Microsoft KB Archive/824553

= How to Install PC-DOS 3.3 in Virtual PC for Windows =

PSS ID Number: 824553

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Connectix Virtual PC for Windows version 5.2

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SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to install PC-DOS 3.3 as a guest operating system in Connectix Virtual PC for Windows version 5.2.



MORE INFORMATION
To install PC-DOS 3.3 in Virtual PC, follow these steps:  Start Virtual PC, and then click New PC. In the New PC Wizard, click Next. In the New PC name box, type a name for your Virtual PC, and then click Next. Click Guide Me, and then click Next. In the Which operating system do you intend to run on this PC list, click DOS, and then click Next. On the Memory Settings page, click No, and then click Next. On the Boot Disk Options page, click Create a new hard disk image, and then click Next.</li> In the Disk image location box, type the location where you want to create the image, and then click Next. Alternatively, you can click Browse, and then find the location where you want to create the image.</li> On the Setup Summary page, click Finish.</li> In the 3.5-inch drive, insert a Microsoft MS-DOS version 5 or later startup disk or a Windows startup disk.</li> In Virtual PC, click the PC that you just created, and then click Start Up.</li> Use Fdisk to remove all the partitions from the hard disk. To do so, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> At the command prompt, type fdisk, and then press ENTER.</li> If you are prompted with the &quot;Do you wish to enable large disk support?&quot; message, type either Y or N, depending on whether you want to use large disk support, and then press ENTER.</li> On the FDISK Options screen, type 3, and then press ENTER.</li> On the Delete DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive screen, type the number that corresponds to the type of partition that you want to delete, and then press ENTER.</li> Repeat steps c and d until you remove all the partitions from the hard disk.</li></ol> </li> Insert the PC-DOS 3.3 disk 1 into the 3.5-inch drive, and then restart the Virtual PC.</li> Press ENTER for the new date and the new time.</li> At the command prompt, type fdisk, and then press ENTER.</li> Type 1, and then press ENTER.</li> Repeat step 16.</li> <li>Type Y, and then press ENTER to use the maximum size for a DOS partition.</li> <li>Press any key to restart the virtual PC.</li> <li>At the command prompt, type select : nnn yy where   is the hard disk letter,   is the country code, and   is the keyboard code. For example, to install DOS onto drive C by using the United States country code and keyboard codes, type:

select c: 001 us

</li> <li>Press ENTER, and then follow the instructions on the screen.</li></ol>

Keywords: kbinfo KB824553

Technology: kbConnectix kbvirtualpcSearch kbVirtualPCWin520 kbVirtualPCWinSearch

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