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autoexec.bat file
Name: Br- Date: April 12, 2002 at 07:40:03 Pacific
Comment:
Several months ago my son must have used a program called FAFSA, something to do with student aid online. When my computer starts up I see 'set path=C\FAFSA001'. After doing a search for the file, nothing turned up, so apparently the folder was deleted. However, 'set path=FAFSA001' shows up in autoexec.bat. In simple terms, how can I safely remove this?
Name: Dave C Date: April 12, 2002 at 07:47:38 Pacific
Reply:
You can click Start -Run -MSCONFIG and hit enter.
When it loads, click the Autoexec.bat tab, and uncheck that line, or edit that line and replace "FAFSA001" with "C:/windows/system"
But having it there inthe first place is harmless.
-Dave C
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Response Number 2
Name: chappie Date: April 12, 2002 at 08:44:55 Pacific
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open c:\Autoexec.bat with notepad. If you right-click it and select edit it opens in notepad.
just delete the line and save the file. There is no need to back it up or anything else. You could even delete the file as Win9x does not need config.sys or autoexec.bat - they are only there for backwards compatability. HTH
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Response Number 3
Name: Dan Penny Date: April 12, 2002 at 09:56:34 Pacific
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I wouldn't delete the file until you're ~sure~ there's nothing in it that may be needed by your system.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jim Date: April 12, 2002 at 10:48:23 Pacific
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I believe that is from a porn site!
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: April 12, 2002 at 16:35:29 Pacific
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What a twisted guy I must be, because I agree with both chappie and Dan on this, despite an implied confliction.
Sure you only need autoexec.bat for DOS working (games etc) and not for running Windows.
But check that there is not an antivirus line in there (some Norton AV version use this). If it's there then autoexec.bat should be retained with the AV line if nothing else.
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Response Number 6
Name: Dan Penny Date: April 12, 2002 at 21:08:30 Pacific
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lost cd-rom
