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More info?)
Hi,
No such thing, there is no underlying DOS layer in an NT system (WindowsXP
is based on the NT kernel). However, many DOS applications can be run in the
NT Virtual DOS Machine (ntvdm.exe) environment. Just click start/run and
type cmd to open it. Try running the application here, as you will find that
most of the old DOS commands still work. If your application requires direct
hardware access, chances are that component will not work, as XP does not
allow for direct hardware access by applications.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Brain Fart" <Brain Fart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Brain Fart:
> How do I start or change to MS Dos? I am trying to run a program that
> only
> likes MS DOS