Where to get DOS 6.22

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Name: sjd9910
Date: October 5, 2005 at 07:56:47 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22
OS: Windows XP Home SP2
CPU/Ram: 3GHz P4

Comment:

Hello,
Is there anywhere where I can get DOS 6.22? May be a stupid question...
Well, for that matter, where can I also get a 486, with a Sound Blaster 6, 32MB of SDRAM, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11?
Hmmm...
Thanks
Sjd9910

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Response Number 1

Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 5, 2005 at 08:35:17 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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EBAY and Trash Bins are good places.
MS-DOS is still licensed though and is not freeware, warez, abandonware...............

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Response Number 2

Name: KalasMannen
Date: October 9, 2005 at 08:58:25 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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You can get FreeDOS instead. It's not all that stable as Ms-dos (yet), but i i use it to run my favorite dos games and dos apps and it works great.
Im not sure if you can run windows 3.11 on top of it though, but there is a few other options such as other user interfaces.
There is also a version called Ms-dos 7.10, wich is a "distribution" of the version of dos wich is included in win 98/95, but it is an "extracted" version wich you can run as a stand alone OS. On 7.10 you can run windows 3.11.

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Response Number 3

Name: Osvaldo
Date: October 11, 2005 at 08:14:31 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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I also suggest DOS 7.10. Currently I am using it in 5 PC´s 486 (They are my favourite: AMD´s 486 running at 120 MHx on UMC´s motherboard, 80Gb HD, and a Compaq Pressario 486 dx2 66MHz)
There are many reazons for my choice: the use of long file names, the no 2GB format limit, and the FAT32. I don´t care windows compatibility!!!
Only one cons I found: If you will not use the CDROM, don´t load neither VIDE-CDD.SYS nor MSCDEX.exe because it corrupts all the system, and you will install it again.
Yesterday, I also installed NEoS network OS and it also works fine!!!

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Response Number 4

Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 11, 2005 at 10:34:27 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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MS-DOS 7.1x requires you hold a valid Windows Licence to use as it was never officially an M$ product.........

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Response Number 5

Name: sjd9910
Date: October 11, 2005 at 11:50:36 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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So, how would I put together a DOS 7.1 (isn't that version of DOS that is included with the Windows 2000?)? Sounds like the best option, short of going out and buying a 6.22 (or finding an unused copy).
sjd9910
"What's that? You don't want us to buy you off?"
-Bill Gates

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Need to download DOS 6.22 and DOS 6.2 Need to download DOS 6.22 and DOS 6.2 How to obtain dos 6.22 or higher I can get you MS-DOS 6.22 Boot menu to use Dos 6.22 and win95	unable to load Dos 6.22 over win95 How to load DOS 6.22 on Windows 98 Where is a DOS 6.22 boot disk with.... To download DOS 6.22 disks go to:- unable to install DOS 6.22 over DOS 5.0

Response Number 6

Name: Frenchy
Date: October 11, 2005 at 15:23:44 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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Sounds incredible, but you can get MS-DOS 6.22 directly from :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=96cc3197-b7e5-4b31-badb-ddaac771295f&DisplayLang=en
with free access to some associated resources !!!

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Response Number 7

Name: CoffeeBreak
Date: October 11, 2005 at 18:58:13 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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You will not get a complete varions of MS-DOS622 with the download. Just a way to update some older versions. The following is a quote from a text file with the download.
"The STEPUP.EXE file contains a downloadable version of Microsoft
MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up.
To use the MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up, your computer must be running
MS-DOS 6, 6.2, or 6.21 in the same language as this version of
the STEPUP.EXE file."
CoffeeBreak

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Response Number 8

Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 11, 2005 at 22:57:17 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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ROM-DOS may be an alternative:
http://datalight.com/products/romdos/

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Response Number 9

Name: sjd9910
Date: October 12, 2005 at 08:21:58 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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I have found a few places where they sell DOS 6.22, but they're doing it for $60 (not cheap!).
The main thing is that I want to be able to have a copy that installs on a clean system that is slightly aged (something like a 486 or something). The reason being, I have some old games I'd like to try again (since they don't run properly on XP's version of DOS).
ROM-DOS, though, I just found out, is for embedded systems only.
sjd9910
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-Bill Gates

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Response Number 10

Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 12, 2005 at 09:10:07 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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"ROM-DOS, though, I just found out, is for embedded systems only"
You can install like any normal DOS....though you need a Windblows PC to unpack the download.................

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Response Number 11

Name: sjd9910
Date: October 12, 2005 at 11:53:33 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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I see, so is this DOS better for my purposes then?
Sjd9910
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Response Number 12

Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 12, 2005 at 12:52:52 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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"I see, so is this DOS better for my purposes then?"
Only you can decide what you need, all versions of DOS have good and bad points, personally I like PC-DOS:
http://83.67.55.228/page1.htm

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Response Number 13

Name: Valerie (by Garibaldi)
Date: October 13, 2005 at 23:43:34 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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SJD - did you have a problem with my e-mail??

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Response Number 14

Name: Valerie
Date: October 29, 2005 at 19:42:34 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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/// freedos?

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Response Number 15

Name: ilyas
Date: October 31, 2005 at 09:08:43 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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http://dos.qiee.com/msdos71/dos71_1.zip - msdos 7.10 setup disk 1
http://dos.qiee.com/msdos71/dos71_2.zip - msdos 7.10 setup disk 2
msdos 7.10 though not officially from MS has many features not available in 6.22

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Response Number 16

Name: loco_g
Date: November 6, 2005 at 01:33:34 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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go to kazaa lite p2p file sharing program
and search for windows for workgroups 3.1
it will be about 15mb
contains 8 floppies for win3.1 and 3 + 1 supp floppies for dos 6.22 and a file to create the first floppy boot dikette.
i need win3.1 to run old cnc progs so thats my solution

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Response Number 17

Name: buddyochoa
Date: November 19, 2005 at 17:33:19 Pacific
Subject: Where to get DOS 6.22

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I was looking for DOS 6.22 before. I downloaded a copy of ms-dos 7.10 and it works great. My computer was built for Win XP, But I like dos better. I have a copy of DOS 7.10 if you need it. It does not need a registration number.
Computer Crazy

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