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          TITLE: Virtual DR DOS 6.0
   DOCUMENT ID#: FYI-M-1619
           DATE: 30JULY92
        PRODUCT: DR DOS / OS/2
PRODUCT VERSION: 6.0 / 2.0

        SYMPTOM:     Running DR DOS external commands under OS/2

ISSUE/PROBLEM        Many of the external, and some of the internal
commands are not available to OS/2 users under the DOS emulation
shell for OS/2.  


SOLUTION             Create a bootable DR DOS floppy with the
associated CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.  Internally, these
files can point to device drivers and commands existing on the hard
drive, but it is perferred to have the device drivers and commands
on the floppy as well.  Create a boot image of this floppy using
the OS/2 VMDISK command (found in the OS2\MDOS directory).  This
image can be used to create a DOS window and will emulate DR DOS
6.0.  

Commands not to use in the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT:

EMM386.SYS
TASKMAX.EXE
SHARE.EXE

For more information on this topic consult the OS/2 help manual.

