Need help creating a boot menu for MS-DOS 7.1 and Windows 98SE \ VOGONS

Need help creating a boot menu for MS-DOS 7.1 and Windows 98SE

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Posted on 2025-07-30, 13:27

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I've got it working.

I've been using Phil's MS-DOS Starter Pack configuration for "Exit to DOS," but I wanted to add a boot menu for MS-DOS and Windows 98SE on start up. I've been fiddling around with it but I've had no luck, here's what I've been trying:

Autoexec.bat:

1SET CONFIG=EMC
2SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
3SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
4SET PROMPT=$p$g
5SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
6SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
7SET SOUND=C:\SB16
8SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
9SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
10SET CTSYN=C:\SBLIVE\LIVEDOS
11C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
12C:\SB16\MIXERSET.EXE /P /Q
13C:\SBLIVE\LIVEDOS\SBEINIT.COM
14C:\SBLIVE\LIVEDOS\EK1M.EXE -B -F C:\SBLIVE\LIVEDOS\EKCFG
15LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MOUSE.COM /P4 /S80
16::IF "%CONFIG%"=="EMC" GOTO :EMC
17::IF "%CONFIG%"=="XMC" GOTO :XMC
18::IF "%CONFIG%"=="CMC" GOTO :CMC
19::IF "%CONFIG%"=="EM" GOTO :EM
20::IF "%CONFIG%"=="XM" GOTO :XM
21::IF "%CONFIG%"=="CM" GOTO :CM
22::IF "%CONFIG%"=="WIN" GOTO :WIN
23
24goto %config%
25
26:WIN
27C:\WINDOWS\WIN.COM
28GoTo END
29
30GoTo EMC
31:EMC
32:XMC
33:CMC
34LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL
35GoTo END
36:EM
37:XM
38:CM
39GoTo END
40
41:END

Config.sys:

1[COMMON]
2;DOS=NOAUTO
3DOS=HIGH,UMB
4FILES=30
5BUFFERS=30
6LASTDRIVE=H
7DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE
8
9[menu]
10submenu=dos, MS-DOS 7.1
11submenu=win, Microsoft Windows 98 SE
12
13[dos]
14menuitem=EMC, Expanded memory + Mouse + CD-ROM
15menuitem=XMC, Extended memory + Mouse + CD-ROM
16menuitem=CMC, Conventional Memory only + Mouse + CD-ROM
17menuitem=EM, Expanded memory + Mouse
18menuitem=XM, Extended memory + Mouse
19menuitem=CM, Conventional memory only + Mouse
20submenu=win, Microsoft Windows 98 SE
21
22menudefault=EMC,10
23
24[EMC]
25DOS=NOAUTO
26DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
27DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE I=B000-B7FF 8192 RAM
28DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\VIDECDD.SYS /D:OPTICAL
29
30[XMC]
31DOS=NOAUTO
32DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
33DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\VIDECDD.SYS /D:OPTICAL
34
35[CMC]
36DOS=NOAUTO
37DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\VIDECDD.SYS /D:OPTICAL
38
39[EM]
40DOS=NOAUTO
41DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
42DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
43
44[XM]
45DOS=NOAUTO
46DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
47
48[CM]
49DOS=NOAUTO
50
51[WIN]
52
53;DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
54;DOS=HIGH,UMB
55;DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS

Can anyone help with what I've done wrong? Thanks.

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