Does Vista comes with DOS?
Vista runs with a NT/2000/XP kernel rather than the old kernel like Windows 9x/Me. With XP it is not possible to boot to DOS mode. Although you can boot off a DOS disk, the C: drive must be formatted as FAT32 if you want access from DOS. XP can emulate DOS but does not support Real Mode drivers or some old DOS tools. If you wish to use such old programs then either stay with Windows 9x or install XP on a second partition on your hard disk along side your existing operating system! You can configure the DOS environment by editing the Config.nt and Autoexec.nt text files in c:\Windows\System32. You can configure a dos program, by creating a Shortcut (PIF file) to the program on the desktop, then configure screen and memory (Conventional, XMS, EMS) options via Properties. To load a windows DOS shell, go to Start, Run, type Command and you can run DOS type programs, type Exit when done. Try Dosbox for extra DOS compatibility including 286/386 realmode, EGA/CGA/VGA support, PC-Speaker/Tandy
