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re: Question about 'Boot Directly into DOS'
Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 2:26 pm
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Posted by noonsailing (1 messages posted)

I read this as saying that I don't need a separate partition for DOS, so long as the one partition I have is FAT32. How would I know or find out whether something is a FAT32 partition? I am running Windows XP.

On Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 5:43 pm, Nathan wrote:
>Not true at all.
>
>yes it is possible to dual boot XP and DOS, ignore everything everyone else posted
>and follow these simple instructions.
>
>will only work if you have a partition with FAT32 to install DOS on.
>
>Download DOS 7.10
>

http://newdos.yginfo.net/msdos71.htm

>
>Once you have created the install disks or CD, put it in the drive reboot and install.
>
>make sure you dont choose
>overwrite mbr
>overwrite boot sector data
>
>make sure you choose
>DUAL BOOT!
>
>you can install DOS to any drive thats a FAT32 partition, and you can also put it
>on the same drive as XP as long as its FAT32.
>
>not many people know that its possible to install DOS 7.10 after XP and still make
>it DUAL-BOOT, but it CAN BE DONE!
>
>and edit autoexec.bat if you want it to boot straight into a DOS based app - thanks
>otter!
>
>-nate
>
>
>

Written in response to:
re: Question about 'Boot Directly into DOS' (Nathan: Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 5:43 pm)

Responses to this message:
Given that XP contains NO "DOS" of its own at all (only an emulation) . . (Kiwi: Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 2:55 pm)