MS-Dos program and Windows program

can you tell me !
What's the difference between MS-Dos program and Windows program ?

Is an application in C++ MS-Dos-based application ?
Thanks !

thare

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an MS-DOS Program runs in DOS, and a Windows program runs in Windows.

which one you create depends on your compiler and/or settings, but from a C++ perspective, there's no difference

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MS-DOS became extinct after version 6.X. If you have MS-Windows installed on your computer than you do NOT have MS-DOS. You probably mean a command-line window, which is an MS-DOS emulator

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What's the difference between MS-Dos program and Windows program ?

The file format and any inherent capabilities or limitations of the file format. A DOS program is what people tend to call executable files with the COM format, and a Windows program is what you would call a PE format executable. You can find details about these two file formats at www.wotsit.org . It should go without saying that the COM format is vastly simpler and more limited than the PE format. :)

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>>What's the difference between MS-Dos program and Windows program ?
None if they work :twisted:

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