How do I run an old DOS application/game that refuses to work under WinXP?
You can create a Windows 98 boot disk which boots to the DOS prompt using the utility here. Be aware that Sound Blaster Live! and new sound cards may not work in DOS. You will also need to load the mouse, sound and cdrom drivers if your game needs it. If your partition is a FAT32, your boot disk should allow you to access your C drive and you can configure the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files in the boot disk to access the files from the hard disk or you can copy them to the boot disk as well. [Contributed by Michal]: DOSBox is an excellent utility that emulates DOS in Windows XP – It has been successful in many cases and I recommend it personally to try it first before jumping to other methods.
