who can help me to run a old DOS program

[benny]

please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows or
mos dos

[CW K]

"benny" > wrote in news:0c7e01c31bbe$c73325a0
:

> please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows or
> mos dos
>

Please give more info, like the program name, version, and what problems
your experiencing.

[Peter]

Hi,

There is no true Dos anymore, the closest you can come is
through the Windows Dos prompt.
After the Windows Dos prompt is open, type: CD\ and hit
enter to put you into the Root directory, where you can go
to any folder or program for editing.

Peter

>-----Original Message-----
>"benny" > wrote in
news:0c7e01c31bbe$c73325a0
:
>
>> please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows
or
>> mos dos
>>
>
>Please give more info, like the program name, version,
and what problems
>your experiencing.
>.
>

[Jim Macklin]

You could boot from a DOS W98 emergency disk and run the DOS
program if you can't get it to run inside a CMD window in
XP.

But many DOS programs have timing problems with the very
fast new computers.


"Peter" > wrote in message
...
| Hi,
|
| There is no true Dos anymore, the closest you can come is
| through the Windows Dos prompt.
| After the Windows Dos prompt is open, type: CD\ and hit
| enter to put you into the Root directory, where you can go
| to any folder or program for editing.
|
| Peter
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >"benny" > wrote in
| news:0c7e01c31bbe$c73325a0
| :
| >
| >> please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows
| or
| >> mos dos
| >>
| >
| >Please give more info, like the program name, version,
| and what problems
| >your experiencing.
| >.
| >

[NobodyMan]

On Fri, 16 May 2003 15:28:51 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
> wrote:

>You could boot from a DOS W98 emergency disk and run the DOS
>program if you can't get it to run inside a CMD window in
>XP.
>
>But many DOS programs have timing problems with the very
>fast new computers.

This stands a shot, but please note: if you HD is formatted in NTFS,
after you use the boot floppy to start up DOS you will not have access
to anything on the HD. DOS can't read NTFS partions.

[Jim Macklin]

You can get NTFS drivers that will run from a DOS floppy, or
you can partition the drive with one FAT32 partition.


"NobodyMan" > wrote in message
...
| On Fri, 16 May 2003 15:28:51 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
| > wrote:
|
| >You could boot from a DOS W98 emergency disk and run the
DOS
| >program if you can't get it to run inside a CMD window in
| >XP.
| >
| >But many DOS programs have timing problems with the very
| >fast new computers.
|
| This stands a shot, but please note: if you HD is
formatted in NTFS,
| after you use the boot floppy to start up DOS you will not
have access
| to anything on the HD. DOS can't read NTFS partions.
|

[Crusty \(-: Old Bastard :-\)]

Can you help me make my car get better gas mileage?

"benny" > wrote in message
...
> please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows or
> mos dos

[Jim Macklin]

Raise the tire pressure to the maximum pressure listed on
the sidewall of the tire.
Remove all the junk from the trunk (boot).
Have the windows rolled up and don't run the air conditioner
below 30 mph. Don't drive faster than the speed limit or
45% rpm.
Use the cruise control to maintain speed.


"Crusty (-: Old ******* :-)"
> wrote in message
...
| Can you help me make my car get better gas mileage?
|
| "benny" > wrote in message
| ...
| > please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows
or
| > mos dos
|
|

[JBM]

Walk

"Crusty (-: Old ******* :-)" > wrote in
message ...
> Can you help me make my car get better gas mileage?
>
> "benny" > wrote in message
> ...
> > please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows or
> > mos dos
>
>

[NobodyMan]

On Fri, 16 May 2003 22:39:52 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
> wrote:

>You can get NTFS drivers that will run from a DOS floppy, or
>you can partition the drive with one FAT32 partition.

I agree on both points. However, getting the software that will allow
you to access the NTFS partion isn't free. I've never priced it, but
I've heard it pricey. A FAT32 partion solves the problem. I prefer
NTFS, but if you HAVE to run old DOS programs that may be a suitable
solution, although you do lose the security features of NTFS.


>
>
>"NobodyMan" > wrote in message
...
>| On Fri, 16 May 2003 15:28:51 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
>| > wrote:
>|
>| >You could boot from a DOS W98 emergency disk and run the
>DOS
>| >program if you can't get it to run inside a CMD window in
>| >XP.
>| >
>| >But many DOS programs have timing problems with the very
>| >fast new computers.
>|
>| This stands a shot, but please note: if you HD is
>formatted in NTFS,
>| after you use the boot floppy to start up DOS you will not
>have access
>| to anything on the HD. DOS can't read NTFS partions.
>|
>

[Alex Nichol]

benny wrote:

>please tell me how to run a old dos program in wondows or
>mos dos


If they will run at all, they will run by making a shortcut to the .exe
file (r-drag it to somewhere handy like the desktop, Create Shortcut
here) and running that. You may have to do some adjustments to get best
environment for it, but if it will run at all, that will do it. The two
types that definitely will *not* run are those that need drivers/TSRs
loaded at boot - via config.sys or auotoexec.bat - and those that go
behind the systems back to try to access hardware directly.

For best DOS conventional memory, edit the windows\system32\config.nt
and autoexec.nt files.

In config.nt have (apart from the large number of REM lines) just
EMM = B=4000 RAM
(note the exact spaces - either side of the first = and before RAM,
none next to the second =) and

dos=high, umb
device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
files=40
(or higher files= if needed)

and in autoexec.nt have

REM Install DPMI support
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

with other earlier lh lines REM ed out, and then any SET or PATH lines
that may already be present at the end.

This should give about 612K for a program, run from a shortcut made to
its .exe file. R-click the shortcut, Properties and on the Memory page
you can set an explicit value - rather than Auto - for any EMM or XMS
memory it may need, and for initial environment space

--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows - File Systems)
Bournemouth, U.K.