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Name: Vasilis
Date: December 11, 2001 at 05:15:53 Pacific
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When I rename win.com to another name ''aek.com'' I see this message ''Cannot find win.com. Unable to start windows'' How can I change this message to say for example ''please type aek.com to start windows'' ??

Thanks in advance



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Response Number 1
Name: Tufenuf
Date: December 11, 2001 at 05:46:02 Pacific
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Why in the world would you rename win.com to aek.com? No wonder Windows can't find win.com.


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Response Number 2
Name: Dave
Date: December 11, 2001 at 10:15:11 Pacific
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why don't you just put a password in the BIOS. then the users can't get in without knowing the password.

The way you're trying to safeguard your computer won't work by renaming the file.


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Response Number 3
Name: Sangram
Date: December 11, 2001 at 11:41:26 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Vasilis,

Try out these steps if the scanreg does not help.

Create a new Win.com file by extracting the Win.cnf file from your Windows disks or CD-ROM to the Windows folder, and then renaming it to Win.com. To do so, follow these steps:

Extract the Win.cnf file from your Windows disks or CD-ROM to the Windows folder.

The Win.cnf file is in the following locations:

Disk 3 of the original Windows 95 disks

Win95_03.cab of the original Windows 95 CD-ROM
Win98_28.cab of the original Windows 98 CD-ROM
Win98_25.cab of the original Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM

3. Rename the Win.cnf file in the Windows folder to Win.com. To do so, type the following line, and then press ENTER:

ren c:\windows\win.cnf c:\windows\win.com

4. Restart your computer.

Sangram


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Response Number 4
Name: dmorse03
Date: December 11, 2001 at 17:47:24 Pacific
Reply:

After it issued the printout, it enters DOS mode.If you are really serious about naming WIN.COM to AEK.COM, then when you get the printout'cannot find Win.com' just type-in

AEK

(You don't even need the 'com'
It will then load AEK.COM just as if it was WIN.COM.
Don


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