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== A Common AUTOEXEC.BAT == | == A Common AUTOEXEC.BAT == | ||
| − | + | <code><pre>@ECHO OFF | |
| − | + | MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES | |
| − | + | C: | |
| − | + | CLS | |
| − | + | @ECHO Starting MS-DOS 6.22...</pre></code> | |
This '''AUTOEXEC.BAT''' file [[MOUNT|mounts]] a C drive (pointed to the Local-Directory C:\DOSGAMES), changes to that drive (from [[ZDrive|Z:]]), [[CLS|Clears the Screen]] and prints the message | This '''AUTOEXEC.BAT''' file [[MOUNT|mounts]] a C drive (pointed to the Local-Directory C:\DOSGAMES), changes to that drive (from [[ZDrive|Z:]]), [[CLS|Clears the Screen]] and prints the message | ||
| − | + | <code><pre>Starting MS-DOS 6.22...</pre></code> | |
(The message that MS-DOS printed immediately before loading the '''CONFIG.SYS''' and '''AUTOEXEC.BAT'''). | (The message that MS-DOS printed immediately before loading the '''CONFIG.SYS''' and '''AUTOEXEC.BAT'''). | ||
Revision as of 22:29, 18 December 2007
The AUTOEXEC.BAT file is a reference to original MS-DOS systems which would load settings from a file called CONFIG.SYS (which had to be located in the C:\ path), and then execute any commands found in the AUTOEXEC.BAT (also in the C:\ path). Commonly the AUTOEXEC.BAT file would define the system PATH, load any drivers, and launch Windows. Because DOSBox already emulates most of what a CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT would do, there isn't much need to define anything other than your mountable drives.
A Common AUTOEXEC.BAT
@ECHO OFF
MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES
C:
CLS
@ECHO Starting MS-DOS 6.22...
This AUTOEXEC.BAT file mounts a C drive (pointed to the Local-Directory C:\DOSGAMES), changes to that drive (from Z:), Clears the Screen and prints the message
Starting MS-DOS 6.22...
(The message that MS-DOS printed immediately before loading the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT).
