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Story: Legacy apps at home with XP

Posted by: Brendan (Wednesday 17 November 2004, 3:38 PM)

You can not install Ms-dos on Xp because there are 2 diffrent operating systems. Though there is several things you can do to get your old applications working if they dont work in compatibilty mode. 1 is to partition a part of the hard drive with Msdos on the actual partion. It is possible. 2 you can also download boot images off the net of Ms dos and then run msdos from the A: Drive. The third one is to download a program called DOSBOX free to use and its a great emulator for Ms dos programs. It not fully functioning because it is just a emulator but its the first one to try if your to lazy to try the first 2. 2 days of research taught me such things ;)

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Story: Legacy apps at home with XP

I have a computer i got yesterday and it didn't co... JAMES BAKER
I HAVE XP AND NEED TO KNOW IF I CAN INSTALL MS-DOS... WALT MANNS
You can not install Ms-dos on Xp because ther... Brendan

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