The most helpful single source of information that I know of about Windows, both ME and the others, is langalist.com. Search the newsletter archives there for mentions of ME and DOS. I remember that this issue has been discussed there; I just don't recall the details.
Warren -- http://sites.netscape.net/srcopan/ Robert MacLean wrote: > hi frank > > microsofts offical line is there is no dos support in me. > > ME does have support for dos, but not by default. you have to get a > patch to enable it. unfortunately these patches are not made by > microsoft. in my expierence i have never had success with them and > always had to reinstall after i tried one. so i would not suggest > trying it. installing 98se is much easier and safer and faster. > > personally i think they stuffed dos up and are too ashamed to admit it > ;) > > ________________________________________ > Robert MacLean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:54 PM > Subject: RE: [newbie] Grub problems > > > are you sure?? > > > > I was under the impression that ME had hidden dos and didn't allow > you to > > use it, except as an emulation from the start button... > > > > 98SE will let you, but I know for a fact that 2000 and XP won't,, > and I was > > under the impression that ME didn't let you either.. > > > > I know that 2000 and XP are based on the NT kernel and ME is based > on the 95 > > kernel, but I was still under the impression that they had tried to > make ME > > look more like 2000 then 95, (weather it is or not.) > > > > > > rgds > > > > Frank > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adrian Lynch > > Sent: Monday, 1 October 2001 10:19 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [newbie] Grub problems > > > > > > I'm not sure this is true, I have ME (God bless my soul) and I can, > I think, > > exit to DOS. Or am I thinking of something else? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hans N. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 15 September 2001 21:06 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] Grub problems > > > > > > Just a Windohz warning, people with Windohz ME can't "exit" to DOS. > > Restarting in DOS mode is not an option. > > > > Hans N. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of d > > What I am trying to say in all of this is I > > did NOT use a WinBlow$ boot disk, did it directly from DOS by just > exiting > > to it.
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