can i open a dos program without ............

[whits]

hi all,
just wondering if its possible to install and open a dos program without having windows installed and if so how?
thanks

[DaveLembke]

Yes...you could have DOS installed on the hard drive to handle the DOS program on the CD or Floppy. Best version of DOS is 6.22 for its features and compatability. If you dont have this you can buy a OEM install set of about 4 or 5 floppies off of ebay, or if you want a free solution you can use FREEDOS which is open source at http://www.freedos.com/

[DaveLembke]

http://www.freedos.org/

Here is the actual URL to FREEDOS

[whits]

great stuff thanks for all your help!

[AndrewH]

If using W95/8, ME or XP (but not 2000) make a start-up floppy.
copy EDIT &c from C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.

[llmeyer1000]

The suggestions given are all on track, but I'm curious.

Are you working with an older computer that doesn't have windows installed?
Or are you trying to get an older DOS program running that doesn't seem to run from Windows?