edit.exe (dos) on windows-xp is hung

[Mr. x]

Hello,

When I run edit.exe to edit dos files,
after keyboard input for a while (many keyboard inputs) - computer is hung
(no keyboard input is available, and alt+enter shows a blank screen, so I
need to close the dos application).
Need for some help, please.

Thanks :)

[Mr. x]

N.B - I have windows-xp installed.
"Mr. x" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> When I run edit.exe to edit dos files,
> after keyboard input for a while (many keyboard inputs) - computer is hung
> (no keyboard input is available, and alt+enter shows a blank screen, so I
> need to close the dos application).
> Need for some help, please.
>
> Thanks :)
>
>

[Mr. x]

N.B - I have windows-xp installed.
"Mr. x" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> When I run edit.exe to edit dos files,
> after keyboard input for a while (many keyboard inputs) - computer is hung
> (no keyboard input is available, and alt+enter shows a blank screen, so I
> need to close the dos application).
> Need for some help, please.
>
> Thanks :)
>
>

[The Reverend XP]

You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written
on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't
run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line
interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's
time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use
the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember
if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good
luck.

[The Reverend XP]

You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written
on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't
run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line
interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's
time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use
the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember
if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good
luck.

[David Candy]

Cause it includes Dos. It includes dos 5.5 (NT version of Dos 5). All =
the APIs are there. It also includes Win 3.1. OS/2 was removed from 2000 =
(NT4) and Posix was removed from XP (NT5.1).

Using your logic we could say it doesn't run windows either as windows =
is merely a sub system running under the NT operating system.

NT is designed to run multiple "operating systems". With NT4 there were =
three
Windows 32 bit
Posix (had to run this to sell to US Govt - what a difference market =
power makes)
and OS/2 (the divorce of IBM and MS meant it was a really old version)

Dos and Win16 are actually programs run in the Win 32 sub system.

As OS/2 can also run Dos you could actually choose to have dos programs =
run in the OS/2 OS or the Win 32 OS.

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"The Reverend XP" > wrote in message =
...
> You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written=20
> on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't=20
> run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line=20
> interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's=20
> time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use=20
> the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember=20
> if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good=20
> luck.

[David Candy]

Cause it includes Dos. It includes dos 5.5 (NT version of Dos 5). All =
the APIs are there. It also includes Win 3.1. OS/2 was removed from 2000 =
(NT4) and Posix was removed from XP (NT5.1).

Using your logic we could say it doesn't run windows either as windows =
is merely a sub system running under the NT operating system.

NT is designed to run multiple "operating systems". With NT4 there were =
three
Windows 32 bit
Posix (had to run this to sell to US Govt - what a difference market =
power makes)
and OS/2 (the divorce of IBM and MS meant it was a really old version)

Dos and Win16 are actually programs run in the Win 32 sub system.

As OS/2 can also run Dos you could actually choose to have dos programs =
run in the OS/2 OS or the Win 32 OS.

--=20
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http://www1.iraqwar.ru/?userlang=3Den
http://news.lycos.com/news/photo.asp?section=3DBreakingPhotos&photoId=3D2=
93509&from=3Demail
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"The Reverend XP" > wrote in message =
...
> You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written=20
> on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't=20
> run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line=20
> interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's=20
> time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use=20
> the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember=20
> if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good=20
> luck.

[HillBillyBuddhist]

Interesting but incorrect. As long as the program does to require direct
access to the hardware chances are good that it will run. Prove it you say?
ok. I'm writting this using the edit.com program run directly from an MS DOS
6.0 disk which I will
save to C:\ as NODOS.txt and copy paste into a reply. :)


D


"The Reverend XP" > wrote in message
...
> You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written
> on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't
> run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line
> interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's
> time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use
> the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember
> if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good
> luck.

[HillBillyBuddhist]

Interesting but incorrect. As long as the program does to require direct
access to the hardware chances are good that it will run. Prove it you say?
ok. I'm writting this using the edit.com program run directly from an MS DOS
6.0 disk which I will
save to C:\ as NODOS.txt and copy paste into a reply. :)


D


"The Reverend XP" > wrote in message
...
> You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written
> on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't
> run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line
> interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's
> time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use
> the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember
> if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good
> luck.

[HillBillyBuddhist]

that was 'sposed to read "as long as the program does not require direct
access to the hardware " That's what I get for using those old DOS programs
that don't word wrap. <g>

D


"HillBillyBuddhist" > wrote in message
...
> Interesting but incorrect. As long as the program does to require direct
> access to the hardware chances are good that it will run. Prove it you
say?
> ok. I'm writting this using the edit.com program run directly from an MS
DOS
> 6.0 disk which I will
> save to C:\ as NODOS.txt and copy paste into a reply. :)
>
>
> D
>
>
> "The Reverend XP" > wrote in message
> ...
> > You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written
> > on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't
> > run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line
> > interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's
> > time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use
> > the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember
> > if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good
> > luck.
>
>

[HillBillyBuddhist]

that was 'sposed to read "as long as the program does not require direct
access to the hardware " That's what I get for using those old DOS programs
that don't word wrap. <g>

D


"HillBillyBuddhist" > wrote in message
...
> Interesting but incorrect. As long as the program does to require direct
> access to the hardware chances are good that it will run. Prove it you
say?
> ok. I'm writting this using the edit.com program run directly from an MS
DOS
> 6.0 disk which I will
> save to C:\ as NODOS.txt and copy paste into a reply. :)
>
>
> D
>
>
> "The Reverend XP" > wrote in message
> ...
> > You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS. It is not written
> > on or over DOS. So if your files are true DOS they won't
> > run on XP. XP has a DOS emulator by way of a command line
> > interface but this is in no way DOS. DOS is history it's
> > time to get up to the new century. You may attempt to use
> > the compatability wizard or set it yourself. Just remember
> > if it is a true DOS application you can't use it. Good
> > luck.
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In , The Reverend XP wrote:

> You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS.


