I have a program that must run in dos. Right now it is in a PC with windows98 but I want to install it in an xp PC. The program has to have a path in autoexec.bat to run. That path is C:\acct\btrieve . Since there is not an autoexec.bat in XP do I put it in autoexec.nt and if so how?

XP does NOT have DOS.
WHat maybe worth trying is compatibility mode, but to be honest I wouldn't hold out much hope.

Yes you can run the program in DOS and yes you can edit the Autoexec.nt file (autoexec.bat equiv)... may require some "tweaking"... check the PATH command.

P2E
Ref: Troubleshooting MS-DOS-based programs in Windows XP

Like its predecessors, WinXP has (virtual) command line OS (aka DOS), which effectively operates and functions exactly like "DOS".

P2E.

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Originally Posted by Curlyben

XP does NOT have DOS.
WHat maybe worth trying is compatibility mode, but to be honest I wouldn't hold out much hope.

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