Want to install a vintage version of MS DOS on your PC? You can download MS DOS 7.1 and other old operating systems from WinWorld and copy them to bootable media—we’ll show you how!
StepsPart 1Part 1 of 3:Downloading MS DOS 7.11
Go to winworldpc.com.It is possible to download from other sources but winworldpc is a trusted website which also provide MS-DOS programs.
2Click Library.
3 Click MS-DOS in the DOS section.
4 Click the tab 7.1.
5Choose which file you want to download.
The CD-ISO was chosen for this tutorial.
6Choose a mirror site (any will do) and wait for the download to finish.If the download doesn’t start, allow your browser to allow websites to know where you’ve come from.Part 2Part 2 of 3:Installing MS DOS 7.11Insert the CD or floppy disk, with MS-DOS 7.1 on it, into your computer and start it.
2Press Enter.
3Click Next.
4Click Next.
5Make sure the ‘I agree.’ box is checked and click Next.
6Click Continue.
7Click Create a FAT32/16/12 Primary Partition.
8Leave all the disks in their drives and click Reboot now.
9Press Enter.The next few steps will look exactly the same as the last few (to a point) but it’s vital that you repeat them.
10Click Next.
11Click Next.
12Make sure the ‘I agree.’ box is checked and click Next.
13Click Continue.
14Click Yes.
15Decide where you want MS-DOS 7.1 to install and click Next.
16Click Yes.
17Consider installing the add-ons. The next few steps are all down to personal preferences but it is recommended that you do install all the add-ons as it makes using MS-DOS easier. ‘Full installation’ and ‘Install Add-Ons’ were checked and the Next was clicked.
18Click Yes.
19Confirm that the above settings are correct and click OK.
20Click Continue if you wish to install additional add-ons (this was selected in the tutorial).
21Click Yes.
22Click Yes.
23Decide whether you want to install drivers for your sound cards (Yes was chosen here).
24Click Yes.
25Choose your sound card and click Continue.Sound Blaster AWE Pnp was chosen in this tutorial.
26Click OK.
27Click Yes.
28Click OK.
29Click Yes.
30Click OK.
31Click Yes.
32Click OK.
33Click Yes.
34Click Yes.
35Click OK.
36Click Yes.
37Click OK.
38Click Yes.
39Click OK.
40Click Yes.
41Click Yes.
42Click Yes.
43Click Yes.
44Click Yes.
45Click Yes.
46Click Yes.
47Click Yes.
48Click Yes.
49Click Yes.
50Click Yes.
51Click Yes.
52Click Yes.
53Click No.It will put you in an endless loop if you click Yes.
54Click Yes.
55Click Yes.
56Click Yes.
57Click Yes.
58Click Enable both UMB and EMS.
59Click Load both.
60Ensure all the options are checked and click Continue.
61Choose your keyboard and click Continue.UK users, check the 850 box.
62Choose the keyboard layout you would like and click Continue.
63Click OK.
64Remove the setup disk and click Yes to reboot the computer.
65Press any key to continue.
66The setup is now complete and you can now explore all that MS-DOS 7.1 has to offer.Part 3Part 3 of 3:Shutting Down
1Make sure the DOS prompt shows only C:\2
Type, without the quotation marks, “shutdown”.3Type S. Your computer should now shutdown.4To restart the computer, type ‘shutdown’ then press r or press the following keys Ctrl Alt Delete.Do NOT move the mouse whilst the computer is restarting or it will crash on boot up.5To cancel the shutdown/restart process, press c.