Correct.


> It is not written on or over DOS.


Correct.


> So if your files are true DOS they won't
> run on XP.


You've said this here umpteen times by now. Nevertheless it's
completely false, and you've been corrected umpteen times. It has
nothing to do with XP being "not written
on or over DOS." Regardless of that, many DOS programs work
perfectly under XP (although *some* don't).


> Just remember
> if it is a true DOS application you can't use it.


Completely false.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Ken Blake]

In , The Reverend XP wrote:

> You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS.


Correct.


> It is not written on or over DOS.


Correct.


> So if your files are true DOS they won't
> run on XP.


You've said this here umpteen times by now. Nevertheless it's
completely false, and you've been corrected umpteen times. It has
nothing to do with XP being "not written
on or over DOS." Regardless of that, many DOS programs work
perfectly under XP (although *some* don't).


> Just remember
> if it is a true DOS application you can't use it.


Completely false.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[David Candy]

All versions of Edit work in XP. Dos and 9x (dos one's used the Qbasic =
interpeter - 9x stand alone program). XP makes a millenium boot =
diskette.

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http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"Mr. x" > wrote in message =
...
> ...
> Does anyone try to run edit.exe for dos program under windows xp ?
> Does it hung on some situations ?
>=20
> Can I do boot diskette from Windows-XP that is the same thing as I do =
boot
> diskette from windows 98 (boot diskette - for DOS. I meant that : Are =
the
> versions of DOS boot diskettes that are made by windows-xp and =
windows-98
> the same ?).
>=20
> Thanks :)
>=20
> "Ken Blake" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In , The Reverend XP wrote:
> >
> > > You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS.
> >
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> >
> > > It is not written on or over DOS.
> >
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> >
> > > So if your files are true DOS they won't
> > > run on XP.
> >
> >
> > You've said this here umpteen times by now. Nevertheless it's
> > completely false, and you've been corrected umpteen times. It has
> > nothing to do with XP being "not written
> > on or over DOS." Regardless of that, many DOS programs work
> > perfectly under XP (although *some* don't).
> >
> >
> > > Just remember
> > > if it is a true DOS application you can't use it.
> >
> >
> > Completely false.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
>=20
>=20

[David Candy]

All versions of Edit work in XP. Dos and 9x (dos one's used the Qbasic =
interpeter - 9x stand alone program). XP makes a millenium boot =
diskette.

--=20
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"Mr. x" > wrote in message =
...
> ...
> Does anyone try to run edit.exe for dos program under windows xp ?
> Does it hung on some situations ?
>=20
> Can I do boot diskette from Windows-XP that is the same thing as I do =
boot
> diskette from windows 98 (boot diskette - for DOS. I meant that : Are =
the
> versions of DOS boot diskettes that are made by windows-xp and =
windows-98
> the same ?).
>=20
> Thanks :)
>=20
> "Ken Blake" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In , The Reverend XP wrote:
> >
> > > You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS.
> >
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> >
> > > It is not written on or over DOS.
> >
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> >
> > > So if your files are true DOS they won't
> > > run on XP.
> >
> >
> > You've said this here umpteen times by now. Nevertheless it's
> > completely false, and you've been corrected umpteen times. It has
> > nothing to do with XP being "not written
> > on or over DOS." Regardless of that, many DOS programs work
> > perfectly under XP (although *some* don't).
> >
> >
> > > Just remember
> > > if it is a true DOS application you can't use it.
> >
> >
> > Completely false.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
>=20
>=20

[Mr. x]

....
Does anyone try to run edit.exe for dos program under windows xp ?
Does it hung on some situations ?

Can I do boot diskette from Windows-XP that is the same thing as I do boot
diskette from windows 98 (boot diskette - for DOS. I meant that : Are the
versions of DOS boot diskettes that are made by windows-xp and windows-98
the same ?).

Thanks :)

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , The Reverend XP wrote:
>
> > You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS.
>
>
> Correct.
>
>
> > It is not written on or over DOS.
>
>
> Correct.
>
>
> > So if your files are true DOS they won't
> > run on XP.
>
>
> You've said this here umpteen times by now. Nevertheless it's
> completely false, and you've been corrected umpteen times. It has
> nothing to do with XP being "not written
> on or over DOS." Regardless of that, many DOS programs work
> perfectly under XP (although *some* don't).
>
>
> > Just remember
> > if it is a true DOS application you can't use it.
>
>
> Completely false.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

[Mr. x]

....
Does anyone try to run edit.exe for dos program under windows xp ?
Does it hung on some situations ?

Can I do boot diskette from Windows-XP that is the same thing as I do boot
diskette from windows 98 (boot diskette - for DOS. I meant that : Are the
versions of DOS boot diskettes that are made by windows-xp and windows-98
the same ?).

Thanks :)

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , The Reverend XP wrote:
>
> > You are mistaken. XP does not have DOS.
>
>
> Correct.
>
>
> > It is not written on or over DOS.
>
>
> Correct.
>
>
> > So if your files are true DOS they won't
> > run on XP.
>
>
> You've said this here umpteen times by now. Nevertheless it's
> completely false, and you've been corrected umpteen times. It has
> nothing to do with XP being "not written
> on or over DOS." Regardless of that, many DOS programs work
> perfectly under XP (although *some* don't).
>
>
> > Just remember
> > if it is a true DOS application you can't use it.
>
>
> Completely false.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>