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Old September 12th 07, 12:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
Don Phillipson
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DOS messages displayed at boot (before Windows loads)
are echos from AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS. But
Win98 does not need these two files. Your problem may
be solved simply by renaming both so they do not load
themselves at reboot.


"Tom" wrote in message
om...
I'm not clever enough to know the consequences of doing what you suggest.

I
have occasion to use MS-DOS for the DOS Genealogy software program I have
used since the days of my Tandy 1000EX. I found nothing in sysedit to help
me-T


You want to be logged (addressing) in DOS to the root
directory e.g. C:\
and then issue the right DOS commands to REName
files. For information, most DOS commands are sef-
documenting via
/?
Thus keystrokes
REN /?
give you information about REName. Keystrokes
CD /?
give information about CD = Change Directory.

To rename AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS (which
are in the C:\ directory you key:
C:
CD..
REN AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.BAK
REN CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.BAK

Then reboot and see if Windows starts faster.
If you want things the way they were, you can
REName these files back using the REName command.

/ start / run / MSCONFIG.EXE
is another way of altering or customising these
files and their use.

In Windows, there are usually several different ways of
doing the DOS procedures you prefer, e.g. selecting the
icon of your DOS application and right clicking on
/Properties. The panels then invite you to write
custom versions of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
that automatically run in a DOS box under Windows
and set up your old Tandy program the way you want.

Simplicity and convenience should guide you. What
is simplest for you may seem the long way round to
someone else, but that is normal in Windows . . .

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


At a DOS prompt key
C:
CD..

This shoul



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Old September 12th 07, 01:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
thecreator
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Default Temp Folder Deleted-Regretfully

Hi Tom,

Use your Windows 98 SE Startup Diskette and just MKDir at C:\Windows
Prompt
C:\WindowsMkdir or md temp


--
thecreator


"Tom" wrote in message
om...
I had a bunch of junk, at least I thought it was junk, in my
C:\Windows\Temp folder that could not be sent to the
Trash, so I did what I have done on previous occasions and that was to
delete the Temp Folder. Now when I boot the system, I get a MSDOS window
that lists 3 lines
C:\ Del c:\windows\cookies\index.dat
" " " " History\ " "
" " " " Temp " "
The computer is a Gateway 233Mhz/P-II/320Mb Ram\W98SE w/all updates
installed
Will someone please help me rid my machine of this? Thanks





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Old September 12th 07, 01:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
thecreator
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Posts: 16
Default Temp Folder Deleted-Regretfully

Hi Tom,

Use your Windows 98 SE Startup Diskette and just MKDir at C:\Windows
Prompt
C:\WindowsMkdir or md temp


--
thecreator


"Tom" wrote in message
om...
I had a bunch of junk, at least I thought it was junk, in my
C:\Windows\Temp folder that could not be sent to the
Trash, so I did what I have done on previous occasions and that was to
delete the Temp Folder. Now when I boot the system, I get a MSDOS window
that lists 3 lines
C:\ Del c:\windows\cookies\index.dat
" " " " History\ " "
" " " " Temp " "
The computer is a Gateway 233Mhz/P-II/320Mb Ram\W98SE w/all updates
installed
Will someone please help me rid my machine of this? Thanks





 




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