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Re: Problems with dosstart.bat and exiting to DOS for some apps - HELP

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 00:00
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In article <31a47188.2538174@news.innotts.co.uk>, rblack@innotts.co.uk
(Ron Blackner) wrote:

> On 20 May 1996 05:52:00 GMT, dgerber@compusmart.ab.ca (zymurgy) wrote:
> 
> >My drivers setup wonderfully in Win 95, but when I go to run certain some 
> >programs in DOS, I'm having problems.  I am playing with my
dosstart.bat file 
> >in C:\WINDOWS directory, but somethings work and others don't.  Do I follow 
> >the example of my autoexec.bat or config.sys when creating the dosstart.bat. 
> > Any other useful ideas would be appreciated.  Exactly what I'm looking for 
> >is my Video, Sound and CD Drivers to load as in Win95 with minimal grief.
> >
> >HELP
> >
> >
> I had a similar problem, all I did to correct this was to open notepad
> and load the Autoexec.bat file, then I opened a new notepad and loaded
> the Dosstart.bat so in effect I had two notepad windows open with the
> respective files, I high lighted the drivers in the Autoexec.bat that
> I required and clicked on the copy menu, I then went to the
> Dosstart.bat in the other notepad window and placed the cursor were I
> wanted the specified drivers pasting, I then clicked on the paste
> menu, hey presto! done. I just shut the notepad windows and the window
> containing the Dosstart.bat asked me if I would like to save the
> changes, I clicked yes, this may seem a long way round about doing
> this but it as never failed me yet, some one may be able to give you
> another way that's quicker, good Luck,
>         Ron
> Quursum vivere mori mori vita

JUST GET A REAL COMPUTER.... A MAC!!!!!! AND DO AWAY WITH THIS CRAP FOREVER
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From: punter@planetconnect.co.uk (Mac)
Subject: Re: Problems with dosstart.bat and exiting to DOS for some apps - HELP
Date: 1996/05/28
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