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Most values in the MSDOS.SYS are either 0 or 1, which is off or on.
|
Entry |
Description |
| |
- [Paths] section -
|
| HostWinBootDrv=C |
Location of the Boot Drive Root Directory |
| WinBootDir= |
Location of necessary startup files |
| WinDir= |
Location of the Windows95 Directory |
| |
- [Options] Section -
|
| AutoScan= |
Allows
Windows 95 OSR2 and above to scandisk the hard disk drive if the
computer was improperly shutdown. The default is 1. Setting the
value to 0 causes the computer to not scandisk the hard disk
drive. Setting the value to 1 prompts the user for scanning the
hard disk drive (scan begins if no input for 60 seconds). Setting
the value to 2 allows for automatic scanning (no prompt). |
| BootConfig= |
Allow
processing of the current boot setup. Setting the value to 0
performs and alternate boot setup. Setting the value to 1 performs
the current boot setup. |
| BootMulti= |
Allows booting to previous operation system. The default is 0. Setting this to 1
allows you to press F4 to start your previous version of DOS or F8 to use the startup
Menu. |
| BootDelay=n |
This sets the initial delay to n seconds before starting
Windows. This is to give
you enough time to press the F4 or F8 keys. The default is 2 seconds. |
| BootMenu= |
Enables the automatic display of the Windows
startup menu. The default is 0 so that
you need to press F8 on bootup to see the startup menu. Changing it to 1 will always bring
up the Startup menu. |
| BootMenuDefault=# |
The corresponding Boot Menu
option which will be used if there is no user intervention
within the time (in seconds) set as the value of
BootMenuDelay. Default is 1 which is 'Normal Windows'. All
Win9x Boot options are given below. 1 = Normal Windows
2 = Logged (create c:\bootlog.txt while booting)
3 = Safe Mode
4 = Safe mode with network support (if present, otherwise it
shouldn't show)
5 = Step-by-step Confirmation (prompt at each boot step for
choice)
6 = Command prompt only
7 = Safe mode command prompt only
8 = Previous version of MS-DOS (if present). |
| BootMenuDelay=# |
This sets the number of seconds to show the
Windows Startup menu before running the
default menu item (see previous item). The default is 30 seconds. |
| BootSafe= |
Force
Safe Mode startup The default is 0. Setting to 0 will disable this
feature, 1 will enable it. |
| BootKeys= |
This enables the startup option keys (F5, F6, F8). The default is 1. Setting this to 0
prevents any startup keys from functioning. |
| BootGUI= |
This enables the automatic graphical startup into
Windows. The default is 1 setting
this to 0 will boot you to a DOS prompt. You can then type "WIN" to start
Windows95. |
| LoadTop= |
Load
COMMAND.COM or DRVSPACE.BIN at top of conventional memory. |
| Logo= |
Enables display of the Windows95 animated logo. The default is 1. |
| BootWarn= |
Enables starting in Safe Mode without a warning. The default is 1. |
| DblSpace= |
Load
DBLSPACE.BIN module (if present). The default is 1. |
| DoubleBuffer= |
Enables loading of a double-buffering driver for a SCSI controller, if required. The
default setting is 0 |
| DisableLog= |
Create
BOOTLOG.TXT upon bootup. The default is 1. |
| DrvSpace= |
Load
DRVSPACE.BIN module (if present). The default is 1. |
| Network= |
Enables Safe Mode with Networking as a menu option. The default is 1 for computers
with a network installed. |
| SystemReg= |
Scan
System Registry modules upon startup. Set value to 1 to enable, 0
to disable. |
| WinVer= |
Display
Windows version. Set value to 1 to enable display Windows version,
0 to disable |
