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.


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