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    OLDCODGER88 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 28, 2007, 12:29 PM
    Dos in xp
    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?
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    Jan 28, 2007, 12:52 PM
    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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    Feb 5, 2007, 01:02 AM
    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.

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    Ref: Troubleshooting MS-DOS-based programs in Windows XP
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    Feb 5, 2007, 01:08 AM
    Like its predecessors, WinXP has (virtual) command line OS (aka DOS), which effectively operates and functions exactly like "DOS".

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    Quote 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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