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hi can your help me how to update dos from the floppy disk?.i am using window 2000.is window 2000 running in dos mode ? thanks

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by thechas

Windows 2000 is not a DOS based operating system.

You can open a DOS window and run some DOS commands.

Some DOS programs will run on a W2K system in a DOS window.

Very few Windows updates fit on a floppy disk anymore.

Besides, if you were to boot from a DOS floppy disk, you would not be able to access the hard drive on most W2K systems. The file system on a typical W2K hard drive is NTFS not FAT.
DOS can only access a FAT partition.

Now, you can create a DOS boot floppy from W2K.
Right click on your floppy drive and select Format.
There is an option to create a MS-DOS boot floppy.

Chas

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