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Missing Config.sys and Autoexec.Bat
Name: MargieB32 Date: November 13, 2006 at 04:09:03 Pacific OS: AMD Sempron 2800+ CPU/Ram: 192MB Ram Product: Generic
Comment:
When accessing Sysedit I find that both my Autoexex.bat and Config.sys are empty
Name: mattie Date: November 13, 2006 at 04:12:33 Pacific
Reply:
that's ok, nothing to be worried about.
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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Response Number 2
Name: suatcini Date: November 13, 2006 at 06:47:14 Pacific
Reply:
Hello.
When I check those two files with sysedit, they appear to be empty. But when I look at the real files in System32 directory in Windows, they are not empty. They contain some code. But these files are there for backward compatibility purposes and they do not create a problem for running Windows. Maybe too old 16-bit programs may need them. But you do not see them nowadays.
What I suggest is, look at the files in your Windows\System32 directory. If you do not see anything in them, just leave them be.
Regards
suatcini
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Response Number 3
Name: jefro Date: November 13, 2006 at 14:14:37 Pacific
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.
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Response Number 4
Name: jboy Date: November 13, 2006 at 17:40:40 Pacific
Reply:
Sure - those files were used to configure DOS systems, but Windows hasn't "run on DOS" since WinME. The Sysedit app is a holdout from the Win31 days (about 14 years ago)
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