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I have a windows 2000 and I need to install MSDOS on my system, can anyone be of help?
I can't load any OS on my systems.
for example- win , 98, 2000 and XP- its gets to setup and get stuck.
I loaded win 98 on a Hard drive from another system and it hangs on putting into my system
If your Win2K is already on an NTFS partition, then you're likely SOL...
http://www.bcpl.net/~dbryan/ntfs-dual-boot.html
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Want to replace W2000 with M$-DOS ?
Erase W2000 with DBAN first.
Don't forget to backup your data before:
To FD, CD, USB, ...Then install like on a new PC.
Beware: M$-DOS supports only small HD's
(up to cca 2GB), so you might try
FreeDOS insead (up to (?) 128 GB).
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You could use something liek VMWARE or Virtual pc
Woof
Always proof-read carefully to see if you any words out.
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DOS ideally needs to be on the first partition C: Alternatively search GOOGLE for DOSBOX which is an EMULATOR for running DOS Software.
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Why do you need to do this?
Have you tried clicking:-
START - RUN - enter COMMAND (Hey Presto DOS)
Good Luck - Keep us posted.
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Windows 2000 does not have MS-DOS:
CMD.EXE is NT COMMAND PROMPT
COMMAND.EXE is NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine {emulated MS-DOS})
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franki,
get over it
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C:\temp\->verMicrosoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
C:\temp\->mem
655360 bytes total conventional memory
655360 bytes available to MS-DOS
595184 largest executable program size1048576 bytes total contiguous extended memory
0 bytes available contiguous extended memory
941056 bytes available XMS memory
MS-DOS resident in High Memory AreaC:\temp\->
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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
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It says "available to MS-DOS", I do not see anything to do with MS-DOS here except it has allocated memory for using MS-DOS software. One can achieve this effect on other O/Ses, so no nothing to get over, it is not MS-DOS as already stated.
Roll on Vista with no 16bit sub-system whatsoever..
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I guess you didn't read this far:
"MS-DOS resident in High Memory Area"
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
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It is emulated 16 bit sub-system:
http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/226/03/toc.html
You know it is not MS-DOS Standalone stop winding................................
The title of the forum does state not the COMMAND PROMPT etcetcetc
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use partition magic to open free space before windows about 40mb then format it to fat then install dos there.
you can hide it from the operating system then use a bat file or mbr utility to unhide it to boot to windows or dos.
at start up
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 FreeDOS: Info needed
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