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  #11  
Old May 28th 07, 07:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.setup
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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Default DOS boot (f8)

Well, like I said, I'll believe it when I see it. I still think that it's
perhaps optional in ME.

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MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" wrote in
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On Sun, 27 May 2007 17:43:37 -0700, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:

We'll just have to wait until I hook the machine back up. At least, *I*
won't be convinced until then, bg.


Heh... I don't have WinME running anywhere (tho I have clients who do)
but I may have some "contents of HD" lying around. Trouble is, they
will be on a pile of loose 320G S-ATAs that I can't hot-swap too
easily (I don't think one can bang 'em into the internal S-ATA?)

Hm... a look through the first few .CAB in the pre-installation file
set doesn't show any MSDOS.SYS either. Mind you, that's true for the
Win98SE pre-installation file set too.

A search( Win ME MSDOS.SYS ) finds...

http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/microsoft/msdos.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=118579

...and the latter pretty much settles the issue, I guess.



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  #12  
Old May 31st 07, 07:24 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.setup
Bill Watt
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Default DOS boot (f8)


Gary, where do see that the OP is using ME? Maybe I'm missing
something?

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 11:57:43 -0700, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:

Forgot we were talking about Windows ME. Windows ME doesn't *have* an
MSDOS.SYS file.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bryan" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Try modifying the BootMenu= option in the msdos.sys file to a value of "1"
instead of "0".
Here is some more info about msdos.sys:
http://www.computerhope.com/msdossys.htm
Do not change it to a text file as you mentioned below. Be sure to make a
backup copy of the file first too. And also, it is a good idea to verify
your
system can boot successfully to a ERD repair floppy before messing with
any
of the files that boot the OS on your hard drive.

" wrote:

When this particular machine boots, hitting f8 gets you the
menu that lets you go into pure DOS.

Isn't there some binary .sys file you replace with a text version in
order to get this startup menu automatically?


  #13  
Old May 31st 07, 08:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.setup
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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Default DOS boot (f8)

LOL! I dunno. Confused it with some other post? My brain must have been mush
from sorting through the pile of hardware I've been accumulating for years.

Hmmm... Now I have to wonder where I even got the notion.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bill Watt" wrote in message
...

Gary, where do see that the OP is using ME? Maybe I'm missing
something?

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 11:57:43 -0700, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:

Forgot we were talking about Windows ME. Windows ME doesn't *have* an
MSDOS.SYS file.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bryan" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Try modifying the BootMenu= option in the msdos.sys file to a value of
"1"
instead of "0".
Here is some more info about msdos.sys:
http://www.computerhope.com/msdossys.htm
Do not change it to a text file as you mentioned below. Be sure to make
a
backup copy of the file first too. And also, it is a good idea to verify
your
system can boot successfully to a ERD repair floppy before messing with
any
of the files that boot the OS on your hard drive.

" wrote:

When this particular machine boots, hitting f8 gets you the
menu that lets you go into pure DOS.

Isn't there some binary .sys file you replace with a text version in
order to get this startup menu automatically?




  #14  
Old June 1st 07, 06:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.setup
Bill Watt
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Default DOS boot (f8)


Forget it, as they say in PA Dutch Country "it makes no nevermind."
On the positive side you got cquirke involved and I believe he pays
by the minute to post in Newsgroups. :-)

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
__________________________________________________ _

On Thu, 31 May 2007 00:45:43 -0700, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:

LOL! I dunno. Confused it with some other post? My brain must have been mush
from sorting through the pile of hardware I've been accumulating for years.

Hmmm... Now I have to wonder where I even got the notion.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bill Watt" wrote in message
.. .

Gary, where do see that the OP is using ME? Maybe I'm missing
something?

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/


  #15  
Old June 12th 07, 01:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.setup
Ron Badour
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Default DOS boot (f8)



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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007
W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour

"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
Start menu, Run, type: msconfig and click OK. On the resulting screen,
click the Advanced button, mark the Enable Startup Menu box and click OK.

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Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



wrote in message
...
When this particular machine boots, hitting f8 gets you the
menu that lets you go into pure DOS.

Isn't there some binary .sys file you replace with a text version in
order to get this startup menu automatically?


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Old June 18th 07, 10:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.setup
cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)
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Default DOS boot (f8)

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:57:34 -0400, Bill Watt wrote:

On the positive side you got cquirke involved and I believe he pays
by the minute to post in Newsgroups. :-)


I used to pay per second for dial-up online time (the telco, not the
ISP) but now I'm on ADSL - viva le difference :-D



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