There is no DOS startup internal to XP, however you can make a DOS boot floppy from the Format A: floppy screen. The trick is you need to partition the hard drive into 2 partitions 1 fat32 and pretty much needs to be less than 1024 mb and the rest as NTFS for XP to use...Copy all the DOS programs to the fat32 partition, and when you boot from floppy with the boot disk you created in XP foramtting tab, the DOS fat32 partition will be visible as C : to the floppy command and interpretter... go to C:xx as you would normally and it will run fine....
The only way to have DOS startup from XP is to have a DOS disk overlaid with XP in fat32 mode.. not NTFS, and that is far from a stock install... The entire process I listed above can be done on a new XP install by short installing the hard drive by 1 meg or so, and reserve that to convert to a fat 32 partition later...then let XP install the rest of the drive as it normally would.. after that you can go into disk manger and format the remaining extra disk space as fat32 and put whatever DOS stuff you want on it.... then a boot floppy will get you to it... It sounds a lot more complicated than it is... Doug At 01:07 PM 6/13/2008, you wrote: >Thank you all for the advice. However, I have had no success with >using XP (or finding a DOS startup option..are you sure you're not >confusing XP with WIn98SE?). Maybe you have a dual boot setup? > >Remember I need to use Moto RSS for the MT-1000 and Spectra. The only >machine I have had luck with is a P1 processor at 166 mhz running >WIn98SE. I've tried faster laptops and desktops...P2s and P3's with >both XP and WIn98 with no luck at all. (Win98 is always started in >DOS mode, never a DOS window). > >Thank you again for all the replies...I appreciate it. > >Dennis > >On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Doug Bade ><<mailto:kd8b%40thebades.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > CF-27's are probably as easy or easier to find and maybe > > cheaper on Ebay... We have been using them for DOS radio RSS > > programming for a long time... and generally the batteries cost more > > than the laptop...many are 300/350 mhz processors, some 500-550 > > mhz... I have one (PIII 500) set up for DOS and XP, I use it for all > > RSS we operate up to and including M/A-Com RPM... I use a boot floppy > > to get to DOS and have all the DOS RSS in a fat32 partition. It has a > > real serial port and a touch screen to boot... I think I paid $90.00 > > for it plus shipping...and it has a win2k COA....as well...Probably a > > good choice for 99.9% of what needs to be programmed in the radio world... > > > > The HT600/P200 sw I think is the quirkiest about CPU, the rest seem > > pretty flexible.. in the PII and PIII sub 600 mhz area....a real > > 16450/16550 UART is more important > > > > Doug > > KD8B > > > > At 06:51 PM 6/12/2008, you wrote: > > > >>yes, hence the "..or equivalent..." part. > >> > >>On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Barry C' > >><<mailto:atec77%40hotmail.com><mailto:atec77%40hotmail.com>atec77@ > hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > Doesn't the machine just need a suitable port and speed ? , the > >> > toughbook > >> > isn't a must ? > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> > To: > >> > <mailto:forsale-swap%40mailman.qth.net><mailto:forsale-swap%40mailman.qth.net>[EMAIL > PROTECTED]; > >> > <mailto:motorola%40mailman.qth.net><mailto:motorola%40mailman.qth.net>[EMAIL > PROTECTED]; > >> > > >> > <mailto:motorola-Radios%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:motorola-Radios%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL > PROTECTED]; > >> > >> > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >> > From: > >> > > <mailto:sacramento.cyclist%40gmail.com><mailto:sacramento.cyclist%40gmail.com>[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > >> > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:20:24 -0700 > >> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted to buy: Panasonic CF-25 laptop or > >> > equivalent for radio programmming > >> > > >> > Good evening everyone, > >> > > >> > Subject says it all. Thought I had one lined up but the > >> > seller flaked. Need a CF-25 Toughbook or equivalent to program my > >> > MT-1000 and Spectras. > >> > > >> > Let me know what you've got plus shipping to 95608. > >> > > >> > Thanks! Dennis > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Dennis L. Wade > >> > KG6ZI > >> > Carmichael, CA > > > > > >-- >Dennis L. Wade >KG6ZI >Carmichael, CA >
