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Subject: Re: How is the best way to run DOS chess programs on my Windows ME Comp?

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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