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Loading DOS drivers on an NT 4.0 machine

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by dkidd101

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I recently upgraded my PC from DOS to windows NT 4.0, I need to load soecific "wedge" device drivers, while running DOS I was able to load the drivers from the autoexec.bat. how do I load these DOS drivers that MUST be loaded before NT boots up?

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by gigelul

WindowsNT don't work with DOS drivers. WindowsNT don't allow direct access to resources(ports, cards or disk)you must use dedicated WindowsNT drivers. If you give more detail about your devices maybe exists others solutions.

by Former member

You can try adding the line(s) that were in the autoexec.bat to autoexec.nt (winnt\system32). This is the equivalent file for NT. However, I'd say your chances of success are slim, depending on what the driver actually does.

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