Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/08/19/09:01:53
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Rolf Campbell wrote:
> It depends on how you install it. On my installation, there is only 1
> autoexec.bat file, and it is always used. The problems occur when you use
> a 'restart in dos mode' that needs to load some weird things into memory
> (special drivers/TSR's/RAM-drives). Windows needs to do a real-reboot to
> load these drivers correctly (I don't know why...). So they make a new
> autoexec file with that new settings in it (along with a config.sys) and
> they replace the real ones just before the reboot, then they put the
> originals back if you type "win" from the DOS session, and then it restarts
> the machine.
Thanks for the explanation. However, I don't think this is the real
reason. What you describe exists in Windows 95 as well, and has never
before been brought up here as a reason for problems. Windows renames
the special AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the DOS-Mode session before it reboots,
so when you are back into Windows, the usual AUTOEXEC.BAT is again called
by that name.
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