"There's certainly nothing nothing wrong with reading that article, but
probably the easiest way to find out if a particular
program works is to simply try it."

I like to include a reference to Help and Support where I can, because
"...if you teach a man to fish..."

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

"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:%23qJ7Go00FHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In news:Opjyx6x0FHA.2924@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
> Ted Zieglar <teddyz@notmail.com> typed:
>
> > Most pure DOS programs will not run on Windows XP.
>
>
> Some won't, but in my experience most do.
>
> The major issue is that if the DOS programs access the hardware
> directly, they won't work. That's characteristic of many DOS
> games, but generally not other programs
>
>
> > 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
>
>
> There's certainly nothing nothing wrong with reading that
> article, but probably the easiest way to find out if a particular
> program works is to simply try it.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > "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??
>
>