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First post, by bushwack

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Windows 95 has Dosstart. What does Win98 have?

I'm building a test machine and I can't remember how to edit (or find) the autoexec/config file I need to add mouse drivers, ect. when I exit win98 into DOS.

Reply 1 of 7, by AdamP

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Is this the original Win98 or Second Edition?

My original Win98 has a dosstart.bat in the Windows directory.

Reply 2 of 7, by bushwack

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AdamP wrote:

Is this the original Win98 or Second Edition?

My original Win98 has a dosstart.bat in the Windows directory.

Second Edition, no dosstart here.

Reply 3 of 7, by bestemor

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Just start 'msconfig.exe' (when in win98), which is found in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM/ folder. The tabs would then explain which is which. Edit at will!!

(I 've made a shortcut to desktop for it 😁 )

PS; the autoexec.bat and config.sys are also found directly under C:\
At least I can see them there, both in DOS and win... 😎

Last edited by bestemor on 2010-09-19, 17:57. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 4 of 7, by AdamP

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There's no dosstart in msconfig. Or at least I can't find it.

Does it work if you manually create it?

Reply 5 of 7, by bestemor

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Maybe I'm not getting this, but WHY do you need this 'dosstart' thingie ?
You edit in your mouse and CD driver lines directly in the autoexec file, or...?
(confused)

What is written in the autoexec.bat file, when you open it ?

Reply 6 of 7, by AdamP

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I think he only wants them to load when he exits Win98 to dos mode. The autoexec.bat and config.sys are loaded anyway, even in Windows.

Reply 7 of 7, by bestemor

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Hmm, there is this dosstart.bat file to be seen in the C:\WINDOWS directory - would that help ?

Mine says:
C:\WINDOWS\CTCM

LH C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE