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by suzanne

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Can anyone tell me if Windows XP will run legacy DOS apps? We have a couple of apps which will be very hard to replace which are DOS based.

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by gazza-sa

Na !
Forget about DOS, it has gone the way of the dodo bird.
It's time to replace those apps or foget about any support, even micosoft have given dos the boot.

by paul d. masley

XP will use the NTFS file system. You may be able to set a partition up under FAT and run the DOS base programs, as NTFS will see the FAT partition, but FAT cannot see NTFS. I suggest a dual boot system with XP and Win98SE. It will give you the best of both worlds. I would not use ME as a dual. Too many driver problems.

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