Does Windows 7 do DOS?

[dude]

Windows 7 does not have a DOS Virtual Machine, as XP does.

But, if you have "XP Mode" installed on Windows 7 Ultimate or Professional, it will run DOS programs.

XP Mode is unavailable to any edition of Windows 7 below Professional, such as Home Premium.

[1JimMarch]

XP Mode is unavailable to any edition of Windows 7 below Professional, such as Home Premium.

Virtualbox to the rescue then, if you want to do VMs on "lesser" variants of Win7 (or Vista for that matter).

[NavalWarfare31]

You could always try running a virtual machine. I use vmware player and Im running Windows Server 2003 on Vista Premium Home edition to study for my MCSE.

[ke6guj]

Virtualbox to the rescue then, if you want to do VMs on "lesser" variants of Win7 (or Vista for that matter).

AFAIK, you can still run VirtualPC on those lesser versions of Win7. YOu just don't get the free licensed XP virtual machine (you need to use your own licensed copy of XP, no difference than XP in Virtualbox or other virtualization solution) and you don't have application virtualization to the Win7 desktop.