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MS-DOS HELP

  • 12-10-2009 10:39pm
    #1
    zazzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭


    Can MS-DOS be used with XP or is it just for older systems, because I just made a copy and cannot figure out how I boot into it. Restarted computer with disk inside but nothing happened.


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  • #2
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Are you sure you formatted your disk as a boot disk ?


  • #3
    zazzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭zazzz


    yes


  • #4
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    Did you check your boot sequence in bios so that the floppy loads first?
    I personally use a usb key for dos
    http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm


  • #5
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,532 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    zazzz wrote: »
    Can MS-DOS be used with XP or is it just for older systems, because I just made a copy and cannot figure out how I boot into it. Restarted computer with disk inside but nothing happened.

    Booting from an MS-DOS floppy probably won't get you access to the hard disk of an XP machine if it's formatted in FAT32 or NTFS. Why do you need to boot to MS-DOS anyway?


  • #6
    donaghs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭donaghs


    If you have your XP CD its simpler to boot from that and use the command-line Recovery Console.


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  • #7
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    donaghs wrote: »
    If you have your XP CD its simpler to boot from that and use the command-line Recovery Console.

    The Recovery Console isn't dos.


  • #8
    donaghs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭donaghs


    Never said it was!:) Very similar commands though, and if you type "help" it will list the commands and give info on them.


  • #9
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    What do you need DOS for? If it's to run an old program, go with DOSBox.


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