On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 08:13:01 -0400, neil tanner wrote: > Greetings... > I found this paragraph talking about using Dos programs with WinME.
> Windows Me is built on ancient DOS code but no > longer includes the real-mode DOS that let Windows 9x > restart in MS-DOS mode or boot to a DOS prompt. A > surprising benefit of the change is that DOS windows > and full-screen DOS boxes under Windows Me are > snappier than in earlier Windows versions. Advanced > users, however, will have to cope with Windows Me's > inability to load device drivers or memory-resident > utilities listed in the Config.sys or Autoexec.bat files > used by earlier versions of DOS and Windows. If you > want to use memory-resident programs in DOS > windows, they must either be launched manually or > from a batch file that you create and list in the > Properties tab of the MS-DOS Command Prompt shortcut. > Does anyone in the group understand this? > Thanks- > Neil T Yes. I understand it. Translation: "Win-ME is a POS. -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
