Re: DOS version

From: Plato (|_at_|.|)
Date: 06/05/04


Date: 4 Jun 2004 20:21:13 -0500

Dave M. wrote:
>
> I have an environment of all XP pro machines. The majority
> of the machines were all purchased together. The 4
> machines in question were purchased at a later date.

If you need to run old dos stuff use a pc with dos.

 
> The problem with these 4 machines is that they do not
> execute batch files like all the original machines on the
> network. They don't like file names that dont follow the
> 8.3 rule, they dont like the /q switch, and they dont seem
> to support using variables in batch files.
>
> My question is, is there any way to change the version of
> DOS (if this is in fact the problem)? And if that isn't
> the problem, I would appreciate any suggestions on what it
> might be. Thanks

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