How to convert FreeDOS to MSDOS?

[Miriax]

I have a working installation of FreeDOS on a bootable USB flash drive. I WANT to have a working installation of MSDOS on that USB drive. How would I go about switching one out for the other? Is it as simple as overwriting the FreeDOS files with MSDOS files, or do I need to modify the boot record for the USB drive?

Alternatively, how could I install MSDOS onto a non-bootable flash drive?
Thanks!
Matt

[Helpmeh]

FreeDOS is the actual OS, or a DOS shell, like the Command prompt?


If it is an actual OS, then that would be piracy, so you should leave.

[BatchFileCommand]

FreeDos isn't an actual OS , but MSDOS is so that would be piracy!

[spacecat9]

and if you owned it?

[Dias de verano]

FreeDos isn't an actual OS , but MSDOS is so that would be piracy!

Not sure why you bothered posting that, BFC,  since FreeDOS definitely is an actual OS (1), and if you own a licensed (2) copy of MS-DOS it wouldn't be piracy. Don't they have Google on your planet?

(1)

FreeDOS is a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system.

(2)

The MS-DOS version 5.0 or later upgrades and packaged products are licensed to customers for use on one computer at a time. If you want to use MS-DOS on another computer (such as a laptop computer), you must remove or uninstall MS-DOS before it is used on the other computer. Microsoft Windows version 3.1 and later is licensed the same as MS-DOS. This also applies to network users.

Incidentally...

Microsoft programs are licensed differently from Microsoft operating systems. A Microsoft Word for Windows licensee who uses a particular computer 80 percent of the time can load the program onto a computer she or he uses 20 percent of the time, without purchasing another license. This applies to Microsoft products such as Microsoft Excel, Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

[Dias de verano]

or do I need to modify the boot record for the USB drive?

You'd need to use the (MS-DOS) SYS command.

Alternatively, how could I install MSDOS onto a non-bootable flash drive?

Just copy the files onto it. But why would you want to do this? Have it non-bootable I mean. The DOS commands on it wouldn't work, and it's just as easy to make a bootable MS-DOS pen drive. Presuming you have a licensed copy of MS-DOS, there are a squillion guides on the web for this.