You will then use DOSBox’s internal boot command to boot from this image.

Installing DOS in DOSBox requires that DOS be installed on a hard disk image. If you haven’t done so already, you’ll need to create the floppy disk images using a disk imaging tool and your original DOS installation disks.

Floppy disk images of your DOS installation diskettes.

All of these can be freely downloaded from the internet, except for MS-DOS, which you’ll need to have your floppy disk images handy for. There are a few things you’ll need in order to install a DOS OS in DOSBox. Additionally, some of the commands and configuration files contain paths specific to my Windows installation, for example the user profile directory varies between versions of Windows-you’ll need to adjust these paths to suit your PC setup. However, the instructions should be easily adaptable for those who are using other operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS. There are some details in this article which are specific to DOSBox running under Microsoft Windows, for example the paths in the screenshots and configuration files. But whatever your reasons may be, the fact that you’re reading this article suggests that this is something you want to do, so let’s get started. In my experience, DOSBox does run DOS much better than various virtualization products on the market, plus it emulates hardware such as an OP元. But maybe there is something which is not currently supported by the DOSBox environment, or perhaps you just want to create a more authentic DOS experience. It’s a fair question, because DOSBox has its own DOS-like environment, and supports the DOS API which allows many applications such as classic games to be run without the user needing to own a copy of DOS. You might be wondering why you would want to do this. I’m using MS-DOS 6.22 in this article, but it should work for other versions of DOS, and for DOSes from vendors other than Microsoft.

This article explains how to install a DOS operating system and run it using DOSBox. Installing MS-DOS in DOSBox Transmission Zero Installing MS-DOS in DOSBox

Dos 6.22 images