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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / May 2007Dual Boot - - XP with 98SE, or Vista with 98SE
Hi, I am planning to buy a new PC with Windows XP, Home or PRO, or Vista Home Premium installed and I would like to install my existing copy of Windows 98SE on it with a Dual Boot option at startup. I need 98SE's option to run a few DOS-based programs like AutoCAD v11 which cost me $2500 back in 1993 and still works perfectly. Instead of running DOS window from 98SE, when I boot or reboot, I press F8, enter the Startup Menu, choose DOS PROMPT. From there I have a batch program that modifies MSDOS.SYS so it does not load Windows upon restart and the same batch program modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to load the AutoCAD program upon restart. When I exit AutoCAD, another batch file restores MSDOS.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to their Windows 98SE defaults. I would like to accomplish the same with the new Windows XP computer, and if I can boot to a DOS PROMPT without loading Windows XP, I will not need the Dual Boot option. As an alternative, if I can accomplish the same DOS PROMPT tasks described above with Windows Vista Home Premium, I will buy a new PC with it installed instead. Unfortunately, when it comes to XP or Vista Home Premium, the morons at Dell fail to agree on whether any of this can be accomplished successfully and that is why I am posting here. Thanks in advance for you thoughts and or recommendations. Best regards to all, Grant Doesnt the board boot to MS-DOS when you set boot priority to the floppy disk.... > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Grant Well, Andrew, like my post said, I have not bought the new PC yet, but I would hope it would. Good suggestion. > Doesnt the board boot to MS-DOS when you set boot priority to the floppy > disk.... [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > Grant Can you set the boot priority with Vista Home Premium and XP Home, PRO or Media? > Doesnt the board boot to MS-DOS when you set boot priority to the floppy > disk.... [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > Grant infoseeker wrote : > I am planning to buy a new PC with Windows XP, Home or PRO, or Vista Home > Premium installed and I would like to install my existing copy of Windows > 98SE on it with a Dual Boot option at startup. > > I need 98SE's option to run a few DOS-based programs like AutoCAD v11 which > cost me $2500 back in 1993 and still works perfectly. Why not check if your DOS-based programs runs in a VirtualPC with a Win98 DOS? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx  Signature/klaus Thank you, Klaus, I will investigate. > infoseeker wrote : > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Win98 DOS? > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx According to MS, the Physical Computer and Host Operating System Requirements for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 include minimum system requirements for the physical computer and the host operating system: Host operating system: Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition As a home user, clearly this option limits my choice of O/S to one, Windows XP Professional. Having not decided on the peripherals that I want with my PC, this may present a problem if I want the best price on, say, a refurbished PC. Nonetheless, thank you for the suggestion, Klaus, it may prove to be a wise choice. Thanks again!! Grant > infoseeker wrote : > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Win98 DOS? > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx infoseeker wrote : > According to MS, the Physical Computer and Host Operating System > Requirements for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 include minimum system [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > PC, this may present a problem if I want the best price on, say, a > refurbished PC. I am running Virtual PC 2007 on my XP Home with no problems. Signature/klaus Very interesting - I wonder why MS says their software requires XP Pro? Thank you again, Klaus. > infoseeker wrote : > > According to MS, the Physical Computer and Host Operating System [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > I am running Virtual PC 2007 on my XP Home with no problems. |
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