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In article <01bc5b44$b1249640$1fb9...@crc3.concentric.net>, Greg Cisko
<gci...@nOsPaMconcentric.net> writes
>Chris Rogers <ch...@vci.com.au> wrote in article <oMiczAP...@vci.com.au>...
>> >>The DOS version of Win95 is just fine for games. There really is no
>> >>need for DOS6.22 if you have Win95. You do not run DOS games
>> >>in a DOS window. In some cases (like back to baghdad) you can
>> 
>> Well, not usually, but there *ARE* times when it is helpful to get
>> back to old DOS. I have 2 Pentiums at home, and have found that on
>
>This is untrue if you have WIN95 installed. You can use Win95's MS-DOS
>mode. It is the same (functionaly) as DOS 6.2x. In the case where you have
>WIN95 installed DOS 6 is totaly unnesissary. If you think otherwise, you need
>more info on Win95 & DOS. Period.

You've obviously never installed an upgrade copy of Win95 then - the
following conditions apply before you can install it:

1.  A previous version of DOS MUST BE INSTALLED (along with CD-ROM
    drivers if you have the Upgrade version on CD) and EITHER
2a. Have a previous version of Windows installed, OR
2b. Have disk 1 of your Windows installation media to hand.

Also, some of us need to maintain a "dual-boot" Windows system, ie keep
Win 3.1x and Win95 available (not all 16-bit apps work properly under
Win95) and for that purpose you need to keep an older DOS around for
compatibility.

It might be possible to run Win 3.1 on top DOS 7.0, but I wouldn't like
to try it. Has anyone managed this sucessfully ?

In any case, DOS 7.0 is not *totally* identical to DOS 6.22 - remember
that it has additional features like long filename support. At command-
line level it looks much the same, but there will be additional MS-DOS
functions under the bonnet, and no doubt *some* programs that use
unofficial/undocumented function calls will fail.

As an aside, getting rid of DirectX 3.0 is a real pain, especially if
you installed over a previous version. Moral of the story: make damn
sure you've reverted to your normal drivers before installing DX 3.0.

Chris
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Chris King
ch...@csking.demon.co.uk
http://www.csking.demon.co.uk