(bundled with MS-DOS from 6.00 up to 6.20), which is NOT compatible with Windows 95/98/ME OSes NOR with Long File Names (LFNs)!ĭuring the OS bootup sequence MSDOS.SYS is processed after IO.SYS.
PLAY DOS GAMES WITH SOUND BLASTER LIVE! (īut the bad news is these advanced OSes do NOT support native/real/true/pure MS-DOS mode, necessary for some old DOS based programs/games that requireĮxclusive access to memory/video/audio/network hardware resources, and most of which are still memory "hungry", especially the ones that canNOT run from a DOS session/box/window inside Windows.ĩ5/98/ME, master your MSDOS.SYS parameters to BOOT into your System the way YOU want! NOTE: Unfortunately Microsoft removed 16-bitĪpplication support from all Windows 64-bit (圆4) OSes. True 32-bit/64-bit multitasking, multithreading and Symmetrical MultiProcessing (SMP) graphical OSes, which do away once for all with the "ancient" 16-bit MS-DOS command line. The good news is Microsoft released Windows XP (eXPerience)/2003/Vista//8.1/2012,
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MS-DOS mode memory manager (HIMEM.SYS) and compatibility (legacy) drivers (IFSHLP.SYS) to load on top of the plain DOS command line based layer! Interface (GUI) protected mode virtual environment, which still depends on the good ol' MS-DOS 7.xx TSR modules (IO.SYS + COMMAND.COM), Take control of your Windows 95/98/ME machineĪfter all Windows 95/98/ME is a MIXED (read "partially enabled") 32-bit AND 16-bit Graphical User MDGx Windows 95/98/ME Complete MSDOS.SYS Reference