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Putting MS-DOS 7.10 into a Microsoft Virtual PC HD

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Is it possible to put MS-DOS into a Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 edition Virtual Hard Drive without overwriting my Windows XP or Vista? Or making XP and Vista not accessable for some reason? If its possible, can someone give me the steps?

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by Former member

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by rob miners

just create a new Virtual HD 2Gb to 4Gb and install it from the ISO.

by Former member

Does it install DOS to the Virtual Hard Drive or the normal hard drive? Because if it could some how mess up my system.

by robo_dev

I've seen one user running at the same time, in virtual PC sessions:

Windows 2003
Knoppix
Dos 5.0
Windows 3.0
Windows XP
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Virtual PC: you install it and create virtual machines...very simple and easy. Make sure you have plenty of RAM.

by Former member

What about Red Hat Fedora Core 1? Does that work?

by rob miners

20 questions? You wanted to know how to Put MS-DOS 7.10 into a Microsoft Virtual PC HD. You have been supplied with relevent instructions. You then asked How do I install Microsoft Windows ME onto a Virtual HD? You were again supplied with instructions. What exactly are you trying to achieve here? Normally people asking for help post their question and if the answer resolves the problem they mark it as helpful and move on. If you have other questions that you want answerd post a new question.

by Former member

How do I install Microsoft Windows ME onto a Virtual HD? I only have a Windows ME CD. I don't have an iso of Windows ME. And the only way I know how to get one is to download it illegaly. And I'm not a criminal.

by Former member

Is everyone SURE that its okay to install Windows ME in a virtual HD WITH a computer running Windows XP without severly screwing up the system. Is everyone SURE?

by rob miners

I have win98 dual booting XP, DOS 6 and ME installed on Virtual Machines. The main requirement is haveing enough memory so that they can run smoothly. I have not, repeat NOT had a problem with my main Operating System when installing Virtual Machines. You are only installing to the Virtual environment not overwriting your Operating System.

Virtual PC lets you create one or more virtual machines, each running its own operating system, on a single physical computer. The virtual machine emulates a standard x86-based computer, including all the basic hardware components except the processor. By using emulated hardware and the processor in the physical computer, each virtual machine works like a separate physical computer. Because each virtual machine has its own operating system, you can run several different operating systems at the same time on a single computer.

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