[CQ-Contest] Adding MS-DOS to a WindowsXP Computer

[Julio VE3FH]

Is it possible that the ability to run MS-DOS programs from within XP varies
from one installation and/or version to another? I am asking because I use a
couple of very old MS-DOS programs under Windows XP Pro SP2 at work with no
issues
and both of them access the COM ports.

73,
Julio VE3FH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Bailey" <kd4d at comcast.net>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, Dec 01, 2006 14:52
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Adding MS-DOS to a WindowsXP Computer


>
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>
> There is no DOS with XP (unless you mean the ability to create a
> recovery floppy and reboot with that?).
>
> WindowsXP offers the ability to open a "Command Prompt" window which
> will run some command line programs.  It specifically won't run
> any DOS program that accesses the serial or parallel port, like
> the contest logging programs CT and TR.  It also introduces
> timing problems.  And, it is certainly not DOS, just a command
> interpreter running on top of WindowsXP.
>
> Many programs do run fine in that environment, but not the ones I
> use!  :-)
>
> 73,
>
> Mark
>