MS-DOS

[Gabe]

When booting the computer with the MS-DOS startup
disk that you can create from within Windows XP, is it
truly a DOS operating system that is booted? If so, what
DOS version is it? Thanks in advance....

 

[David Candy]

It is and type ver to see the version.

 

[Alex Nichol]

When booting the computer with the MS-DOS startup
disk that you can create from within Windows XP, is it
truly a DOS operating system that is booted? If so, what
DOS version is it?

It is, but be aware that it only provides the 'internal' commands of
command.com, not the external ones of separate files like FORMAT.com
It is essentially the same one that came with ME - a DOS 7.something

It is useful if you have a specific program to run - eg a BIOS flash.
For more extensive DOS work use a Win98 startup floppy (and be aware
that DOS will not be able to see any NTFS hard disk)

 

[Ken Blake]

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When booting the computer with the MS-DOS startup
disk that you can create from within Windows XP, is it
truly a DOS operating system that is booted? If so, what
DOS version is it? Thanks in advance....

Yes it is, but bear in mind that it's not generally useful for
most people. If your hard drive is NTFS, your MSDOS diskette will
not be able to see it.

What is it that you want to accomplish? Booting from a floppy is
probably not the right thing to do.