In MS-DOS and below, it is a very important startup file. However, in the MS-DOS version, it has become a setting file, which is a bit similar and still has a great effect.
File settings
This article is for beginners, and you might as well try it if you forget it for a while. :)
Here are some settings in the [Options] block in the file in Windows 98 that I know. (The default values in each option are written in front)
[Options]
AutoScan=1/0
BootDelay=2/?
BootGUI=1/0
BootKeys=1/0
BootMenu=0/1
BootMenuDefault=1/2/3/4/5/6/7
BootMulti=0/1
BootWarn=1/0
BootWin=1/0
DblSpace=0/1
DoubleBuffer=0/1
DrvSpace=0/1
Load Top=1/0
Logo=1/0
WinVer=4.10.1998
AutoScan: Will ScanDisk run next time after abnormal shutdown?
BootDelay: The waiting time (unit: seconds) before the hotkey is pressed when booting, but I tried it myself, and it seems that there is no effect.
BootGUI: Whether to enter the Windows GUI interface at startup (otherwise it is the DOS interface).
BootKeys: Is the hotkey valid at startup?
BootMenu: Whether to display the boot menu at startup (otherwise, you have to press the hotkey to display).
BootMenuDefault: Displays the default item when starting the menu (i.e. the item where the cursor is located).
BootMulti: Whether to enable DOS (provided that there is an old version of DOS startup file in the boot disk, and this disk must be FAT16).
BootWarn: After failing during startup, will it prompt to enter safe mode next time you start (this is the most annoying, turn it off!).
BootWin: Whether to automatically load the old version of DOS at startup.
DblSpace: Whether to load on startup.
DoubleBuffer: Whether to enable double buffer support.
DrvSpace: Whether to load on startup.
Load Top: Whether to load part of the system core into high-end memory at startup.
Logo: Whether “Blue Sky and White Clouds” is displayed when starting.
WinVer: Needless to say.
Finally, let’s talk about the startup hotkey:
F4: Start the old version of DOS.
Shift+F4/Shift：Safe mode
F5: Skip and, but load (what is the difference from the above?).
Shift+F5：Safe mode command prompt only。
F8/Ctrl: Display the startup menu.
This is the end of this article about the parameter setting method of the file. For more related content, please search for my previous articles or continue browsing the related articles below. I hope everyone will support me in the future!