"MikeB" <MPBrede@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have a need (don't ask!) to install and run a DOS program. I cannot
> find a way to create a disk or other mechanism where my real OS (Vista
> Ultimate 32-bit) and the virtual DOS machine can see a common disk to
> move files on/off. All I can figure out is to use floppies (blegh!).
> No CD, no USB, no nada. Am I missing something? Can I create a small
> real partitioned harddrive formatted in FAT that I can share between
> the virtual Dos and my Vista OS?
Firstly, your virtual machine is a real machine - the fact that it's made of
software and not hardware is completely irrelevant to the software (both OS
and apps) running on it. The difference is between physical and virtual.
Secondly, as Steve says, you can accomplish what you require with standard
networking. Simply join the VM running DOS into your Windows network just
like you would join a physical machine running DOS into your Windows
network:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...orkgroup&meta=
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net