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On 14 Apr 1997 20:27:50 GMT, "Greg Cisko"
<gci...@nOsPaMconcentric.net> wrote:

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>Olin K. McDaniel <omcd...@flosc.net> wrote in article
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>> I found out shortly after Win 95 came out, it was the most corrupting
>> thing to my DOS installation, so I reformatted and created two
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>If you install Win95 into C:\Windows where you had an old version
>of windows, then yes it does overwrite DOS & Win3.x. Just install
>into C:\Win95 instead and you will have OLD-DOS available from 
>the F8 option on bootup. 
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>> completely independent and fully isolated operating systems.  That way
>> I can keep all my DOS programs in a pure DOS environment, DOS 6.22,
>> and any programs that need to run under Win95 are installed and run in
>> that environment.  It works fine for me.
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>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

Yep, I've been using Win95 DOS 7 since Beta 2 with no problems on any
DOS programs.    Most of the time they run just fine in a DOS session,
I have just a few that need to run in a pure DOS mode.

>though. Rob Kim posted a great idea some time ago. Just make
>a Win95 shortcut to COMMAND.COM. Then go to the section 
>where you specify the individual CONFIG.SYS & AUTOEXEC.BAT
>and load your CDrom, mouse and soundcard stuff in those 
>sections. You can also make a shortcut for each DOS game with
>these startup files specified. Each time you run the game the computer
>re-boots & runs everything needed for the game. This is the things
>that you would normaly put in your DOS config.sys & autoexec.
>When you are done you re-boot back to Win95. Simple with 
>some practice. 
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I actually run Win95/DOS7 just like I used to run WFW311/DOS622,
because they are basically the same.   I use the same multi-CONFIG.SYS
and AUTOEXEC.BAT from 6.22.  After I make my startup choice (extended,
extended/expanded, bare, Win95) the system boots to the DOS prompt
(except the Win95 choice).  When I need to run  Win95 I type WIN, just
like the old days.   If I have to leave Win95, it takes my back to the
DOS prompt.   All those splash screens at the start and exit of Win95
are just curtains so no one can see what is actually running behind
them, DOS !!!! (say it ain't so!!)

>As for DirectX 3 messing up DOS games... No way. Anyone
>who thinks otherwise does not understand what is going on
>with DOS/Win95. Period. Sorry to be blunt but that is how it
>is.

That is how it is.

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