From Windows 95, IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS were combined.ī) MSDOS.SYS which contains the DOS kernel and is responsible for file access and program management.
The bootable files for MS DOS include:Ī) IO.SYS which contains the information to read the MBR, read the disk and load the files to boot the operating system. Run FORMAT C: /S to format the disk in FAT format, and make it bootable. This will be your C: drive.Ī) Click Y for large disk support (FAT32) if using Freedos, Windows 9x otherwise No to use FAT16 format.ī) Enter 1 for 'Create a DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive'Ĭ) Enter 1 for 'Create primary DOS Partition'ģ. Run FDISK and create a partition and make it active.
If necessary, Press F3 to exit to the DOS prompt.Ģ. Boot from the first floppy disk image of your MS-DOS version.
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Once you have created your virtual machine, you need to prepare and install DOS, excluding FreeDos, the procedure is:ġ. You can install most versions of DOS including MS DOS, PC DOS (IBM), DR DOS (Digital Research), OpenDOS and FreeDOS.Ĭut down bootable disks are available on Boot Disk.ĭescription of DOS commands can be found on ComputerHope.Ģ. What versions of DOS (Disk operating system) can I install? DOS on VirtualBox Guide to DOS on Virtual Boxġ.