"Jim" wrote in message
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What is the importance of disabling the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat
screens
in msconfig.exe? Some computers will not start without Config.sys.


Bottom line. If the PC needs something in the dos environment before
starting windows, you don't disable it. One example is expanded memory for
some 3rd party applications that need it in windows. Such can be disabled
for troubleshooting win98 itself though.

98 has a hardwritten config.sys in that it always loads himem.sys for high
memory (extended) operation. Disabling config.sys will not prevent this
from happening.

Don't know of any example of a PC not booting if config.sys is not present.

Dave