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YES
MS-DOS 6.22 was the last stand-alone version of MS-DOS. Some believed that MS-DOS 7.0 was the last version of MS-DOS since Windows 95 reported MS-DOS as MS-DOS 7.0. However, this was just a shell in Windows and not a stand-alone version of MS-DOS.
The latest that existed by itself was MS-DOS 6.22. For a while, however, Windows was partially integrated with DOS, so these MS-DOS versions could be extracted. Windows 95 revision 1 identified as MS-DOS 7; Win 95 rev 2 and Win 98 were MS-DOS 7.1 (which had support for the FAT32 file system), and Windows ME had MS-DOS 8. You can extract the DOS from Win 9x (not ME) by modifying the file MSDOS.SYS, changing the line saying "bootgui=1" to "bootgui=0" and setting the config.sys SHELL statement to the command.com that came with Windows. Someone has done this and packaged it; google "MS-DOS 7.10" and you will find it.Also, any time you format a disk in Windows newer than ME, you get the option to make a MS-DOS startup disk. This is MS-DOS 8. By making such a disk and using the utilities from MS-DOS 6.22, you can have a working MS-DOS 8. The VER command will still report the Windows version you used.MS-DOS 1.xVersion 1.0 (Retail) - August 1981Version 1.1 (Retail)Version 1.12 (Retail)Version 1.25 (Retail) - August 1982MS-DOS 2.xVersion 2.0 (Retail) - March 1983Version 2.1 (Retail)Version 2.11 (Retail)Version 2.2 (Retail)Version 2.21 (Retail)MS-DOS 3.xVersion 3.0 (Retail) - For IBM PC ATVersion 3.1 (Retail) - For NetworksVersion 3.2 (Retail) - April 1986Version 3.21 (Retail) - April 1987Version 3.25 (Retail)Version 3.3 (Retail)Version 3.3a (Retail)Version 3.3r (Retail)Version 3.31 (Retail)Version 3.35 (Retail)MS-DOS 4.xVersion 4.0 (Retail) - July 1988Version 4.01 (Retail) - November 1988MS-DOS 5.xVersion 5.0 (Beta 1) - June 1991Version 5.0 (Retail)Version 5.0a (Retail)MS-DOS 6.xVersion 6.0 (Retail) - August 1993Version 6.1 (Retail)Version 6.2b (RTM)Version 6.2 (Retail) - November 1993Version 6.21 (Retail) - March 1994Version 6.22 (Retail) - April 1994MS-DOS 7.xVersion 7.0 (Beta)Version 7.1 (Retail)
Windows XP
Windows is better than DOS in many ways 1. Windows is graphical user interface while DOS is command line interface. 2. Windows has more security than DOS. 3. Windows supports a large number of applications and utilities that are not supported by DOS. 4. Windows is more user friendly and widely accepted. 5. Windows allows easy networking and network mapping. 6. Windows allows interactive troubleshooting. 7. Windows uses hybrid kernel while DOS uses monolithic kernel. 8. Windows (Xp onwards) supports plug and play devices while DOS doesnt. The list is endless.
Technically speaking, there is no MS-DOS 8. MS-DOS 6.22 was the last version of MS-DOS released as a separate product. Future updates to MS-DOS were bundled with Windows. You can create a basic MS-DOS boot disk that is branded as being "MS-DOS 8" by formatting a floppy with the Startup disk option in Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. These are not typically considered "full" versions of MS-DOS, because they lack many of the programs conatined in 6.22 and prior.
7.0 was with Windows 95, and Windows 95A 7.1 is Windows 95B
Every version of Windows, even Vista, bundles a copy of MS-DOS. You can create an MS-DOS boot floppy by formatting a floppy disk, and checking the "Create an MS-DOS startup disk" box.
Mario Teaches Typing - 1991 - VG was released on: Japan: 8 March 1991 (MS-DOS version) USA: 13 November 1991 (MS-DOS version) Australia: 23 November 1991 (MS-DOS version) UK: 1 December 1991 (MS-DOS version) USA: 1995 (Macintosh version) USA: 1995 (Windows version)
Mario Teaches Typing - 1991 VG was released on: Japan: 8 March 1991 (MS-DOS version) USA: 13 November 1991 (MS-DOS version) Australia: 23 November 1991 (MS-DOS version) UK: 1 December 1991 (MS-DOS version) USA: 1995 (Macintosh version) USA: 1995 (Windows version)
No. The Windows Vista installer loads a stripped down version of Windows Vista on which the setup program runs. MS-DOS is not used for any component.
Windows XP and Windows 2003 came before Windows Vista. The 64-bit version of XP was really mostly Windows 2003 branded as XP, and not truly XP, despite the name.