Author: Alex
Date: 10:45:43 11/28/03
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On November 28, 2003 at 10:41:12, Peter Berger wrote: >On November 27, 2003 at 12:57:10, Alex wrote: > >>On November 27, 2003 at 12:32:07, Peter Berger wrote: >> >>>On November 27, 2003 at 11:48:16, Alex wrote: >>> >>>> How does one load a mouse (and cd rom driver --whaats the syntax(?) or command >>>>line?) in dos mode? indeed how does one start the computer in dos mode? ?? >>>>Thanks in advance. >>> >>>Does your computer use Windows XP, Alex? In this case it is not possible. Else, >>>please tell which Windows version you use. >> win ME sir. > >OK - I'll answer the first part. >Alas I believe the config sys and autoexec bat were done away with in Win ME...... >a.) How to start Windows ME in DOS Mode? > >If you press ->Start->Shutdown-> you can choose restart in DOS mode then (my >Windows version is German so the entries will only have similar names). > >This is a way to play MChess with optimal hash settings e.g. > >b.) How to start Windows ME is protected mode? > >When you turn on your computer press the F8 button , then choose start Windows >in protected mode from the list. > >This is the(one) way to start Hiarcs or Genius with big hashtables > > >When it is about loading the drivers for mouse and CD-ROM this is usually done >by a Load or LH entry in either autoexec.bat or config.sys, but you can also do >it from the command line. > >For your mouse there is a good chance that you find tips how to do that in its >manual. When it is about the CD-ROM driver I am sceptical - but as you only need >it for the regular copy protection check, you can do that in Windows ME and then >start the program again in DOS mode when it won't ask for a CD. > >Answering the general DOS questions here is a bit too off-topic and I am also >not the right person to do it. > >Hope some of this still helps. >Peter
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