Boot Into Msdos

CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
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Is there any possible way to get MSDOS on my hard disk under windows XP? I need to do some tinkering through DOS but I do not have a floppy drive OR a free CD-R disk. Any ideas?
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  • WhiteZeroWhiteZero That Guy Join Date: 2004-06-24 Member: 29511Members, Constellation
    edited September 2004
    DOS isnt installed with Win XP, since XP dosent need to to run. You'll probably just have to find a download somewhere for DOS and do Multi-Boot.

    It can, however, emulate it: you could just goto Start ---> Run ----> and type command
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  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    Start-->programs-->accessories-->command prompt?
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    You don't have a floppy drive. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Isn't it one of the options if you stab F8 twice before the Windows XP loading bar appears?
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    edited September 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Sep 30 2004, 11:15 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Sep 30 2004, 11:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Is there any possible way to get MSDOS on my hard disk under windows XP? I need to do some tinkering through DOS  but I do not have a floppy drive OR a free CD-R disk. Any ideas? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Pray?

    Seriously, W/O any type of removable media I don't know of any solutions that are able to be posted in non book form.

    If the standard command prompt wont do it for you, then you will need to boot into a different OS. The methods of which are lengthy.



    edit: Possible point of failure. Make sure that your HD is not formatted for NTFS or other 'advanced' filesystem. MSDOS does NOT support NTFS so even if you managed to get it on your computer, you would have a heck of a lot of issues when trying to run anything.

    I am not sure if DOS supports FAT32 either. I think the win98 version of it does but I cannot be sure.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    My friend lent me his copy of partition magic. I just made a 100mb partition of FAT for DOS....anyone have any tips?
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    Does your motherboard support boot from USB and you have a USB flash stick?
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    My old one did, but i couldn't get it to work with my jumpdrive (128mb usb keydrive)
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    No idea then sorry.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    edited September 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Sep 30 2004, 11:47 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Sep 30 2004, 11:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> My friend lent me his copy of partition magic. I just made a 100mb partition of FAT for DOS....anyone have any tips? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ahh good if you know how to do that then you have already done the hard part.

    Now the trick is getting an MSDOS install onto that partition. I suggest a website bootdisk.com I think its called.


    <a href='http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;104429' target='_blank'>Installing MS-DOS Version 6.2x After Windows NT or Later Is Installed</a>

    <a href='http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm' target='_blank'>boot disks</a>
    See if you can get the boot disk installation program to go to your new partition.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->There are no free download versions of MSDOS, all versions are ©Microsoft.  Refer to DR-DOS, PTSDOS, FREEDOS,  if you are in need of a full DOS install.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I think I just achieved the impossible. Using several programs and an open source version of DOS. I used Partition magic to create a FAT partition (logical) Then used a program called bootuse to allow me to choose to boot from C:/ (physical drive) and E:/(logical drive) I copied the DR-DOS files to E:/ by downloading a floppy image, then extracting the image using Win-Image. I just copied the program I needed to run and here we go...hope it works.
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    holy crap what are you trying to do?

    you can get boot to command prompt floppies at bootdisk.com and you can get them in CD format too, for computers without floppy drives. you reallly dont need to mess with partition data at all. and why would you want to mess with dos anyway? to play old games, <a href='http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1' target='_blank'>get a free dos emulator</a>, (i use that for hexen and simant)
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I said I don't have any CD-RS or removeable media I could boot from, and its not for a game, its for a program called amset which disables/enables acoustic management for hard disks, and because it severely hampers my drive I want to disable it. (It slows the seek headers so it can be quiet)
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    i missed the part about no cd-rs.

    so you have no writable cds, no floppy drive anywhere in the house, and a non bootable usb drive. wow.


    you need a cd burner, eh? i got one at a rummage sale the other day for four dollars..

    once you do, look up something called Hiren's BootCD. it's a collection of a lot of great data recovery and hardware diagnostics with a bootable menu.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    sdjfhalsjdhfasdfjdsaf



    All I need is a single CD-R but im poor and have no money and the local store has no floppies. This is a hell <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Oh well, I guess I need to wait. My leet haxoring didn't work. Kept on asking for a system disk (even though its files are on the logical drive)
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    you would need to set the logical drive to bootable by specially formatting it with some extra dos-files

    sorry i dont know the specifics off hand. but do read around Bootdisk.com it may be of use.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Sep 30 2004, 12:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Sep 30 2004, 12:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> sdjfhalsjdhfasdfjdsaf



    All I need is a single CD-R but im poor and have no money and the local store has no floppies. This is a hell <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Oh well, I guess I need to wait. My leet haxoring didn't work. Kept on asking for a system disk (even though its files are on the logical drive) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Make sure that the hidden files are on the drive as well.
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    about the only good thing I can think of that Windows ME has is DOS

    not emulated DOS, just DOS
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  • HawkeyeHawkeye Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1855Members
    edited September 2004
    That has to be one of the only downfalls of XP that I can think of. No DOS!

    I mean sure, you can simulate DOS, but that doesn't help when windows doesn't boot up. *sobs quietly*
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