David Jones
December 11th 03, 09:22 PM
>Recently my computer dealer recommended that I upgrade
>from Windows 98 SE to Windows XP, but I am also told
that
>XP no longer has MSDOS Window feature.
XP does not include DOS, but it does include a DOS
virtual machine, and a command interpreter which can take
almost all of the commands you were used to under DOS.
>
>Is this true? If so, does this means I cannot use my
DOS
>batch backup program any longer, or will it still run in
>the Start > Run of the Task Bar?
If all your batch file does is use attrib and xcopy, it
will still run fine under XP.
>
>I also understand that some of the new Windows operating
>systems no longer have DOS incorporated in the code.
See above
>
>If I want to continue to use my xcopy backup program,
will
>it Run if I copy both my batch program and the Xcopy
>command to the new system drive?
XCOPY is included and will run in the command
interpreter, no worries there.
>from Windows 98 SE to Windows XP, but I am also told
that
>XP no longer has MSDOS Window feature.
XP does not include DOS, but it does include a DOS
virtual machine, and a command interpreter which can take
almost all of the commands you were used to under DOS.
>
>Is this true? If so, does this means I cannot use my
DOS
>batch backup program any longer, or will it still run in
>the Start > Run of the Task Bar?
If all your batch file does is use attrib and xcopy, it
will still run fine under XP.
>
>I also understand that some of the new Windows operating
>systems no longer have DOS incorporated in the code.
See above
>
>If I want to continue to use my xcopy backup program,
will
>it Run if I copy both my batch program and the Xcopy
>command to the new system drive?
XCOPY is included and will run in the command
interpreter, no worries there.