Windows XP is not based on DOS.
An interesting article from The Inquirer points out that Microsoft may not have cut the DOS cord in Windows XP as they claimed back when it was released. If you try to create a directory folder that uses a DOS reserved word, it is renamed back to New Folder. Give it a try with CON, PRN and AUX (among others). I guess now you’ll have to think of some other way to label all of your PRN.
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Running DOS programs in Windows XP can be difficult. Unlike earlier versions of Windows, XP is not based on the DOS kernel.
The first version of Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, released in November 1985, lacked a degree of functionality and achieved little popularity, and was to compete with Apple’s own operating system.
I came across a site to download the VLC player, which, now inspecting the link, is clearly fraudulent, and I downloaded the file without looking, thinking it was the REAL VLC player.
