From: not@home.today   
      
   "d43m0n at shaw dot ca" wrote:   
      
   > Ant wrote:   
   >> There is no underlying or separate MS-DOS in NT based operating   
   >> systems (which XP is). The closest you might get is safe mode with   
   >> command prompt, but you're still in Windows. Only Win9x systems can   
   >> boot into MS-DOS mode.   
   >   
   > Thats bullshit...   
      
   No it isn't. XP is not built upon MS-DOS, so with only XP installed   
   there is no option to boot to DOS. 9x/ME depends on an underlying DOS,   
   so with them it is possible to boot directly into MS-DOS 7 or 8.   
      
   > For one thing DOS 6.22 runs in a 16 bit format, so of course you need   
   > FAT partition to run "DOS", and you would need another partition for   
   > your Windows OS,   
      
   XP does not come with DOS 6, or any other version of DOS. I suspect   
   the OP has a PC with XP preinstalled on an NTFS partition which fills   
   the whole drive. If he installed it himself over an earlier O/S and   
   chose to preserve it, then he would know that he could dual-boot.   
      
   > since they all run in a 32 bit format, and range from   
   > FAT 32 and NTFS. Both Windows 2000, and Windows XP may detect the DOS   
   > partition and may configure the boot manager to allow you to select the   
   > partition to boot when the installation is complete.   
   >   
   > Of course, not to limit your thinking, you can also install many Boot   
   > Managers and simple split your HDD into many partitions as you see fit.   
      
   Certainly it's possible to set up a multi-boot machine, but first it   
   is necessary to obtain the other operating system(s), and plan and   
   format the partitions accordingly.   
      
   [snip]   
      
   > Of course, you are limited to have 24 Logical and/or 4 Primary   
   > partitions. And you need to remeber, each windows os is "Backwards"   
   > Compatible with its older Partition Type. DOS <= FAT, Windows 95 <=   
   > FAT32, Windows NT/2000/XP <= NTFS. If thats to hard to remember, get the   
   > f*** off this news group.   
      
   Your information is correct, but it does not contradict what I said,   
   and your attitude stinks.   
      
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