DOS program does not install in Windows due to not compatible.
Cause:
The MS-DOS program may not be compatible with the Windows 95 MS-DOS environment.
Solution:
Contact the program manufacturer. As a workaround, exit Windows and reboot to the previous version of MS-DOS.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Find' and select 'Files or Folders...'. (The 'Find: All Files' dialog box appears.)
3) Type the following in the 'Named' text box:
'MSDOS.SYS'
'Find: All Files' dialog box
4) Select the root directory in which to search from the 'Look in' drop-down list box.
5) Click 'Find Now'.
6) Right-click the file named Msdos.sys in the 'Find Results' window. (A shortcut menu appears.)
7) Copy Msdos.sys to a diskette to make a backup:
a) Select 'Send To' from the pop-up menu.
b) Select '3-1/2 Floppy A' or other drive listed for the floppy drive.
'Send to' from pop-up menu
8) Right-click the Msdos.sys file again.
9) Select 'Properties' from the pop-up menu. (The 'MSDOS.SYS Properties' dialog box appears.)
'Properties' from pop-up menu
10) Clear the 'Read-only', 'Hidden', and 'Archive' check boxes. (This removes the Msdos.sys default attributes and enables the file to be edited.)
'Properties' dialog box
11) Click 'Apply'.
12) Click 'OK'.
13) Select the Msdos.sys file from the 'Find' window.
NOTE: The search results window may contain multiple files named MSDOS. The correct file is named Msdos.sys and is a system file.
14) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Open with...'. (The 'Open With' dialog box appears.)
15) Select WORDPAD from the 'Choose the program you want to use with' list box, and click 'OK'. (The Msdos.sys file opens in WordPad.)
Open with WordPad
16) Type the following in the 'Options' section:
BootMulti=1
BootMulti=1
17) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Save As...'.
18) Click 'Text Document'. (The 'Save As' dialog box appears.)
19) Click 'Save' and answer 'Yes' to replace.
20) Click the 'Start' button, select 'Shut down', and select the 'Restart the Computer' radio button.
21) When the computer starts again, press F4. (A prompt appears, stating that the previous version of MS-DOS is being loaded.)
