Actually he was quite wrong. Though it seems they've fooled the masses by
simply moving the icon ::snicker joke snicker:: Just kidding guys :)
Aaron
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From: Pickup, Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:16 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Windows ME under MySQL?
Your pupil is right. Microsoft has done a good job of hiding DOS in Windows
ME.
Microsoft would like you to believe that ME is not based on DOS anymore but
it must be since it is based on the Windows 9X kernel. The plan for the next
version of Windows is apparently to have DOS removed completely.
For now, on Windows ME, this causes lots of problems. Windows is no longer
capable of 'Booting to DOS' without a floppy. And, as if that weren't bad
enough, many DOS programs no longer run from the Windows DOS console. Not
even many of the DOS apps that come with Windows.
Ping being a prime example. It no longer runs under Windows.
However, I think this is an intentional annoyance on Microsofts part. It is
still possible to run all the DOS programs in ME that you could run in 98.
You just can't run them from the DOS console. If you run them from the
'Start->Run...' menu or make a bat file that calls them and then run the bat
file (Double-click it - it likely won't run from the console), then the
programs run fine.
To me that means that the console has had it's features reduced. Windows ME
is still capable of running the DOS programs. The Windows Console just
doesn't want to.
On Tuesday, January 16, 2001 12:14 AM, John Dean [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
wrote:
> At 07:49 16/01/2001 +0100, Gustav Wiberg wrote:
> >Hello there
> >
> >I'm a teacher who has MySQL as base for learning basics of databases. I
> >just got a question about how you install MySQL under Windows Millenium.
I
> >don't have a clue. I haven't used Windows Millenium.
>
> Forget about ME. MySQL runs exactly the same way under 95, 98, 98SE and
ME.
> Only the NT/W2K versions are slightly different. Installation is simple.
> Zip to a temp directory, then run the setup program
>
>
> >The pupil says that DOS "nearly" doesn't exist under Windows Millenium.
Is
> >that true? If so, how do you install MySQL under Windows ME? (HOW do you
> >download MySQL for Windows ME? (A link would be very, very appreciated)
> >Does MySQL support Windows ME?)
>
> You pupil is wrong. Select Command prompt from the Accessories Menu to
> bring up the DOS terminal and enter the command ver. This will tell
exactly
> which DOS version runs ME
>
>
> >/Gustav Wiberg
> >
> >
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