Re: running DOS programs - failure

"anon" <[email protected]> Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:43:45 -0700
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> "anon" wrote:
>
>> Why did this run ok on w98se but fails in wxp?
>
> Win9x sits on top of DOS. There is no DOS operating system in XP; the
> OS is NT which has a very basic DOS virtual machine.
>
>> Any cure for this as I need the data and output which is stored and
>> produced by the programs.
>
> You could try a decent DOS emulator. DOSBox was designed to run old
> games, but it may be suitable for your apps.
>
> http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
>
>

I downloaded this (and the Browser-Appliance) - I am not sure what to do 
next in order to run the DOS programs.

How do I browse to MY files/programs on the hard disk and launch a program?

Does dosbox include DOS automatically?

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