I Have A Ms Dos Program On A Floppy And Would Like To Run It On Windows XP. Any Advise?
1. put floppy in drive
2. select 'start' then 'run'
3. select browse
4. change to 'a:' drive or 'b:' which ever.
5. select program to run, click 'ok' (maybe select 'ok' twice)
2. select 'start' then 'run'
3. select browse
4. change to 'a:' drive or 'b:' which ever.
5. select program to run, click 'ok' (maybe select 'ok' twice)
use c:\windows\system32\Config.nt file to modify configuration of DOS & then run program.
add this lines.
FILES=100
BUFFERS=30
add this lines.
FILES=100
BUFFERS=30
1. put floppy in drive
2. select 'start' then 'run'
3. select browse
4. change to 'a:' drive or 'b:' which ever.
5. select program to run, click 'ok' (maybe select 'ok' twice)
2. select 'start' then 'run'
3. select browse
4. change to 'a:' drive or 'b:' which ever.
5. select program to run, click 'ok' (maybe select 'ok' twice)
You can certainly try it, but it is unikely to work.
Old dos programs often counted on being able to play with the hardware, which windows will not let them do. If you are very lucky, though...
Old dos programs often counted on being able to play with the hardware, which windows will not let them do. If you are very lucky, though...
google dosbox
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net