January 1, 2000 by Snakefoot | 0 Comment
When performing an exit to DOS, by pressing the
Start-button and selects the
Shutdown...-option to
Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode, then it checks the properties of a special file called
Exit to DOS.pif:
- By the default the properties are set to Use Current MS-DOS Configuration, and it will exit Windows and execute DosStart.bat (In the Windows folder)
- If the properties are set to Specify A New MS-DOS Configuration, then it will use the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys specified by Exit to DOS.pif
The
batch file DosStart.bat can be used to contain all the drivers and settings which usually resides in Autoexec.bat and Config.sys. CD-Rom drivers and other device drivers can be loaded by using the utility
Dynaload. It will make the Windows startup faster when only loading DOS drivers at Windows exit.
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MS KB134400
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MS KB135174
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MS KB138996
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MS KB141308
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