Dual Boot Windows XP and MS DOS 6.0

[Ralph Spencer]

Greetings
    I wanna dual boot my XP with MS DOS 6.0. I have a bootable CD of DOS. I read somewhere that

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format C:\ /s
sys C:

will make C: bootable and install DOS to it. I also know that DOS cant read NTFS partitions. I have a FAT partition namely I: on which I want to install DOS but it is not detected by the bootable cd.
Any ideas?
                                       Ralph
 

[BC_Programmer]

I have a bootable CD of DOS

Illegal. DOS 6 was only distributed on Floppy.

Greetings

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format C:\ /s
sys C:

will make C: bootable and install DOS to it. I also know that DOS cant read NTFS partitions. I have a FAT partition namely I: on which I want to install DOS but it is not detected by the bootable cd.
Any ideas?

performing the described commands will also erase everything on your C: drive- including windows.

If your I: drive is a USB drive then you are out of luck.

[Ralph Spencer]

Thanks for help.

Luck is refueled. I: Drive is a partition on my HDD.

[BC_Programmer]

DOS must be installed first. it only understands FAT. (not fat32- just fat16).


the partition must be at the beginning of the disk as well.


C: would be DOS 6, and then you can install XP on the remainder of the disk (D:)- XP will automatically install it's OS selection menu for you.

[Ralph Spencer]

Thanks.. I'll try..