Does XP do DOS?

Q. I heard that WinXP has no DOS included with it, is this true? Can you run DOS games on it?

A. Yes, it is true, WinXP has NO facilities for DOS support. Mr. Gates & Co. have been moving to this end and it is finally upon us. However, XP has DOS emulation that will run DOS programs.

Go to Start | Accessories | System Tools | Command prompt

To open an MS-DOS program from a command prompt window
Open . command prompt
Type the name of the installed -based program you want to open, and then press ENTER. Or, change to the directory where the program is located and type its name there.

Notes
To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
To switch between a full screen and a window, press ALT+ENTER.
To quit a command prompt session, type exit at the blinking cursor in the command prompt

XP, like NT and Win2K before it, has no native DOS component.There is DOS emulation, but any games which require real-mode support will not work in this mode. There is a Recovery Console which is a limited Command Line interface to interact with the system. Also, XP supports a Command Console (CMD.EXE) which accomodates NT/2000/XP shell scripting.