Questions tagged [ms-dos]
MS-DOS was the most popular operating system for desktop PCs until the mid-1990s. Do not use this tag for questions about Windows command line programs or scripts.
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What is the difference between CMD and Command prompt in windows?
Until now, I never thought (and never observed) that cmd and command are two different things. Well, are they?
Take a look at this pic:
Actually, I usually open cmd from the Run dialog whenever I ...
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Are the Command Prompt and MS-DOS the same thing?
I argued with my friend that the Command Prompt is just a GUI version of MS-DOS which works in the Windows forms environment. He totally disagrees with me.
Who is right?
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What is the exact meaning of an “IBM formatted” floppy disk?
I have often come across floppy disks in the past that were marketed as “IBM Formatted Floppy.”
What exactly is the meaning of “IBM formatted” and what is the significance of it?
And if I format ...
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Is there any way to boot to DOS in a system whose BIOS option is set to UEFI?
I have a system that has an option in the BIOS to choose boot type as "BIOS" or "UEFI". When I choose "BIOS" I can boot to DOS without problems. When I choose "UEFI" I can boot to an EFI startup.nsh ...
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Windows 7 batch files: How to write string to text file without carriage return AND trailing space?
I am trying to have my batch file write a string of text to a text file. At first, the command I was using was writing an extra carriage return to the end of the string, but I found this command that ...
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Boot Linux from DOS (with loadlin.exe etc)
I have been using the latest version of loadlin.exe (version 1.6e). It works on some machines but on others I get "no place after kernel for initrd". The kernel is about 5MB in size (non-modular) and ...
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DOS ethernet driver
I am trying to run Arachne software on my DOS boot USB. Arachne is fine but I need a DOS driver for my 802.11n Wireless LAN Card. I do not know much more information and am only 70% sure that is the ...
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Why does MS-DOS tells me I need extended memory and thinks a file is read-only? [closed]
I am running a .COM file on a MS-DOS 6.22 boot USB drive When I run it on my laptop the program works fine but when I run it on my desktop I get error 40 not enough extended memory.
When I go to the ...
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Scanstate.exe Migration Error
I'm trying to create a migration store on a server using Scanstate and this is the error I recieve:
C:\USMT>scanstate.exe \(Server_Name)\migration\mystore /f:migdocs.xml /f:
migapp.xml /v:13 /f:scan....
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Convert .exe to .com
I recently downloaded MS-DOS 6 on my laptop and I want to be able to do all the commands on cmd but I need to go convert the .exe to .com I will download any software to do this.
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MS-DOS boot disk error
I did what it said at http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/46707-ms-dos-bootable-flash-drive-create.html but when i boot it up it goes on forever any ideas?
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A non-diskette MS-DOS boot disk
I want to format a device to be an MS-DOS boot disk but I dont have a floppy disk drive. Unless you show me one on ebay thats 5 dollars or less I cant buy it. I wanted to know If I could format ...
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Making a PXE-bootable 10MB or larger DOS image
I would like to make a "massive" DOS floppy disk image, say 10MB or more, containing all the firmware updates I need for any system, hard drive or BIOS.
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How can I get more low memory with the following setup:
Modules using memory below 1 MB:
Name Total = Conventional + Upper Memory
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MSDOS 14 317 (14K) ...
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Any program to tunnel MS-DOS application through internet?
How to make legacy MS-DOS application accessible remotely through internet retaining it's command line mode - so the remote site feels like accessing that application locally?
It's a MS-DOS legacy ...
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