Re: XP-pro & DOS

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"Helmut Mellin" <Helmut.Mellin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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I was offered a used Laptop with Win-XP
Professional
installed. Can someone tell me if under
XP-pro
is also a
DOS-Emulator installed like under XP-home, so
that I can
run DOS-Programms like under XP-home?

Thanks a lot!

Helmut


Yes. Home or Pro have the same capabilities
w/r
to running the older DOS versio programs. If
it
runs on one, it should run on the other.

The below post is so far out in left field as
to
be able to be ignored. The Command Prompt,
often
called the DOS window, even by Microsoft, IS
the
DOS emulator. It runs a lot of the standard DOS
commands most are used to and a huge number of
other added commands native to XP.

No, the Command Prompt is *NOT* the DOS
emulator! On NT
type operating systems DOS programs are run
inside the NT
Virtual DOS Machine, aka ntvdm.exe. The Command
Prompt
is a *pure* 32-bit Command Line Processor,
16-bit legacy
DOS Programs cannot run in that environment.
John

Ohh, here we go again, the pundits who love
confusing things with technical facts always come
crawling out of the walls at times like this.
You're doing a half-fast description here, but I
can tell you're doing nothing but parroting what
you think you've read. From the HELP & Support
for XP, you'll find all kinds of references such
as:

MS-DOS overview
MS-DOS, the acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating
System, is an operating system with a command-line
interface used on personal computers. As with
other operating systems such as OS/2, it
translates keyboard input by the user into
operations the computer can perform, it also
oversees operations such as disk input and output,
video support, keyboard control, and many internal
functions related to program execution and file
maintenance.
You *type MS-DOS commands* using a *command prompt
window*. To end your MS-DOS session, type exit in
the command prompt window at the blinking cursor.
The *MS-DOS mode* is a shell in which the *MS-DOS
environment is emulated* in 32-bit systems, such
as Windows. MS-DOS-based programs can run with
Windows and might create a program information
file (PIF) which appears as a shortcut on your
desktop.
*Open the Command Prompt window.*
Notes
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to
Programs, point to Accessories, and then click
Command Prompt.
Creating a program information file (PIF) for an
MS-DOS-based program creates a shortcut to the
program executable. All the settings saved in the
PIF file are contained in the shortcut.

and:

Managing disks and volumes from the command line
In addition to using the *Disk Management
snap-in*, you can *use command-line utilities* to
manage disks and volumes.
For example, you can use:
Chkdsk to check disks for errors and repair any
errors found.
....

and a host of others that show up. Instead of
trying to falsely impress people with your
acquired buzz-word collection and mystify newbies
by confusing issues with facts, you should put
your talents to some practical use.

For DOS commands, programs, environmentals, etc.,
you use the COMMAND LINE to run them. NOT
somethign that boldly and obviously differentiates
between 16 or 32 bit apps/capabilities or anything
else. If you want to "emulate" DOS, you use the
Command Line Interface or an app that usess the
same provisions.



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