After reading the entire post, the only feeling is that Moderator Wengier strongly recommends that everyone download and install the full installation version of MS-DOS 7.10, and repeatedly emphasizes not to install it under Windows XP on an NTFS partition, which means that users with Windows XP on an NTFS partition cannot use pure DOS.
The only highlight in the entire post is pqvf.exe, but since it involves modifying the MBR of the hard disk, it is not a perfect solution.
In fact, there are roughly several methods:
1. If you are just interested in learning the usage of DOS commands, you don't need to install a pure DOS at all. The DOS window of XP is also a DOS environment. Many commands in DOS 7.10 are also available in the DOS window of XP (and even more powerful), and you can completely use this DOS window to practice using DOS commands and make it serve your daily work. Personally, 95% of my work is carried out using batch files of Windows 2003, which will integrate DOS more closely with your daily work, rather than playing DOS metaphysically.
2. If you really want to play pure DOS 7.10 without destroying the existing XP, the simplest way is to install a virtual machine software such as VirtualPC or VMware, and then install a full version of DOS 7.10 in the virtual machine, and you can play as you like.
3. If you don't want to play pure DOS in the virtual machine, then you need to use some third-party software.
(1) That is the pqvf.exe mentioned earlier, which is a technology of PowerQuest. This technology will modify the MBR of the hard disk and boot from a floppy disk image when restarting. This floppy disk image is of course a DOS boot disk, and booting from it is a pure DOS environment. But since it will modify the MBR (dangerous operation), it is not recommended personally.
(2) Use VFloppy.exe. VFloppy.exe is also derived from the technology of PowerQuest's Vfloppy.sys, but it will not modify the MBR, but use NTLDR to boot from a floppy disk image, and you can define the floppy disk image you want to use by yourself (for example, you can completely use the Super Boot Disk of DOS 7.10 by Moderator Wengier). But this floppy disk image cannot be larger than 2.88MB. Personally, I think VFloppy is easy to use and has the least damage to the system, so it is highly recommended.
(3) Use GRUB for DOS/NTLDR recommended by Moderator Wengier. This is also a very safe method, similar to the previous VFloppy.exe (I mean using NTLDR to call GRUB). But since GRUB is a GNU software and follows the tradition of Linux, it may be more complicated to use (of course, I mean for personal custom startup environment), but I also strongly recommend that everyone try it. After all, we cannot be trained into fool-like computer operators by Windows, and the innovative spirit of Linux has always been what I advocate. We can't not use it just because it's difficult.
4. If you are familiar with using partition software such as PQMagic, Acronis Partition Expert to perform partition operations for non-destructive data, then you can divide one more primary partition (Primary Partition) on your existing hard disk, then activate this primary partition, and install a pure DOS environment you want to use (for example, the full version of MS-DOS 7.10 or PC-DOS 2000). You can also freely use the pure DOS environment, and this pure DOS environment will not affect your XP. The most stupid way to switch between two systems (I mean switching between systems in two primary partitions, here it means switching between XP and pure DOS) is to manually activate the corresponding primary partition through fdisk or any partition software. If you want to save some effort, you can install a multi-partition boot management software (there are many, for example, SPFDISK mentioned by the previous netizen, as well as BootStar BootManager, Norton's System Commander, PowerQuest's BootMagic, even LILO or GRUB under Linux or the GRUB for dos/ntldr mentioned earlier, as well as IBM's OS/2 BootManager, and even NTLDR of XP can be used). Then a boot menu will appear when starting, and you can directly select the corresponding operating system in the menu to start the corresponding system. I personally recommend using BootStar because I am using it now. I haven't tried other software, but these are all mature software, and as long as the operation is normal, it should be okay.
One thing I want to emphasize is: if you want to play pure DOS but don't want to play with hard disk partitioning, I suggest you don't play pure DOS, because the combination between them is too close, and both belong to the most basic operations at the entry level of computers.
In conclusion, according to your interests and hobbies, you can completely choose the way you play DOS according to the above methods. Personally, the opinion is to play it to the fullest and play with various methods.
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