starting windows xp in dos mode

[Larry]

How do I start windows xp in dos mode. I want to install
a dos program.

Thanks

 

[purplehaz]

There is no dos in windows xp. There is only a command prompt that runs in a
dos emulation window. But, many dos programs will run fine. Install it in xp
or if you have to get to dos to install it, try booting to a win9x floppy
boot disk. Note: since xp has no dos the program may never run 100%
correctly. I would upgrade to a 32bit version of the program if available.
Dos is going, going, gone.

 

[Christopher Muto]

wile in windows xp click start-run then type 'cmd' and click 'ok' or press
enter. once you install you application you can create a short cut to it
and then adjust properties for compatibility if it doesn't work (for
instance, many dos applications require a display setting of just 256
colors). if you boot with windows 98 as was suggested you will probably
not have access to your hard disk if it is formatted with ntfs (windows
98/dos only recognizes fat16 or fat32 formatted disks).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

There is no way to reboot a WinXP PC into Real Mode DOS unless
you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit
graphical operating systems, of which WinXP is the latest generation,
has never used or included MS-DOS. The closest they have is the
Command Prompt window.

WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT & Win2K, is a pure 32-bit GUI
OS, and does not include or "ride upon" any version of DOS, as did
Win3.x & Win9x/Me. WinXP does include a command-line emulator for
those times when GUI applets are unnecessary/redundant, but it cannot
be started in "DOS mode."


Bruce Chambers

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[Alex Nichol]

How do I start windows xp in dos mode. I want to install
a dos program.

You can only get a true DOS mode by booting a startup floppy -
preferably a Win98 one. And having a FAT 32 partition on the hard disk.

A DOS program *may* run in the DOS emulation of Windows, which you will
get if you take Start - All Programs - Command Prompt; or if you just
double click a dos program.exe file