Re: Now, getting a CPU exception (fwd)

[norseman <norseman@firstlight.net>]

Jan Willem Stumpel wrote:
> 
> norseman wrote:
> 
> > WINDOWS "DOS" is a kind of emulator that requires MS-Windows be
> > running. The proof is by trying to run a regular MSDOS
> > protected mode program. (It won't run under an emulator.)
> 
> Rubbish. MS-DOS from Win95 and Win98 is perfectly OK with dosemu.
> 
> If you have Windows 98 (or 95) you can make a bootable floppy,
> under Windows in DOS mode, with the sys a: command, and copy the
> three files from the floppy (ignore drvspace.bin which is also there).
> 

Jan is right - this does work. (My WIN-98SE shows dos ver.4.10.2222)

> The DOS utilities belonging to Windows 95/98 are in
> c:\windows\command. Copy them to your DOS (=dosemu) path.
> 

after you boot DOSEMU, do a mem/c/p and see if WIN appears in memory.
does on my test. (It's the link to windows so's it can work.)


> NOTE: To boot the DOS from Win98/95 neatly (without a Windows logo
> flashing by, and arriving at the correct prompt) it is best to
> edit msdos.sys. In 'Windows DOS' this is a text file, which
> originally has just one line in it:
> 
> ;SYS
>

assumes you are in Windows. If in WIN-dos boot then .sys is the
regular binary application/system calls section. Windows swaps
contents dependant on boot.

 
> You should edit it (with an MS-DOS editor, or for instance with
> joe -crlf) to read
> 
> [Options]
> Logo=0
> ;SYS
> 
> Good luck, Jan
> 
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I learned something. Thank you Jan.


Steve Turner
norseman@firstlight.net