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Autoexec not saving new settings

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Name: Jack
Date: April 15, 2001 at 07:54:32 Pacific
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My keyboard settings are fine under Windows ME but when I switch to MS-DOS the keyboard settings change (eg I get # where I should get £ and quote marks are on different keys). I am in Britain, so I added a line to my autoexec.bat:

keyb uk,,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keyboard.sys

and in Config.sys I added

country=044,820,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys

I saved both files but when I re-boot the settings remain as before and the new lines no longer appear in Autoexec.bat and config.sys. I definitely saved them.

Any suggestions? Thanks



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Name: Chris Hodapp
Date: April 15, 2001 at 11:29:31 Pacific
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WinMe removes all DOS-mode routines that are run before Windows, and automatically pitches whatever is in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.


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Response Number 2
Name: roz
Date: April 15, 2001 at 14:50:51 Pacific
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you need to make changes in Control Panel


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Response Number 3
Name: phil
Date: April 15, 2001 at 14:52:49 Pacific
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Or create a batch filr called 'settings.bat' and run this each time you start you enter DOS prompt.


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Response Number 4
Name: Tony
Date: April 15, 2001 at 17:13:49 Pacific
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actually these changes are made via msconfig.exe


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Response Number 5
Name: Jack
Date: April 16, 2001 at 03:45:28 Pacific
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Thanks, everyone - the pointer to msconfig.exe did the trick.


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