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Running DOS on XP

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Name: Lawrence C. Brownfie
Date: October 4, 2001 at 07:19:36 Pacific
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Need to run a DOS program on XP. We know the new Win XP operating system does not suport this. Question: Is there a "third party" program available, or something we could buy, that would runs on XP and would allow a user to run there DOS program in it?

L.C Brownfield
l_brownfield@hotmail.com



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Name: Misdemeanor
Date: October 4, 2001 at 08:25:04 Pacific
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There IS the possibility to run DOS... How said there would be not?
Press -> Start -> Run -> Command. that was all


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Response Number 2
Name: Gerry Koontz
Date: October 4, 2001 at 08:35:35 Pacific
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XP should run DOS programs as long as your drives are FAT32. NTFS drives will not run DOS.


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Response Number 3
Name: Greg Harris
Date: October 4, 2001 at 08:42:35 Pacific
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Start
Run
Type "cmd" w/o the quotes

Also, on some XP software, when you hit Start, a link to DOS appears..like "Command Prompt" or something like that.


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Response Number 4
Name: Jinn
Date: October 4, 2001 at 09:45:58 Pacific
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Wonder where Lawrence got that idea.. =]


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Response Number 5
Name: WWWEBSTER
Date: October 4, 2001 at 10:49:47 Pacific
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There is another alternative if your program will not run on XP dos, you could get VMWare, which could then be used to run an older version of dos.


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Response Number 6
Name: Andy
Date: October 7, 2001 at 13:24:47 Pacific
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Go to start> all programs> accessories> command prompt.


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Response Number 7
Name: Raven
Date: October 8, 2001 at 05:12:33 Pacific
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Go to start> Help and Support and Search for "Compatibility Wizard". The first topic found might help you...


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Response Number 8
Name: h1pst3r
Date: March 21, 2002 at 13:08:44 Pacific
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Ya but try and get that same DOS app to access a serial port under XP and you're a goner. VMWARE all day!!

-h1pst3r


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