MS DOS

[rolex]

Can you run an MSDOS programme on windowsXP? When I press the exe icon It just momentarally flashes the command prompt.

[plotloss]

Get a command line.

Locate the program

Then run it from the command line.

There are settings on the shortcut/program to get it to run in various memory modes.

Whats happening is that the exe is running and stopping again taking the DOS window with it - at a guess.

[arcturus]

Plotloss is spot on.

To get a command line box, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

[slinky]

Or... Start --> Run --> CMD

Ta da...

slinky

[rolex]

Gave it a go from the command line but getting, "A temporary file needed for initialisation could not be created or could not be written too", so I guess the programme is corrupt. Thanx for trying though

Trying a little harder this time and using the correct syntex Im getting "program too big to fit in memory"

>> Edited by rolex on Wednesday 8th September 19:01