Re: Which Version of Dos?

Rick wrote:
Do you mean that everything in dos 6.2 works under dos 7.1 ( Ihave dos7.1 installable disks) - just remembered that defrag doesn't work cause of disk locking. Is there a way round that, i do not wanna install win98 etc.
Rick

I have several computers running Windows 98SE.
They all start first in Dos 7.1, many times I need Windows and enter WIN on the commandline to start Windows 98SE.
The systems have a regular Config.Sys and AutoExec.Bat like in the Dos days.
(Not the nonsense style with many useless entries, some Dos users apparently needed.)
I never had a problem with any Dos program I liked to run.
The only Dos 7.1 you can install without installing Windows, I know about, is the special (illegal) version made a few years ago in China.

<QUOTE>
This is a creation by Wengier of the China DOS Union. This is the DOS version behind Microsoft Windows 98. MS-DOS 7.10 was never released as a stand-alone operating system, but thanks to Wengier, it now is. New features over MS-DOS 6.22 include native LFN support, native FAT32 support, Y2k compliant, Updated HIMEM.SYS for memory over 64 MB support, supports any version of Windows, Etc. If you have a large hard drive such as those supplied with newer computers, but only want a minimal DOS system with Windows 3.11, then this OS is for you. Although this is not an official MS product, it is very stable, ans suitable for any DOS deployment. The Boot disk is a standard Boot disk with support for USB devices, SCSI support, and CD ROM support enabled. The CD image is a bootable ISO with both disk 1 and disk 2 included on it. The regular DOS installation set is bootable from Disk 1 just as a standard DOS installation disk. The GUI sets are a slimmed down, pre-configured UI of their respectfully named Windows version. Thank you to Wengier for creating this installation set that breathes life into DOS once again.
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