First post, by 9646gt
For my own reasons such as stability and preference I have Windows ME as the sole OS on my P3 rig. I can run everything I want to I clude all the DOS games I have tried so far. However, I know there will likely be troublesome games down the road from the late 80s or early 90s that I may want to run. ME doesn't allow standard booting if DOS mode and any hacks I have used previously just tend to booger up the system and I don't think they even allow memory managers typically.
I know Phil has a reboot to DOS tutorial that sets up Win 98 to give lots of options for memory managers, mouse, and even CD support. I obviously can't follow this with ME and I don't want to install DOS on a second drive or partition. I actually did try making too partitions with Partition Magic 7 and planned to use the Boot magic to dual boot them but my DOS 7.1 setup never seemed to detect the drives/partitions right. So I guess I won't bother wiping to do that again.
So, is there a way to make a boot floppy or CD running DOS 7.1 that can see FAT32 drives, mouse, CD, and even get my ESS 1869 sound card all up and running with a menu for the different configurations that isn't too much more involved than modifying Phil's guide to fit the scenario somehow?
Like I said, everything I have tried in DOS works fine in ME, but I'm sure I'll eventually run across some stuff that just won't run.