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Changing IO.SYS?
Name: El Mato Date: February 11, 2000 at 05:12:56 Pacific
Comment:
Does anyone know howto change the io.sys file under DOS? And how can i boot only the command.com when i have a menu config.sys ?
Name: Phil Date: February 11, 2000 at 08:08:30 Pacific
Reply:
IO.SYS is a fixed file under all versions of MS-DOS. Best option is to add MS-DOS Prompt to your menu. I think you can bypass Config.Sys commands by pressing an F Key. Perhaps someone will say which one?
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Response Number 2
Name: akuma Date: February 11, 2000 at 10:00:47 Pacific
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A menu is executed either in the autoexec.bat file or a menu batch file is called by the autoexec.bat file. Edit the autoexec.bat file and remove or remark (REM) it out. IO.SYS is low level hardware routines I believe. You can bypass both the config.sys and autoexec.bat files in DOS ver 6 and above by pressing F8
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Response Number 3
Name: unisol Date: February 12, 2000 at 04:45:40 Pacific
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Type : attrib -h -r -s io.sys edit io.sys and then attrib +h +r +s io.sys But why do you want to change it?
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Response Number 4
Name: # Date: February 12, 2000 at 06:09:45 Pacific
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If you edit IO.SYS it will crash. You have been warned. Both IO.SYS & MSDOS.SYS are fixed upto ver 6x. You can edit MSDOS.SYS in Win9x DOS only.
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