Most pure DOS programs will not run on Windows XP.

Here's how to find out if yours will. Open the Help and Support Center and
read the article entitled: Getting older programs to run on Windows XP

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"mommaofanangle23" <mommaofanangle23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8913FC25-8717-4952-8268-7B8CCD88F034@microsoft.com...
> Then how do I execute a program that asks for DOS???
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Windows XP is not based on MS-DOS, therefore there is no
> > MS-DOS to boot into.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/
> >
>
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> >
> > "mommaofanangle23" wrote:
> >
> > | Is it possible to make DOS come up without having to completely
reprogram my
> > | computer??
> >