does not support USB. However, there are some drivers out
on the web that work with some hardware configurations. Try a google
seach if you need that functionality.
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This will, of course, be completely useless if any/all hard drives are
formatted in NTFS.
 
just to clear something up for cerridwen karla said she
wanted true dos not command promt that xp has. xp only
has vertal dos not ms dos. do u know anything
 
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