Re: MS-DOS

From: The Atomic Ass (the_atomic_ass@NOSPAMrunbox.com)
Date: 06/22/02 

From: The Atomic Ass <the_atomic_ass@NOSPAMrunbox.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 00:55:41 GMT

Ben West elegantly belched in news:uhUg5ELGCHA.2888@tkmsftngp10:

> Windows XP works just like Windows NT, it does not lye on top of DOS
> like Win 9x did!!
> You can still run the DOS prompt, but going into MS-DOS mode is a
> little bit more tricky.
> To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
> Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
> But, running MS-DOS programs on XP has created problems for many
> people...obviously. The best way around this is to create a Win9x/XP
> dual boot, except dual boot wasn't made for this, so i advise against
> it! "Andrew" <drews@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:109e901c218af$8656e3e0$b1e62ecf@tkmsftngxa04...
>> How in ther world do I get to MS-DOS mode?? I have looked
>> everywhere and found nothing!!!
>
>
>

Best way by far would be to pick up a copy of Virtual PC and install DOS to
that. Some games won't work, but hey, that's what you should have that
doorstop for! 

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