Rene wrote:I too would love to get rid of the stupid Windows flags during boot and exit. However, in my MSDOS.SYS file, I do not see any "logo" entry. Can I insert it? There is a warning in the file not to change its size. TiaYes, call MSDOS.SYS in XyWrite and add Logo=0at the bottom, after all the xxxxxxx's. I think you may need one blank line (just a carriage return) at the end of the file--if one is there already, keep it.Another good addition to MSDOS.SYS is AutoScan=0This prevents Scandisk from running automatically whenever you crash and have to hit the power switch to shut down and reboot.Put the line in the {options} section, which is near the top of MSDOS.SYS.I recently learned that some versions of Windows (I have 98) have a program called: msconfig.exe which provides a pretty interface for changing what gets loaded (from the dreaded Registry, I think) at startup. I don't think it changes msdos.sys, but it is good to know about. BTW, in answer to the original question about how to get Xy to load at startup--forgive me if you know this already, but you may just need to add a shortcut to editor.exe in your Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Startup folder. I do that, and always have Xy waiting on my taskbar, just a mouse-click or alt-Tab away. Oh, and another Good Idea is to have the startup folder contain an icon for the MSDOS prompt, so that you can use the good ol' C:> prompt to do things instead of using Explorer or such. I always have MSDOS and Xy both there on the taskbar. And there's no problem in running two (or more) Xy sessions at once, by going to the C:> prompt and typing "Editor." Okay, one more thing--and this is the last, I promise. I couldn't live without the 418 byte (not kilobyte or megabyte or gigabyte--just byte) program "WHEREIS.COM" to find files on my harddrive. I have shortened the name to WHERE.COM and am attaching it to this email. (It is NOT a virus--I doubt it could be at only 418 bytes.) Example of usage:C:>where ed*.*That will locate your editor.exe and any other file beginning with "ed." It's fast and clean. Put it in any directory on your PATH (e.g., the root directory) and enjoy.Attachment: Where.com
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