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I have very old computer with dos. I need to rescue some files, all application folder, copy it to windows xp and try to run this app in emulator like dosBox.

Windows xp has got ntfs file system,

Do you thinks that it has any chances in success ?

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This probably belongs on superuser. But, something to try would be to yank the HD out of the DOS machine, and slave it to another Windows system, and browse for the files. You could also try booting a Linux live CD and copying to a flash drive.

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you assume there's actually a USB port on this machine. Given that's it's running only DOS... I'd say that's unlikely :) – Michael Lowman Jan 6 '11 at 20:20
That's why it was a secondary suggestion. – Dan Jan 6 '11 at 20:27
Maybe he meant to do the steps in order: first place the drive in modern hardware and then boot with a Linux LiveCD – mfinni Jan 6 '11 at 20:34
I thonk You were first – user36307 Jan 6 '11 at 22:07
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If your files fit on a floppy, and it boots, you're ok. :)

Otherwise you may want to grab a Linux rescue floppy (you might try looking at really old distro releases) and a null modem cable. You can copy files over serial link. On the Windows XP side, you'll use HyperTerminal attached to COM1. (It's under Accessories.) Once you're logged in to the Linux-running old computer, you can run sz filename. You should see the file transfer to Windows.

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Why not simply pull the drive out of the DOS machine and add it to the XP machine, from where you can do whatever you like with the files?

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there wont be any problems with file system difference ? – user36307 Jan 6 '11 at 21:35
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No problem at all. – John Gardeniers Jan 6 '11 at 21:38
No problems. XP and even Vista and 7 are still FAT16 compatible. – TuxRug Jan 7 '11 at 1:23
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