MS-DOS software onto a Windows2000

[pierre]

how does one load MS-DOS in A windows 2000
environment,does it affect my data if my hard disk is not
partitioned

 

[Jerold Schulman]

how does one load MS-DOS in A windows 2000
environment,does it affect my data if my hard disk is not
partitioned

The same way you di in MS-DOS. The file system is irrelivant.
Right-click the exe or shortcut and configure the relevant tabs.



Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Richard McCall [MSFT]]

Are you talking about Dual booting between MSDOS and a W2K operation system.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

No.

Are you talking about Dual booting between MSDOS and a W2K operation system.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Mike Brown]

how does one load MS-DOS in A windows 2000
environment,does it affect my data if my hard disk is not
partitioned

Start->Run
CMD

If that's what you meant

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[Bill Stewart]

Start->Run
CMD

If that's what you meant

Sorry to be a bit pedantic, but cmd.exe is not an MS-DOS program, despite
appearances. It's a Win32 console program.

Regards,

Bill

 

[Mike Brown]

Sorry to be a bit pedantic, but cmd.exe is not an MS-DOS program, despite
appearances. It's a Win32 console program.

Regards,

Bill

I won't argue that; I was trying to answer the question for the OP. My best
guess was that he wanted to get to a command prompt, not actually install
MS-DOS.

 

[Bill Stewart]

I won't argue that; I was trying to answer the question for the OP. My
best guess was that he wanted to get to a command prompt, not actually
install MS-DOS.

Hi Mike,

No disrespect intended; it was gracious of you to try to guess what the
poster meant.

I wrote the comment because posters need to understand that using incorrect
terminology will often give them answers to questions they are not really
asking. In many cases, as you have done, people answering questions
graciously take a guess as to the actual meaning of the question, but it's
helpful if posters understand that they'll get correct answers more quickly
if they use correct terminology.

For new posters, a good place to start is by reading the following web
page, called "How to ask questions the smart way."



Regards,

Bill

 

[John Martin]

I believe he already said he wanted MS-DOS and not a dual-boot solution or a
CMD prompt. From that I infered that he either doesnt know what he wants or
he's asking the wrong question.

-john