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Help! autoexec.bat prob
Name: Bray (by Jazza) Date: October 15, 2002 at 00:10:20 Pacific OS: WFW 3.11 CPU/Ram: 5mb
Comment:
Hi! I added the command "win" to my autoexec.bat file and now when it starts my computer freezes at the startup screen....so because it is in my autoexec file I cant get to DOS! PLEASE HELP!
Name: tech-fred Date: October 15, 2002 at 01:39:50 Pacific
Reply:
Control-C or Control-Break While Booting To Stop AUTOEXEC.BAT or Boot with Floppy Disk
Then Fix Autoexe.bat
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Response Number 2
Name: jboy Date: October 15, 2002 at 02:25:21 Pacific
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If you're running MS-DOS 6 or higher, you can bypass autoexec etc by hitting F5 - of course, you should be able to see those instructions on the screen, as the computer boots up.
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Response Number 3
Name: timmer Date: October 15, 2002 at 05:23:09 Pacific
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if you have ms-dos 6.x push F5 when the line "starting ms-dos" appears. and edit youre autoexec.bat
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Response Number 4
Name: Dan Penny Date: October 15, 2002 at 07:37:16 Pacific
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I heard an echo. ;>) Hey jboy!
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Response Number 5
Name: N1 Date: October 15, 2002 at 11:54:07 Pacific
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hmmm, I thought it was the F8 key that should be pressed...
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Response Number 6
Name: jboy Date: October 15, 2002 at 16:18:15 Pacific
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Hey Dan Penny ;-)
F5 will bypass config.sys & autoexec.bat (with MS-DOS6xx) - a 'clean boot' - same as a boot disk, but a bit quicker.
F8 will step you through each line of the DOS startup files - great for tshooting.
Either would work.
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Response Number 7
Name: Petit Jean Date: October 22, 2002 at 09:28:32 Pacific
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When F5 and F8 fail to help you boot the PC, you can try to boot and skip config.sys and autoexec.bat. Press either Shift key when the Starting MS-DOS message appears and don't release it until the system has finished booting.You won't see no message like when you press F5. Good luck.
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