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DOS in Windows XP

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by joe sage

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How can I continue to run a DOS program and some batch file programs under windows xp?
Joe

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by dmiles

Windows XP was built on a DOS-free Windows NT Kernel,I have not been able to get access to a batch file that will run in Windows XP.

by joe sage

i think i did not get a good answer.
see below from pc magazine:

But they've been
carefully designed so that old DOS programs will work. There are always
exceptions - if an old DOS program made use of undocumented features, for
example.

XP's compatibility wizard lets you apply special handling to individual
programs, making XP treat them as if they were running under 95, 98, ME, or
NT4.

I have no idea what that one person means by "I have not been able to get
access to a batchfile that will run in XP". Clearly he has not tried. Like
Windows NT4 and 2000, XP has an enhanced set of commands that are useful in
batch files. The FOR command in particular is much more powerful. The CD
comes with a set of additional command-line support tools.

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