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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Windows repair console, impossible?
I found an old Windows XP SP2 in my -trash- cd can and tried it on a 30 GB FAT32 partition.
Installation went fine till the copying operation was completed and XP asked for reboot. After that either ...
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MS-DOS 6.22 keyboard configuration
I have MS-DOS 6.22 in a virtual machine (Virtual PC 2007) and I wanted to properly configure the keyboard.
The keyboard I have is a French-Canadian one (FYI in Windows XP my keyboard is labeled "...
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How to install Windows 7 from MS-DOS?
Before, I can copy Windows XP CD contents to D:\windowsxp, then
Boot DOS CD
format C: /s /q
D:\windowsxp\i386\winnt.exe
How to install Windows 7 from MS-DOS? I found install from USB only.
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How can I improve the rendering performance of this old DOS application?
I have very old DOS Application (CadSoft Eagle - PCB Designer) and I want to work with it on my workstation with Windows 7. Then I install Windows 98 and that software into VmWare Player.
But that ...
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MS-DOS command to delete all files except one
Is there an MS-DOS command that allows me to delete all files except one?
Consider as an example the following files:
a.001
a.002
a.003
a.exe
a.c
Is there a command to delete all files ...
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How to test if a program pi 16-Bit compatible?
I'm creating a GUI for soPDF written in Delphi, but I want to know if soPDF is 16-Bit compatible, because I need to run it in MS-DOS 6.22
Also, can I do this test with DOSBox?
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16-bit DOS on Windows Vista+
I have a friend that uses some really old business software and for whatever reason doesn't want to check out a new version (if one even exists, he's in a niche market). The software ran as a 16-bit ...
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NTVDM CPU error
When I try to run a Symantec fix here, I get the following error:
16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:393a IP:393a OP:ff ff ff ff ff Choose 'Close' to ...
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Installing MS-DOS
I am interested to do a clean install of MS-DOS 6.2 on my old PC with Pentium III (32-bit) processor. Just for fun.
I obtained a copy of MS-DOS from Microsoft download Site.
Is that the correct ...
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Is there a way to append files efficiently using the DOS copy command?
Using the DOS copy command syntax to concatenate files:
copy file1.txt+file2.txt all.txt
I know I can do this...
copy file1.txt+file2.txt file1.txt
Is this efficient? Is it doing what I'm ...
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How do I access a network location from my MS-DOS 6 Virtual Machine?
Maybe it's a question that's more appropriated on ServerFault. But here is my problem:
I have a Virtual Machine runing MS-DOS 6.22 and I would like to access some file on the Network. I keep being ...
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How do I install MS-DOS 6.22 upgrade in a virtual machine without bootable DOS 6.0 installation media?
I am trying to create an MS-DOS 6.22 virtual machine in VMware.
I have MS-DOS 6.0 and the 6.22 upgrade from the MSDN subscriber downloads. In order to install the 6.22 upgrade, I have to install 6.0 ...
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best way of moving files to a DOS machine?
I've got an old DOS (read: abandonware) machine running my old DOS games (as referenced here). I'm finding that over time, my floppies are starting to die and become completely unreadable.
So ...
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