I would like to install MS DOS 6.22 under Windows 7 in dual boot mode, so that I can operate my machine and transfer all my Windows and other files to an external hard disk for back-up purposes. If I try to do this through Windows itself, because some of the Windows files will be active, these particular files cannot be copied. I have downloaded Virtual Floppy Disk to help and I know that I will have to set up a separate partition, but how exactly do I go about installing the DOS?
Instead of that, why not:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Back-up-your-programs-system-settings-and-files
??
OK, this was really dumb, but I wanted to install DOS, and only had access to the upgrade disks. Lame.I got the MS-DOS 6.22 floppies from my MSDN (yes it's still there). But, MSDN only has the upgrade disks. No install disks. The 6.0 version of DOS.
Making something as complicated as a dual-boot system where you may/may not be able to access everything (DOS is not going to see NTFS natively - so are you using FAT32 with Windows 7?) doesn't make sense to me when it is possible to get what you want either using the built-in tools or many other third party tools - many free as well.
OK, this was really dumb, but I wanted to install DOS, and only had access to the upgrade disks. Lame.
![Dos 6.22 Install Disks Dos 6.22 Install Disks](http://www.thelegacypcproject.com/wpimages/wpf4f8a2a0_05_06.jpg)
I got the MS-DOS 6.22 floppies from my MSDN (yes it's still there). But, MSDN only has the upgrade disks. No install disks. The 6.0 version of DOS is just the files, no disk images. So that's pretty close to useless for installing fresh as well.
But, there is a workaround. Boot off of the 6.22 upgrade disk #1. Then on the first screen press F3. Then answer the prompts to exit the setup. It will dump you to an A:> prompt (oh the memories). Use
fdisk
to create a primary partition on the first drive. Then format it using format c:
. Now use sys c:
to make it bootable. Reboot. Install 6.22 as you normally would. Basically, the upgrade only looks to see if the drive is bootable.