i am wanting to load or put in other programs in dos but nothing

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MobileDJ
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i am wanting to load or put in other programs in dos but nothing

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have ms dos 6.22 installed but can't load any other programs i have into the VM ms dos

I have the cd rom driver installed but and it changes to it but can't read

i have the oakcdron.sys in dos folder and in autoexec.bat

show it loads but can't read cd

can't get the share folder to work with windows 7

has anyone got ms dos to be able to install or copy dos programs into dos

have windows 7 machine 64 bit, vitral box 6.0,

all is running and can copy files move files edit all with in the VM msdos but can't get any other programs in
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Re: i am wanting to load or put in other programs in dos but nothing

Post by mpack »

Have a look at the "ad hoc ISO" feature in the VM "Devices" menu. This allows you to designate one or more host folders or files as the content of a virtual CD. That will be the easiest way to get content into a DOS VM.
MobileDJ
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Re: i am wanting to load or put in other programs in dos but nothing

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Thanks mpack
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