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 Question: If Windows Me can't boot to DOS, and if it can't deal with autoexec.bat nor config.sys., then how are you supposed to remedy problems with your operating system when it dies? If you need to re-install Windows Me, or if you are going to have to restore some files from your installation CD-ROM, then you are going to have to boot to a DOS system floppy in order to access your installation CD-ROM. Why would anyone even want to understand Windows Me if he could easily resort to the sensible alternative of upgrading his system to DOS or to Windows 95 or 98? Don't Windows Me! Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
